12 June 2008
NDA welcomes publication of MRWS White Paper
We welcome the publication of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) White Paper and the NDA’s role in both planning for and delivering the geological disposal facility.
12 June 2008
2007 Radioactive Waste Inventory Published
NDA publishes latest and most up-to-date record about the type, quantity and whereabouts of radioactive waste in the UK.
12 June 2008
Views sought on Research and Development Programme
NDA seeks comments on a proposed R&D strategy that will support the implementation of a geological disposal facility.
01 April 2008
Plutonium Disposition Advice
Expressions of interest are sought to build on NDA's current knowledge and previous macro-economic study and explore the high level options further.
31 March 2008
LLW Repository Contract Award
The contract award for the management and operation of the Low Level Waste Repository represents an historic milestone in the UK’s civil nuclear industry.
Introduction
The Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) White Paper outlines UK Government's framework for managing higher activity radioactive waste in the long-term through geological disposal, coupled with safe and secure interim storage.
We are responsible for planning, and delivering, the geological disposal facility. As part of this process, we will engage with communities and other stakeholders.
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High Tech in Rural Essex
21 May 2008
About 50 people turned out on a sunny Spring day for the Bradwell site Local Community Liaison Council meeting near Mundon in the heart of rural Essex.
National Low Level Waste Strategy
21 May 2008
The NDA is leading on the development of a UK-wide Low Level Waste (LLW) Strategy for nuclear sites, working with UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd.
Recycling helps decommissioning at Capenhurst
21 April 2008
Recycling is top of the agenda at Capenhurst and has been so successful it enabled some decommissioning work to become self-financing.
Discussion papers on LLW Mangement published
21 April 2008
The NDA’s Radioactive Waste and Nuclear Materials Department has published three discussion papers on the issues around Low Level Waste and are inviting comments from stakeholders.
LLWR contract signing marks historic day for NDA
17 April 2008
NDA and UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd made history when they signed the contract for the management and operation of the Low Level Waste Repository, near Drigg in West Cumbria.
NDA hosts major international scientific workshop
17 April 2008
The NDA’s Radioactive Waste Management Directorate recently hosted a three-day international workshop in Oxford that marked the start of the new phase of the DECOVALEX project, D-2011.