The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has today welcomed the interim report Japanese earthquake and Tsunami: Implications for the UK Nuclear Industry published by the Chief Nuclear Inspector, Dr. Mike Weightman. Read it all..

An interim assessment of the implications of the nuclear crisis in Japan concludes there is no need to curtail the operations of nuclear plants in the UK but lessons should be learnt.

The UK’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, Mike Weightman, today publishes a report, requested by the UK Government, in which he calls for action to be taken to learn from events at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Read it all..

Pond One of Sellafield’s historic fuel storage ponds is benefiting from the development of a new sludge retrieval machine to help safely decommission what is a 60 year old facility. The sludge retrieval project has taken nine years of work requiring significant engineering on the plant, as well as the design of bespoke equipment to operate in an underwater, radioactive environment. Read it all..