Sellafield Ltd has awarded four-year Decommissioning Framework Agreements to supply a range of services to support decommissioning to the following:

• Astrel (Aker Solutions E&C Ltd., Hertel Ltd., Studsvik UK Ltd.)
• Cumbria Nuclear Solutions Ltd (James Fisher Nuclear Ltd., React Engineering Ltd., Shepley Engineers Ltd., Stobbarts Ltd., WYG Engineering Ltd., along with the international engineering organisation Westinghouse Electric Co UK Ltd.)
• DEV Nuclear (Doosan Power Systems Ltd., Energy Solutions EU Ltd. and Babcock Nuclear Ltd.)
• Nuvia Ltd. Read it all..

Office for Nuclear Regulation (an agency of HSE) has published this Press Release:

On 12 March 2011, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, requested Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, to produce a report on the implications for the UK nuclear industry of the accident that took place at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Japan.  The purpose of the report is to identify any lessons to be learnt, taking forward this work in co-operation and co-ordination with national stakeholders and international colleagues.  The Secretary of State asked for an interim report by the middle of May 2011, with a final report in September. Read it all..

Dounreay aerial view

Press Release

The clearance of tens of thousands of tonnes of radioactive waste from the redundant nuclear site at Dounreay today moved a step closer.

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd announced the formal award of a contract to develop a disposal site for low-level waste from the decommissioning and closure of the site. Read it all..

The UK Government and the Scottish Ministers have approved our new Strategy. This statutory document sets the direction for delivering the nuclear clean-up programme. Read it all..

The latest United Kingdom Radioactive Waste Inventory was published yesterday.  

The UK Radioactive Waste Inventory, currently updated every three years, is provided by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The information, like that from previous Inventories, is being made publicly available.   Read it all..

Press Release

RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has secured a multi-million pound contract to provide a range of third party vendor inspection and quality related services to a number of nuclear facilities.

The three-year contract, awarded by Magnox, Springfields, Sellafield, INS, NNL, LLWR, DSRL and RSRL, has a one-year extension option and is worth approximately £8.8m.

RBG  who was formed in 2005 through the merger of Mach-ten, MacGregor Energy Services and Rigblast Group, will provide qualified discipline engineers, auditors and inspection personnel to ensure all decommissioned and new build works are carried out in accordance with the required standards and specifications. The RBG team will carry out both on and offsite duties at various supplier sites worldwide. The contract will see RBG’s involvement from the initial design review of equipment through to final acceptance and installation.

RBG was awarded the contract based on its experience and its ability to adapt and customise service delivery, whilst taking into account the very specific requirements of the nuclear industry. RBG’s approach included a solid transition plan which detailed all potential risks and corresponding mitigations.

Commenting on the contract, Doug Bolton, RBG’s Quality Services Manager said: “This contract award is a fantastic achievement and testament to the hard work and commitment of all those involved. RBG has many years of experience in the nuclear industry but we also utilise and adapt skill sets developed in other sectors, adding significant value and flexibility to our proposition.”

RBG has been involved in the nuclear industry for over 10 years, during which time it has achieved an unprecedented safety record with an estimated 100,000 man hours incident free. As well as providing inspection personnel for both on- and offsite works, RBG has also provided the nuclear industry with non destructive testing services.

Press release

Babcock has won four multi-million pound contracts to supply radiometric services support at Sellafield, following success in all four bids submitted by the company. The total value of the contracts over their lifetime is estimated at £86million. Read it all..

Dr Todd Wright is to replace Bill Poulson as Managing Director of Sellafield Ltd.

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Renew has announced that it has reached an agreement (subject to shareholder approval) to purchase the entire issued share capital of Amco for a cash consideration of £19.8 million. Read it all..

‘Ensuring a Bright Future for European New Build Programmes’

 

(15% discount available until 18th February 2011)

European Nuclear Renaissance 2011

is the ideal platform for senior executives from the entire new build supply chain to discuss current and future developments within the sector. During the two day event you will have the chance to meet representatives from nuclear power companies across Europe involved in key new build projects and discover new business opportunities in this lucrative market. The Italian nuclear expansion programme will also feature heavily on the agenda offering insights from those developing the projects.

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