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September 8, 2009

Chapelcross Starts Defuelling from Two Reactors

Author: Admin - Categories: Chapelcross, Magnox - Tags: , ,

magnox north 090812Another key milestone in the defuelling of the four Chapelcross Reactors was reached on Thursday 3 September when defuelling started  on Reactor 3.  Read it all..

July 8, 2009

NDA Supports Study into Solway Energy Gateway

Author: Admin - Categories: Chapelcross, NDA, decommissioning, sellafield - Tags: , , ,

NDA Press release 6th Julysolway225x165[1]

Together with the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and Scottish Enterprise we have agreed to commission a £100,000 feasibility study to evaluate options for harnessing Tidal Energy on the Solway Firth. Read it all..

April 6, 2009

First Flask of Fuel Leaves Chapelcross

Author: Admin - Categories: Chapelcross, sellafield - Tags: ,

fuel-flaskMagnox North News

A major milestone in the defuelling of the four Chapelcross Reactors was reached this week when the first M2 flask of fuel containing 116 elements left the site for reprocessing at Sellafield. Read it all..

February 6, 2009

NDA £2.5 Million Business Boost To Chapelcross

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chapelcrossNDA News 06 February 2009

The NDA’s Socio-Economic Committee has agreed an investment totalling £2.5 million for two projects to develop an Industrial Park and Business Incubation Centre at Chapelcross. Read it all..

September 11, 2008

First fuel elements removed from Chapelcross reactors

Author: Admin - Categories: Chapelcross - Tags: , , ,

31 August 2008

Magnox North’s Chapelcross site began the next phase in its life this week when final de-fuelling of Reactor 1 commenced.

The first fuel element was removed from the reactor core on Monday 18th August, beginning the active commissioning of the newly upgraded fuel route. Approximately 40,000 fuel elements will be systematically removed from all four reactors and dispatched for reprocessing at Sellafield Site in Cumbria. Read it all..