Magnox North Chapelcross’s decommissioning programme hit a significant milestone this week as the 50th Flask was safely shipped to the Sellafield Site in Cumbria for reprocessing.

Following formal permission to start defuelling from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) in July 2009, and the first element being removed from the reactor core just over a year ago on Monday 18th August 2009 there has been consistent progress made with the defuelling programme at the Chapelcross Site. Read it all..

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Two North West companies Cammell Laird and Nuvia are announcing an ambitious partnership agreement today which aims to ‘catapult’ them to the forefront of the UK’s multi billion pound new nuclear build programme.

The agreement will see Merseyside based Cammell Laird and nuclear engineering specialist Nuvia Limited, based in Risley, Warrington, join forces to bid for contracts for the fabrication of heavy modules and components for new nuclear plants. Read it all..

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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published the UK Strategy for the Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLW) from the Nuclear Industry. Read it all..

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Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd is updating its workforce about the changing shape of the site closure plan and efforts to bring new industry to the area.

The existing programme is being significantly reworked to bring it into line with an annual cap on funding from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced earlier this year. Read it all..