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Defra to host a series of workshops to help waste businesses prepare for Brexit.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
A South Shields man has been ordered to pay over £6,000 after a hearing last week at South Tyneside Magistrates Court.
Tipper trucks under spotlight in Brent roadside checks.
Following an investigation by the Environment Agency (EA), one of the UK’s largest waste management companies - Biffa Waste Services Ltd - has been ordered to pay a total of £599,912 for breaching waste exports regulations.
Company failed to finance the cost of waste electrical electronic equipment collection and treatment
A High Wycombe man has been convicted after cameras caught him dumping several tipper-truck loads of waste in north London.
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.
Company directors sentenced in court for illegal waste operation
Consistently high performance is rewarded with another honour at RoSPA Awards.
The Environment Agency is set to launch a review of permitted waste sites within the bio-waste sector, which includes composting, anaerobic digestion and mechanical biological treatment.
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Dounreay, Britain's former centre of nuclear fast reactor research and development.
Lorries and vans checked for correct documents.
Honduras joined five Commonwealth countries in attending a high-level dialogue in Belize City from 4-6 September in order to take action on plastics entering the oceans.
Guatemala joined five Commonwealth countries in attending a high-level dialogue in Belize City from 4-6 September in order to take action to reduce plastics entering the oceans.
£1-million is available to develop novel prototype systems for waste bioprocessing.
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