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Dounreay raffinate prepared for disposal
Most of the highly active liquid waste produced from the reprocessing of Material Test Reactor fuel at the UK's Dounreay site has now been cemented into drums ready for disposal.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 10 May 2013
UK swaps plutonium to balance MOX policies
A series of exchanges has seen the UK take control of three tonnes of plutonium it had been storing for foreign firms. The country's goal is to use plutonium stocks as reactor fuel for power generation.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
UK decides on Urenco sale
The British government will go ahead with a process to sell its stake in Urenco, subject to security concerns and the company's complex ownership structure.
Corporate
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Monday, 22 April 2013
UK nuclear R&D projects secure funding
A project to develop robotic snakes fitted with lasers for use in nuclear power plants, as well as one to produce cast reactor coolant pumps, are among those that will benefit from recently announced funding from the UK government.
Corporate
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Friday, 12 April 2013
UK starts ABWR design assessment
The generic design assessment for Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) has officially begun with the signature of agreements by the company and UK nuclear regulators.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Focus on Sellafield for NDA
Cleanup work at Sellafield remains the number one priority for the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in its latest business plan. Its work continues with a range of completed projects and contract awards across the country.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 4 April 2013
UK seizes the day with new nuclear strategy
A new industrial strategy published by the UK government sets out detailed plans to enable the country to make the most of opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear energy sector at home and abroad.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
UK new nuclear 'ready to go'
Planning permission for two reactors to be built at Hinkley Point C was granted today. This is the last major consent EDF Energy needs to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 25 years.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Magnox decommissioning manoeuvres
The process to remove fuel from the reactor of unit 1 at the shut down Oldbury nuclear power plant has started. Meanwhile, Berkeley's last two massive boilers have been removed from the site for recycling in Sweden.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 18 March 2013
Costain to prepare Trawsfynydd for Safestore
Costain will reinforce the reactor buildings of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant under decommissioning as part of its second contract from Magnox for work at ten UK sites being prepared to enter care and maintenance.
Corporate
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Friday, 8 March 2013
Fingers crossed for UK nuclear new build
The UK will not be able to meet its climate change targets without new nuclear but should develop a fall-back plan in case projects to build new capacity by 2025 do not proceed as planned, a parliamentary committee has concluded.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 4 March 2013
Magnox decommissioning milestones
Several milestones have been reached in the decommissioning of the UK's fleet of Magnox nuclear power plants, including the completion of defuelling at Chapelcross and the removal of a transformer from the Oldbury site.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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Most of the highly active liquid waste produced from the reprocessing of Material Test Reactor fuel at the UK's Dounreay site has now been cemented into drums ready for disposal._80x48.jpg "ABWR (Hitachi) 80x48")
The generic design assessment for Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) has officially begun with the signature of agreements by the company and UK nuclear regulators.
Cleanup work at Sellafield remains the number one priority for the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in its latest business plan. Its work continues with a range of completed projects and contract awards across the country.
A new industrial strategy published by the UK government sets out detailed plans to enable the country to make the most of opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear energy sector at home and abroad.
The process to remove fuel from the reactor of unit 1 at the shut down Oldbury nuclear power plant has started. Meanwhile, Berkeley's last two massive boilers have been removed from the site for recycling in Sweden._615x160.jpg)
_77x48.jpg "Trawsfynydd (Magnox) 77x48")
Costain will reinforce the reactor buildings of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant under decommissioning as part of its second contract from Magnox for work at ten UK sites being prepared to enter care and maintenance._83x48.jpg "Hinkley Point C vision (EDF Energy) 83x48")
The UK will not be able to meet its climate change targets without new nuclear but should develop a fall-back plan in case projects to build new capacity by 2025 do not proceed as planned, a parliamentary committee has concluded.
Several milestones have been reached in the decommissioning of the UK's fleet of Magnox nuclear power plants, including the completion of defuelling at Chapelcross and the removal of a transformer from the Oldbury site.