News NDA
The creation this month, of Research Sites Restoration Ltd marks the completion of the restructuring of the nuclear estate taken over by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in 2005. Read it all..
February 10, 2009
Bradwell Statement On Nuclear Leak
Magnox News 9 February 2009
Magnox North Limited, formally known as Magnox Electric Limited, has been found guilty of three counts under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 at Chelmsford Crown Court. Read it all..
February 6, 2009
Magnox Operating Programme 8 (MOP8) Update
NDA News 06 February 2009
The NDA, in conjunction with Magnox South, Magnox North and Sellafield Ltd, published the eighth update of The Magnox Operating Programme (MOP) in March 2008. Read it all..
January 9, 2009
Wylfa Awarded British Safety Council Sword of Honour
Magnox North’s Wylfa Power Station has been awarded the most prestigious health and safety accolade – The British Safety Council’s Sword of Honour. Read it all..
December 18, 2008
Oldbury Powers On Into 2009
NDA News 18 December 2008
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced that Oldbury Power Station will continue to generate electricity into 2009 and beyond. Read it all..
October 21, 2008
Top team work on Wylfa turbine 4 mystery
October Magnox North News
The mystery of Turbine 4 moves closer to being solved following the arrival of a specialist team from E.ON on site last month (September). Read it all..
October 10, 2008
Magnox Electric Limited Split in Two
01 October 2008 NDA News
Following an extensive programme of work between BERR, the Regulators, NDA and Magnox Electric Limited, Magnox was formally separated into two nuclear licensed companies on 1 October 2008. This final stage of Magnox restructuring supports the strategic plan for restructuring the nuclear industry published by NDA in 2005. The two new companies are Magnox South Limited and Magnox North Limited that manage the Magnox fleet of reactors on behalf of the NDA. The companies are owned by Reactor Sites Management Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary or Energy Solutions (EU) Limited.
September 18, 2008
A first for IEMA accreditation
30 August 2008 Magnox South
Magnox has become the first company in the country to achieve accreditation across a multi-sited organisation with IEMA – the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Magnox South on behalf of Magnox Electric, led the development of the Professional Development Scheme for environmental professionals. It is unique in being open to all environmental staff, not just graduates. Read it all..
Wylfa returns to service after another successful outage
31 August 2008 Magnox North
Wylfa’s Reactor Two returned to service this week, following the successful completion of its biennial outage to carry out maintenance and inspection work.
This year’s outage began on 9th April, lasting 135 days and involving almost 160,000 man hours and utilising the services of 28 contractors to deliver the work which is essential to the continued safe operation of the site. Read it all..
September 11, 2008
National Skills Academy for Nuclear launch welcomed
29 February 2008
Magnox South joined forces with over 175 nuclear employers to support Skills Minister David Lammy and Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks in January as they marked the official launch of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN).
The Academy is the culmination of over four years work and will assist nuclear employers to tackle current and future skills requirements. Its network of regional centres, supported by a main base in Cumbria, will develop and accredit ‘centres of excellence’. Such centres will deliver training and respond to specific skills gaps identified by employers. Read it all..