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For over 30 years, overseas used nuclear fuel has been reprocessed in the UK, under contract  at Sellafield, to separate and recover the reusable nuclear materials from the waste.  Since 1976 all UK reprocessing contracts have contained an option for this radioactive waste to be returned to its country of origin. In 1986 HM Government took the decision that this option should be exercised. Read it all..

The Open University and the National Skills Academy for Nuclear has secured funding from the North West Higher Level Skills Partnership to develop a Certificate in Nuclear Professionalism. Read it all..

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One of the most demanding clean-up jobs ever undertaken in the history of nuclear energy is gathering pace. It involves the recovery and packaging of more than 1500 tonnes of radioactive waste that has lain submerged for up to 50 years in the ground beneath Britain’s abandoned experiment with fast reactors at Dounreay. Read it all..

 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced the launch of the competition to secure a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) for the Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) Site Licence Company (SLC). Read it all..

Cogent will present its Award for “Outstanding Leadership in Skills” and is now calling for entries. This award recognises the efforts of an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to ensure the nuclear sector has the skills it needs to continue to be a world-class industry. Read it all..

The Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) Store at Trawsfynydd Site was officially opened on Thursday September 17^th by Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Assembly Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Presiding Officer of the Welsh Assembly Government. Read it all..

Babcock International Group PLC (Babcock), the engineering support services company, today announces it has agreed to acquire UKAEA Ltd (UKAEA) from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for a cash consideration of £50 million. Read it all..

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced plans to collaborate with EDF Energy, the UK business of the French utility group, on programmes that will initially support the construction of four new nuclear power plants in the UK. Read it all..

16 September 2009
 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is one step closer to finalising the UK strategy for the Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste form the UK Nuclear Industry, after a 14 week consultation period. Read it all..

09 Sep 2009

Today (Thursday) sees the launch of Cogent Sector Skills Council’s Power People, a new report on the skills the UK will need to support a new generation of nuclear power plants. Cogent is the national skills body for the Nuclear Industry.
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