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Year of opportunities in the nuclear sector
Lord Hutton of Furness, the former MP for Barrow and Furness, recently became chair of the Nuclear Industry Association.
He feels confident in predicting that 2012 will be the year for nuclear delivery and for new opportunities across the industry.
The Nuclear Industry Association is aligned with and fully supports the work of the NDA and its Site Licence Companies to develop opportunities for their supply chain.
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10 May 2012
Brokering events support £15million R&D investment
Businesses and researchers seeking funding support for innovative nuclear projects are urged to book a place on brokering events which will help to develop collaborative partnerships.
05 April 2012
Applause for nuclear skills achievements
Apprentices and students from the NDA’s estate received accolades for developing their expertise at a recent Nuclear Skills Award Evening held in Manchester.
01 March 2012
US and UK build on information exchange
The collaboration between the US and the UK on nuclear decommissioning issues is set to continue, with the renewal of a Statement of Intent (SOI) first signed in 2007.
29 February 2012
100th organisation commits to supply chain charter
Over 100 companies are now signed up to the NDA Estate’s Supply Chain Charter that aims to foster good working practices between all clients and contractors, from the largest to the smallest, no matter where they sit in the NDA Estate supply chain.
13 February 2012
Expect the unexpected
Finally, the end is in sight for two facilities that deal with the radioactive sludge from Winfrith’s most famous experiment, the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor, or SGHWR.
10 February 2012
Mix of old and new help save on pipeline project
Huge savings have been achieved from a project to decommission several miles of drains that once carried low-level radioactive effluent across the Harwell site.
10 February 2012
Ultimate aim is a concrete slab
In the second of our series focusing on Sellafield’s historic facilities, we look at the Pile Fuel Storage Pond.
10 February 2012
Spotlight on defuelling
The world’s first commercial nuclear power station, Calder Hall, has started to remove the spent fuel from its reactors in a programme which will take up to six years.
10 February 2012
Oldest working reactor closes with a flourish
After 44 years of safely generating electricity, the world’s oldest working nuclear power station was finally set to turn off the power at the end of February.
10 February 2012
Final fuel elements arrive at Wylfa
Wylfa Site has taken delivery of the last Magnox nuclear fuel elements ever to be manufactured, with the last bulk delivery arriving just before Christmas.
