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The UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has selected US-based Jacobs to procure more than 100 new remotely operated manipulator robots for its Windscale Laboratory in West Cumbria.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 22 July 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjacobs-to-procure-manipulator-robots-for-nnl-11021711
US-based Jacobs has been selected as full lifecycle delivery partner to support infrastructure renewal projects at various facilities run by the UK government owned (but operationally independent) National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjacobs-support-refurbishment-of-uk-nuclear-research-labs-10041186
USA-based engineering group Jacobs has been selected as full lifecycle delivery partner to support infrastructure renewal projects at various facilities run by the UK's government-owned, but operationally-independent, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 23 September 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Jacobs-to-support-refurb-of-UK-nuclear-research-fa
A shipment of samples of plutonium oxide is en route from the UK to a laboratory at Orano's Melox plant in southern France. The samples will be used to determine if the plutonium can be used in the production of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 29 November 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/British-plutonium-samples-shipped-to-France
The second and final shipment of high-level waste (HLW) from the UK to Switzerland has been completed. The waste resulted from the reprocessing and recycling of used nuclear fuel from Swiss nuclear power plants at Sellafield.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Monday, 17 October 2016
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-completes-return-of-Swiss-reprocessing-waste
A new high-temperature research facility has been opened in the UK, to be managed by Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW) on behalf of the High Temperature Facility (HTF) Alliance. It will provide "open access for research organisations to test materials for applications such as Generation IV nuclear fission, nuclear fusion and advanced gas turbines".
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnew-nuclear-research-facilities-for-the-uk-5013319
The UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has a problem with the world’s largest stocks of reactor-grade plutonium. The international association Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy view this as a one-time opportunity to benefit several advanced nuclear energy developments, none of which are acknowledged by DECC. By Brendan McNamara
Weak, short distance radiation makes it warm; so it is safe to hold but not to swallow. UK reactor grade plutonium is unsuitable for making weapons. And small-scale uses of UK plutonium could never go critical
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 27 May 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmarter-uses-for-plutonium
Caution is the watchword for Nu Generation, the Joint Venture which plans to build new reactors near Sellafield in West Cumbria, writes Penny Hitchin.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 04 March 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsthe-cautious-strategy-of-the-third-uk-new-build-consortium-news-analysis