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Help us to shape our future strategy on nuclear decommissioning

Adrian Simper, NDA Group Director of Strategy and Technology

Adrian Simper, the NDA's Group Strategy and Technology Director, looks at the progress being made across our businesses and encourages everyone to have their say on our innovative work.

We welcome interest from smaller businesses and nuclear newcomers

Sellafield worker in protective suit next to robot cutting up waste

Sellafield’s Higher Activity Waste Disposability Lead Hilary Royston-Bishop was encouraged by the high level of interest in a recent webinar for organisations interested in the £3.9 million competition seeking new ways to sort and segregate nuclear waste.

We're excited to see new concepts emerging

Black and white photo showing man kneeling on graphite blocks

Ben Taylor, Safety Case Manager for the Decommissioning Programme, has been working to develop Magnox’s requirements for the newly launched Sort and Segregate Nuclear Waste competition. He believes that the successful system could be of value right across the nuclear sector.

The NDA’s ‘Grand Challenges’ for technical innovation

Two scientists wearing 3D goggles

Sara Huntingdon, the NDA’s Head of Innovation, explains why the NDA group is committed to taking more of a lead on innovation as it launches its Grand Challenges for Technical Innovation.