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PhD student Joshua Bettles joins the team at Sizewell A to explore robotics and their role in monitoring

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Joshua Bettles wearing PPE carries out a monitoring task under the supervision of a worker from Sizewell A

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 …

Graphene testing, waste heat capture, and ‘grown’ materials – how Sellafield is pushing the boundaries of environmental protection

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For self-confessed ‘dyed in the wool environmentalist’ James Mawby, the ability to help reduce Sellafield’s future impact on the environment was a role too good to pass up. Here he explains some of the ways that the nuclear site’s environmental team are pushing the boundaries of environmental protection.

Swiss underground rock laboratory turns 25

RWM’s Principal Geoscience Manager Sally Thompson and Stakeholder Engagement Manager Jane Cantwell visited Switzerland’s Mont Terri underground rock laboratory to join international colleagues in marking the 25th anniversary of this pioneering facility for research into geological disposal.

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.

Fascinating to see projects progress from the drawing board to reality

As the £8.5 million Integrated Innovation in Nuclear Decommissioning (IIND) competition heads into the final stages, NDA Head of Technology Melanie Brownridge invites the 5 collaborative projects to outline their work.