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SITE NEWS
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Focused on collaboration
Progress on Sellafield Ltd’s R&D activities was under the spotlight recently when members of the Nuclear Waste Research Forum (NWRF) met for their quarterly meeting at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) headquarters at Herdus House.
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SITE NEWS
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Getting to the heart of it
The British Heart Foundation is set to receive a cash donation of £2000 thanks to the magnificent collaborative response of two AMEC employees and one Sellafield Ltd employee in saving the life of one of their colleagues.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Sellafield Ltd employee nominated for top national award
A Celebrated Sellafield worker has been nominated for a top national award.
SITE NEWS
Friday 11th May 2012
Sellafield Ltd HR Director appointed to new government careers council
Sellafield Ltd’s Human Resources Director, David McNerney, has been appointed as a member of the new National Council for Careers (NCC).
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 8th May 2012
Executive Director short listed for top award
Founded in 2005 by Real Business and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the First Women Awards recognise trailblazing women from the business, entrepreneurial, engineering, science and technology, and media sectors who are laying the foundations for the next generation of female talent.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 8th May 2012
Robotic technology successfully helps nuclear decommissioning
Sellafield Ltd has carried out a technically challenging piece of work in a high radiation environment in order to pave the way for decommissioning one of the high hazard plants at Sellafield.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Local school benefits from educational workshops
The Sellafield Ltd Education team has successfully delivered another hands-on workshop to Key Stage 1 and 2 (KS) pupils at Flimby Primary School, Flimby.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Step forward in sludge retrieval
Progress to deal with radioactive sludge in the 60-year-old Pile Fuel Storage Pond (PFSP) has been impressive, with several milestones recently achieved.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 1st May 2012
Skydiving to raise awareness
A Sellafield Ltd employee is hoping to raise as much money as possible for The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Trust.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 26th April 2012
Exploring the depths
Decommissioning one of the oldest nuclear storage ponds has reached new depths in risk reduction thanks to the use of mini submarines or more correctly Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV).
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 17th April 2012
Functioning with safety as the focus
Employees across Sellafield Ltd’s functional directorates have achieved more than three and a half million hours without a lost time accident.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 17th April 2012
What a difference a day makes
Sellafield Ltd team leader Gary McKee has once again pushed himself to the limit to raise more funds for the Cumbria Appeal of Macmillan Cancer Support.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 17th April 2012
Summit promises greater security focus
Nuclear security and safety have been under great scrutiny on a global stage this month, with more than 200 senior nuclear leaders from around the world attending the 2012 Nuclear Industry Summit.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 17th April 2012
Supporting the Samaritans
The funds of the Samaritans of West Cumbria have recently received a boost, to the tune of £1,200, thanks to the generosity of Nuclear Management Partners (NMP).
SITE NEWS
Thursday 12th April 2012
Secretary of State visit
THE new secretary of state for the Department of Energy and Climate Change has made his first visit to Sellafield.
SITE NEWS
Friday 30th March 2012
Local charity benefits from Sellafield Ltd donation
Thanks to 5,480 employees at Sellafield Ltd who responded to a company travel survey, Sellafield Ltd has made a £3,000 donation to the nominated charity – Headway Cumbria.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 29th March 2012
Sharing best practice through the CMI
Managers at Sellafield Ltd and further afield will have the opportunity to share their management and leadership experiences at a local forum due to take place in West Cumbria.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 21st March 2012
Great North Air Ambulance benefits from safety record
The Great North Air Ambulance has received a £2,000 donation thanks to the magnificent efforts of the Sellafield Ltd Plutonium Contaminated Material (PCM) team who has achieved 5 years without a lost time accident.
SITE NEWS
Monday 19th March 2012
All in a days work
At the age of fifteen, thinking about full time employment may not be your first priority, however year 10 students from St Joseph’s Business and Enterprise College, Workington were reminded that the world of work is closer than they think during their work ready day on the 9 March 2012.
SITE NEWS
Friday 16th March 2012
Joining forces to achieve priority decommissioning at Sellafield
Sellafield Ltd is both buying and sharing expertise in order to decommission a redundant nuclear fuel storage pond.
SITE NEWS
Friday 16th March 2012
Royal visitor sees Sellafield Ltd graduates make a big bang
His Royal Highness the Duke of York yesterday visited the Sellafield Ltd stand at this years Big Bang Fair, which was held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 14th March 2012
Leadership is the focus of UK nuclear conference
A delegation of representatives from the UK nuclear industry visited Sellafield this month to attend the UK Nuclear Operators Conference and discuss the important role that effective leadership plays in promoting nuclear safety.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 14th March 2012
Local school benefits from make over
Sellafield Ltd employees Karl Doran and Dave Siddle rubbed shoulders with Horrid Henry, Harry Potter and Mary Poppins during the opening of a newly refurbished library at Whitehaven’s St Begh’s School.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 8th March 2012
Sellafield Ltd celebrates National Science Week
National Science and Engineering week is taking place from 9 - 19 March 2012 and Sellafield Ltd is joining in the celebrations by hosting a number of educational events.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 7th March 2012
Peer to Peer donations help young fire fighters
The Sellafield Ltd workforce Peer to Peer programme has again been beneficial to a local safety initiative. Essential IT equipment has been donated to the Egremont Fire Station in Cumbria.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Supply chain given chance to strengthen links
Sellafield Ltd has hosted another successful supplier forum event, providing an opportunity for supply chain members to meet the company’s executive and commercial teams as well as network with each other.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Sellafield Ltd Exercise
A nuclear exercise will be held at Sellafield tomorrow (Wednesday 7 March 2012) to test the emergency procedures of the site.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 1st March 2012
Risley team dig deep to help our heroes
Sellafield Ltd employees at the Risley site voted for Help for Heroes as their charity of the year for 2011 and have handed over a cheque for £13,001.55.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 29th February 2012
Sellafield Ltd names West Cumbrian contractor as winning bidder for £58 million contract
Stobbarts Ltd, who already provided some of the services at Sellafield under an old agreement, beat off competition from a host of multi-national companies to win the contract, which draws together a range of services including civil engineering mechanical and design services, plant and lifting equipment hire and provision of mobile crane and rigging services.
