Sellafield Ltd has carried out a technically challenging piece of work in a high radiation environment in order to pave the way for decommissioning one of the high hazard plants at Sellafield.

Bespoke robotic technology has been developed in order to safely remove a significant hazard associated with the 60-year-old First Generations Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP), so meeting the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) focus of delivering progress in tackling the nuclear legacy. Read it all..

Government response to consultation on the implementation of changes to the Paris and Brussels Conventions on nuclear third party liability Read it all..

Babcock Dounreay Partnership (BDP) has today, 2 April 2012, been formally awarded the contract to manage the decommissioning, demolition and clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear site having officially taken ownership of Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DRSL).  Read it all..

UK Investments focussed on Renewables, Distributed Energy and Energy Efficiency

E.ON has today (THURS) announced that following a strategic review it will not proceed with plans to develop its 50-50 joint-venture, Horizon Nuclear Power. Read it all..

Following strategic reviews undertaken by Horizon’s shareholders RWE npower and E.ON, the decision has been taken not to proceed with developing new nuclear generation in the UK through Horizon.

 Both companies have said the move was based on strategic grounds and both of Horizon’s projects remain excellent development options. Read it all..

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Following a strategic review, separately carried out by both parent companies, RWE npower and E.ON UK said today that they would not proceed to develop new nuclear power projects in the UK through the Horizon joint venture. Read it all..

The framework contract, known as the Design Services Alliance (DSA), is projected to extend for 15-years and is the first of its kind for Sellafield Ltd.

The £1.5bn is the first of an anticipated £9 billion worth of long-term contracts which will be let by Sellafield Ltd over the next two years under a new approach to subcontracting introduced by parent body Nuclear Management Partners. Read it all..

After 44 years of safe operation, Magnox’s Oldbury power station – the world’s oldest operating nuclear power station – ceased generation at 11am on 29 February 2012. Read it all..

EDF announces progress on UK nuclear new build and hails Franco-British declaration to strengthen co-operation on energy

• Signs agreements with Areva, Kier BAM and Bridgwater College
• Confirms deals to boost training opportunities and create jobs in UK and France Read it all..

The NDA has published a Credible Options Study covering the remaining nuclear materials at Dounreay referred to as ‘exotics’. The study identifies two strategic options for the material. Read it all..