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Half of the last remaining radioactive fuel elements jammed for decades inside the iconic Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) have now been removed.
Hundreds of nuclear industry experts gathered in Cumbria for a two-day focus on managing radioactive waste.
The Environment Agency is opening a public consultation on environmental permit changes at Sellafield, in preparation for the end of fuel reprocessing at the site.
Magnox has dispatched the final flask of spent fuel from Wylfa Site for reprocessing at Sellafield in Cumbria, marking the end of defuelling operations at all of the UK’s first generation nuclear reactors.
The last nuclear fuel has been safely shipped from Wylfa Site on Anglesey, North Wales, marking a major decommissioning milestone for the UK nuclear industry.
Shining examples of safety and wellbeing in the nuclear industry have been honoured at a top awards ceremony today.
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Dounreay, Britain's former centre of nuclear fast reactor research and development.
The daily grind is looking up after foil coffee bags became a perk in preventing radioactive gases from escaping during work to decommission the nuclear site.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Defueling operations are complete at Sellafield’s Calder Hall.
Magnox Ltd has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) after ownership transferred from the Parent Body Organisation, Cavendish Fluor Partnership.
One of the most important construction projects at Sellafield has taken a major step forward.
Young people with world-leading jobs in the nuclear industry have been highlighted by the BBC as part of a national jobs feature.
The demolition of Sellafield's tallest stack is almost complete
A new intermediate waste store is being constructed at Dounreay.
Sellafield Ltd has achieved gold and silver awards in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards.
One of the most important risk reduction tasks in the UK nuclear industry has achieved its first milestone.
Modified swimming pool cleaner ready to help clean-up one of Sellafield's legacy storage ponds.
RWM's Managing Director, Bruce McKirdy, has announced he will retire and leave the organisation in March 2020.
NDA Chairman, Tom Smith, has decided not to seek a further term on the NDA Board when his term ends in February 2020.
RWM shares information on GDF programme with specialists of the future
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