SITE NEWS
Monday 27th February 2012
New land quality system
Sellafield Ltd is purchasing a Land Quality Data Management System to enhance the site’s ground contamination management programme.
SITE NEWS
Monday 27th February 2012
Sellafield Ltd announces a £1.5bn framework agreement with Progressive Alliance and AXIOM
The framework contract, known as the Design Services Alliance (DSA), is projected to extend for 15-years and is the first of its kind for Sellafield Ltd.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Judging the crush factor
Judging an engineering challenge as part of recent National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, Sellafield Ltd’s Graham Norman, and Les Agnew were impressed with the skills on show.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 15th February 2012
Buffer Storage Vessel ready for SPP1
Construction of a new waste plant at Sellafield has taken a major step forward by completing assembly of the first Buffer Storage Vessel (BSV) for the Sellafield Sludge Packing Plant 1 (SPP1) project.
SITE NEWS
Friday 10th February 2012
Dive Dive Dive
Sellafield Ltd has successfully used a mini submarine or more correctly a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to survey the contents of one of the historic fuel storage ponds.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 9th February 2012
Carol steps into the PIME light
Sellafield Ltd employee, Carol Leak, has been invited to take the chair at an international communication conference in Warsaw, Poland.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Sellafield Ltd apprentice to speak at TUC conference
One of Sellafield Ltd’s top young apprentices has been selected to speak at the Trade Union Congress’ (TUC) national apprenticeships conference.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 7th February 2012
You’re hired – apprentices join the Exec
Stepping into Deputy MD George Beveridge’s’ shoes, apprentices James Edwards and Lauren Scrugham joined the executive team at their weekly planning meeting to get a chance to see a different side of the business.
SITE NEWS
Monday 6th February 2012
Sellafield Ltd names local company as winning bidder for training contract
Sellafield Ltd has awarded a multi-million pound, long-term training contract to local provider GEN II.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 2nd February 2012
Sellafield Power Supply
Sellafield Ltd has experienced a short disruption to its power supply this morning. The power has now been restored and the cause of the issue is being investigated.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Sellafield Ltd celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2012
Sellafield Ltd is holding a number of activities to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2012 and to recognise its long-standing support of apprenticeship training.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 1st February 2012
24 months without a Lost Time Accident for EPS3 project team
The continuing emphasis on safety by both Sellafield Ltd and the main contractor, Laing O’Rourke (LOR), on the Encapsulated Product Store 3 (EPS3) project, has resulted in the team recently completing 24 months without a Lost Time Accident (LTA).
SITE NEWS
Thursday 26th January 2012
Sellafield Ltd becomes International member of INPO
Sellafield Ltd has become the latest nuclear company to join INPO - the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations - to continue our commitment to learn from our nuclear colleagues across the world.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 26th January 2012
50 years for charity
Decommissioning Project Engineer Neil Carruthers is celebrating his half century by setting himself a target to raise £50,000 for UK charity Cancer Research.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 18th January 2012
MP visits Sellafield
Mark Menzies MP visited Sellafield recently to witness the progress being made and learn more about the past, present and future operations on the site.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 18th January 2012
Local charities benefit from safety achievement
Charities in West Cumbria are in the money thanks to the impressive safety performance of workers at the world’s first civil nuclear power plant, Calder Hall.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 11th January 2012
Conference Success for Sellafield Ltd Safety Advisor
Sellafield Ltd’s safety advisor Izzy Styles has been selected to present a paper at the prestigious ‘13th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association’ that takes place in May this year.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Double safety celebration at Capenhurst
There’s been a double dose of safety success at Sellafield Ltd Capenhurst, with both the contractors and the site hitting major milestones.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Stakeholders work together to manage the trenches
Cleaning up the Sellafield site and dealing with the historical nuclear legacy involves tackling some complex issues and one particular issue that has been addressed recently is the management of the Windscale Trenches.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Superstructure success at Sellafield Ltd
Significant progress has been made on the construction of the Waste Retrieval Facility at Sellafield.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Work placement proves successful for Sellafield Skills Centre
Sellafield Ltd has recently taken part in a work placement scheme which is run by the Government, Job centre plus and local disability employment advisors up and down the country.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Raising awareness for mens health
Around our sites in November last year, those gents you would normally find sporting clean-shaven faces, all of a sudden donated their top lips to a worthy cause and sprouted moustaches.
