Three firms awarded £1.3m for nuclear decommissioning and defence telexistence tech
Telexistence technology has the potential to give those working in hazardous environments the…
Tag: decommissioning
‘First of its kind’ research agreement between nuclear and oil and gas decommissioning
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the National Decommissioning Centre will support…
Magnox seeks suppliers for major decommissioning projects at Harwell
Interested suppliers should have the capability to deliver value for the UK taxpayer while also…
UK starts formal discussions to support new nuclear build in Wales
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is working with Welsh development firm Cwmni Egino on…
New robotics and AI hub to support Sellafield nuclear decommissioning
The facility in Whitehaven, known as RAICo1, will be used by Sellafield Ltd, supply chain…
New £1.6m simulator to ‘transform’ decommissioning in the North Sea
The suite can undertake detailed marine technology and operational simulations as well as…
Robot dog could soon be sniffing out hazards at Sellafield nuclear site
Sellafield Ltd held a three-day trial of Spot, the mobile robot dog developed by Boston…
Vattenfall awards contract to dismantle Ringhals 1 and 2 nuclear reactor tanks
Ringhals 1 was shut down on 31st December 2020 after nearly 45 years of power operation while…
UK researchers offered £1m to collaborate with Japan on civil nuclear energy
Proposals must address one of the following topics: radioactive waste treatment, robotic and…
New nuclear storage solution ‘could save UK £2bn in decommissioning costs’
It has the capacity to store 63 fuel cans in one rack, triple the number of fuel cans that can…
