PhD student Joshua Bettles reflects on his three-week placement with the team from Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) – part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group that is co-funding his studies – at former nuclear power station Sizewell A to …
John Heneghan, one of our contaminated land specialists, explains what pioneering ways him and his team are discovering, in order to manage ground contamination work.
A Geological Disposal Facility – or GDF – is the best solution to permanently dispose of our most radioactive waste. We’ve developed a robust process for choosing where a GDF could be built and at the moment, we’re actively engaging …
We’re onto the third instalment of our Strategy Series where we dissect our 2030 Corporate Strategy with the help of our Nuclear Waste Service (NWS) experts! Our Corporate Strategy will help us to move forward in new, innovative ways with …
Q & A with Jamie Matear, Director of Siting Coordination at Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Jamie visited Nuclear Waste Services earlier this year as part of a collaboration and learning visit. We sat down with Jamie to find …
The background of Magnox Oldbury site’s silt lagoons When Oldbury site was an operational power station, cooling water was needed and taken from the River Severn. However, silt from the river could accumulate in front of the cooling water inlets, …
From Professor Melanie Brownridge, NDA Technology and Innovation Director Last month I attended the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning in Vienna. The event brought together around 450 decommissioning experts from around the world to discuss achievements, …
We know ‘what’ needs to be done to deliver our purpose of creating a clean and safe environment for future generations at Sellafield but working out the ‘how’ can be challenging as we tackle buildings that were never designed with decommissioning in mind. That’s where our active demonstrator programme comes in.
This week is British Science Week and we're showcasing the importance of science and scientists at Sellafield. Meet Robin Ibbotson, our new chief technical officer, who explains the role that science plays in cleaning up our legacy.
Josh Byrne, is our first operational research and analytics degree apprentice at Sellafield Ltd, he tells us why using maths and problem solving in his apprenticeship is helping high hazard reduction.
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