img class=”alignright size-full wp-image-332″ title=”npower-rwe” src=”http://nuclearcareersonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/npower-rwe.gif” alt=”npower-rwe” width=”127″ height=”96″ />RWE npower secures grid connection and land for new nuclear power station at Wylfa, Anglesey, Wales. Company says urgent power generation investment is needed in the UK. Read it all..
December 31, 2008
RWE npower secures grid connection and land for new nuclear power station at Wylfa
December 23, 2008
NDA Higher Activity Waste Storage Review
NDA News 19 December 2008
Following the UK Radioactive Waste Storage Review Stakeholder Workshop held in October 2008, the NDA intends to publish an updated document by mid-January 2009. The NDA will welcome comments on this next version of the Review and another stakeholder workshop will be held in February 2009 to seek further views before final publication on 31 March 2009. Read it all..
Dungeness A Tackles Significant Hazards
Magnox South News
Dungeness A has successfully tackled two of its most significant hazards as part of the NDA’s prioritisation process for major hazard reduction. Read it all..
EU gives the go ahead for EDF to Acquire British Energy
Brussels, 22nd December 2008, P/08/2048
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of British Energy (BE) by Electricité de France (EdF). Read it all..
Bradwell Skips Forward With Innovation
Magnox South News
An innovative solution to storing spent fuel ponds skips, skip baskets and liners waiting for dispatch has been utilised at Bradwell. Read it all..
December 19, 2008
Aberdeen Graduate Event Opportunity
EIC event
Over past 2 years the EIC Scottish office have very successfully organised 2 graduate recruitment
events, in order to address the massive skills shortage in the Energy Sector. The idea of the event is to give members of the EIC a unique opportunity to present to university students a snapshot/ overview of your business and the kind of graduate opportunities that could be available within your company.
Consultation to Justify New Nuclear Power Stations
The Government published a White Paper on nuclear Power in January 2008. This said that energy companies should have the option of investing in new nuclear power stations and set out a programme of actions which need to be taken by Government to facilitate this investment. One of these actions relates to Justification. This is based on EU legislation which requires that the Government must make an assessment to ensure that the benefits of a new practice involving ionising radiation outweigh any detriments to health. Read it all..
December 18, 2008
First Major Radioactive Waste Stream Recovery Completed
Magnox North News
A groundbreaking project to retrieve radioactive waste materials at Trawsfynydd Site has been completed ahead of schedule with a saving of almost £0.5m. This is the first waste retrieval project of its kind to be completed on a UK nuclear power station. Read it all..
Oldbury Powers On Into 2009
NDA News 18 December 2008
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced that Oldbury Power Station will continue to generate electricity into 2009 and beyond. Read it all..
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