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A Derby waste site that was the source of fly problems in the city has now been cleared and the enforcement notices have been met.
Six billion fewer plastic bags taken home by shoppers in England and over £29 million donated to good causes thanks to 5p charge
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Dr Paul Monaghan, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and East Ross, visited Dounreay to look at some of the complex decommissioning work being undertaken at the site.
Planners in Cumbria have given the go-ahead for two new vaults at the UK’s Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR), along with an extension to a third vault.
Man claimed he had collected and recycled electrical waste to falsely claim fees
An innovative scaffolding solution has saved more than a third of a million pounds of UK taxpayer's money in the clean-up of one of the most hazardous decommissioning projects at Sellafield.
The MOD has today announced where the intermediate level radioactive waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines will be stored prior to disposal.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Egdon Resources UK Ltd has applied to the Environment Agency for a variation to their existing single permit for oil and gas production at their Wressle 1 site, near Broughton in Lincolnshire.
Riser (Remote Intelligence Survey Equipment for Radiation) reduces dose to operators and effectively characterises historic facilities to enable decommissioning progress.
Magnox Ltd completes a project that represents a significant reduction in the radiological risk at the Bradwell nuclear site in Essex.
A brand new digital service for registering waste exemptions online has been rolled out by the Environment Agency.
Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) has submitted an application for a minor variation to an environmental permit which covers operations on their dockyard site in Plymouth, Devon.
Environment Agency officers join police to crack down on rural crime in major operation
Construction of a new £39m training facility for the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) began on Monday 16 May in West Cumbria.
New powers given to local councils to punish fly-tippers
One of Sellafield's most hazardous buildings is a step closer to being cleaned up after a mammoth engineering task was completed.
Sellafield Ltd is taking a key role in a new world class skills centre.
Work is now being delivered on the Sellafield nuclear site through the new Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP).
The Environment Agency has recently launched the first of a number of planned soil awareness courses in Herefordshire.
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency visited last week to see the innovative Leicester Flood Risk Management Scheme.
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