The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) announced today that George Felgate, former Vice President of Plant Operations at the Institute of Nuclear Operations (INPO) in the US, will succeed Luc Mampaey as Managing Director of WANO. Read it all..

EDF and AREVA have applied for generic design acceptance for the EPR from the UK regulatory authorities.
The UK EPR design is based on the Flamanville EPR (FA3) plant being built in France.   Read it all..

Anglesey Aluminium Metal Limited ( AAM ) confirmed that smelting activities will end at the end of September when the existing power contract expires.  Read it all..

Energy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt announced the appointment of Peter Jones and Ian Smale as Non Executive Directors of the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). Read it all..

The Windscale site at Sellafield has transferred from the Infrastructure Directorate to the Decommissioning Directorate – in a move which will encourage more integrated working between the two. Read it all..

James Fisher and Sons plc announces the purchase of MB Faber Ltd (Faber) for up to £5.25 million in cash. The consideration consists of £4.0 million net of cash payable on completion with up to a further £1.25 million in March 2010, provided the EBITDA (earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation) for the year ended 31 December 2009, exceeds £1.225 million. Read it all..

More than a hundred fragments of spent nuclear fuel were removed from the seabed in the latest phase of work to clean up and shut down the former nuclear research site at Dounreay. Read it all..

As the National Policy Statement approaches, now is a critical time for all the organisations involved in new nuclear to come together and discuss their role in the future of the UK nuclear industry. Read it all..

The AP1000 pressurised water reactor is currently being assessed by the UK’s Nuclear Regulators (the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency) under their Generic design assessment process (GDA). This assessment is due to be completed by June 2011. Read it all..

Sizewell A Nuclear Site, owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has begun defuelling with the first spent fuel flask since it ceased generating on 31 December 2006 being dispatched to Sellafield. Read it all..