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UK engineers from University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Heriot-Watt University are developing the Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet (SMuRF) system, which could help with NPP decommissioning.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscollaborating-robot-fleet-may-support-npp-decommissioning-11387398
The first UK shipment of legacy waste drums from Magnox Harwell to Sellafield has been completed using the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) Type B Gemini container fleet following a multi-million pound refurbishment, according to a joint statement from NDA, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), Sellafield Ltd, and Magnox Ltd.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgemini-containers-used-to-ship-waste-to-sellafield-9896367
The UK has a total of 4,560,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste, according to the 2019 United Kingdom Radioactive Waste & Materials Inventory, published on 10 January.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-updates-radioactive-waste-inventory-7609572
The UK's Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) has published a document setting out the broad framework within which it will operate. The framework replaces its terms of reference.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-develops-role-of-Committee-on-Radioactive-Waste
The UK has successfully completed a 20-year programme to decommission its first nuclear power reactor the Windscale Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (WAGR).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 20 June 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-decommissions-its-first-reactor