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The strategy for the site after decommissioning is to maximise its assets, namely land high quality safe storage areas, in order to grow the business for the commercial benefit of the site’s owner, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority....

40 news items

44 years of discharges prevented after early end to Sellafield waste programme
26 January 2006
British Nuclear Group, the nuclear site management, decommissioning and clean-up specialist, this week completed the clean-up of historic liquid waste from one of the oldest plants at Sellafield, while preventing more than 44 years of radioactive discharges to sea and saving taxpayers up to £300m in potential new building costs.

A day to remember for Capenhurst
18 January 2006
CAPENHURST had a day to remember in December, when the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) Chairman, Sir Anthony Cleaver, and Chief Executive, Dr Ian Roxburgh, made a special trip to the site.

Another first for Capenhurst
05 June 2008
Capenhurst is the first UK nuclear site to use rope access instead of scaffolding to access areas that cannot be reached by scaffolding or scissor lifts.

Argon plant accelerates Sellafield clean-up project
18 January 2006
Installation of a new argon plant and associated supply systems has taken preparation at the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo at Sellafield one step closer to the next level of waste retrievals.

British Nuclear Group awards ?118m contract
13 September 2005
British Nuclear Group has just awarded a £118 million contract to support services and construction company Carillion plc. The contract is to complete the phase two work of the Sellafield Product and Residue Store (SPRS) at Sellafield. This contract is the first major construction contract to be let since the formation of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, for whom British Nuclear Group now manages and operates the Sellafield site.

British Nuclear Group maximises storage tank capacity
09 August 2006
The innovative use of a robotic device has helped British Nuclear Group maximise the capacity of the buffer storage tanks in the Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant (SIXEP) at Sellafield, increasing the amount of sludge storage space.

British Nuclear Group probe depths
27 October 2005
British Nuclear Group has safely and successfully achieved a key milestone in preparing for future waste retrievals from one of the historic waste storage ponds at Sellafield.

British Nuclear Group takes massive steps to improve silo safety
18 January 2006
NEWLY installed cavity sump emptying systems are significantly improving safety within Magnox swarf storage silos, following key work performed as part of the plants ongoing live safety case.

British Nuclear Group's safety boost for charities
26 July 2006
Safety is top of the bill for workers at Sellafield’s Effluents and Encapsulation plants (E&EP). Celebrating a successful twelve months work with no injuries, the teams are now planning to mark their achievement with donations to two local charities: Arlecdon and District first responders and the Wedgewood Centre.

Capenhurst completes biggest demolition in UK nuclear history
22 February 2008
Capenhurst’s nuclear clean-up team has completed the UK nuclear industry’s biggest demolition project as the site nears the completion of its decommissioning programme.

Capenhurst completes second major contaminated building demolition in six weeks
02 April 2008
Capenhurst’s nuclear clean-up team has completed another major demolition project safely, just over a month after it finished the biggest demolition in UK nuclear history.

Capenhurst shows the business value of recycling to the tune of ?250,000
06 November 2007
Capenhurst’s nuclear clean-up site has demonstrated the value of industrial recycling by stripping and selling 150 tonnes of redundant copper cabling from storage buildings.

Capenhurst tops UK's nuclear decommissioning performance tables
29 August 2007
Capenhurst’s nuclear decommissioning site is top of all UK decommissioning sites for its safety record, progress against schedules and costs.

Clean up continues at Sellafield
09 March 2006
Located in the middle of the Separation Area a redundant storage facility has been successfully demolished, following the successful resolution of a number of major challenges.

Contract signed to design 3m? ILW containers
18 October 2007
Sellafield Ltd recently signed a multi-million pound contract with Derby-based, integrated services and high technology equipment supplier, DAHER Aerospace Ltd, to design, prototype and test a new 3 cubic metre (3m³) box used to store Intermediate Level Waste (ILW).

Copeland MP to make first pour
08 May 2008
COPELAND MP Jamie Reed will be at Sellafield on Friday to help with the first concrete pour on a major decommissioning project, and receive a cheque for £1,000 on behalf of charity, thanks to the project team’s excellent safety record.

Daniel rises to the challenge!
26 July 2006
Sucessfully applying inspiration, imagination and innovation to overcome a challenging problem has resulted in savings of over £1.4 million for Management Services, Sellafield, thanks to the hard work and determination of Thorp manufacturing support team member, Daniel Capers.

First Fuel Exported From Legacy Pond in Fifteen Years
18 January 2006
British Nuclear Group has taken a GIANT step towards reducing hazard at Sellafield with the flawless retrieval of a skip containing Magnox fuel from a legacy storage pond.

HALES "Golfers" raise money for charity
29 October 2007
HALES (Highly Active Liquors Evaporation and Storage) golfing events are renown for being extremely competitive with Manufacturing and Engineering both competing for the coveted HALES Ryder cup.

Highly active storage tank emptied two years early
26 July 2006
Emptying of one of Sellafield’s Highly Active Storage Tanks (HAST) two years ahead of schedule has been successfully achieved. The transfer of the last 59 cubic metres of liquor from HAST 4, equivalent to 1,500te of historic Magnox reprocessing, took place in two stages during January and May, and required careful coordination of a number of safety factors, both conventional and radiological, and operational constraints.

Major land and sea decommissioning success
18 January 2006
A major land and sea decommissioning project took British Nuclear Group another step forward with the recovery of the final sections of redundant Sealine 1 from the seabed adjacent to Sellafield.

Manipulators excel in tests
02 May 2006
British Nuclear Group has successfully completed endurance testing of two Heavy Duty Hydraulic Manipulators.

Massive crane lifts Sellafield to clean-up milestone
10 October 2005
British Nuclear Group has used one of Europe’s largest mobile cranes to help its engineers reach a key decommissioning milestone in one of the historic legacy silos at Sellafield.

MEB export store open
10 January 2008
Success has been the name of the game in Thorp Receipt and Storage as the new Multi Element Bottle (MEB) Export Facility (MEBXF) has started up.

National asset redistribution promises major cost savings
13 September 2007
HUGE savings are promised as a scheme to relocate major nuclear site assets, devised by Sellafield’s business improvements team, receives Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) backing.

PCM Retrieval Complete
13 July 2007
The Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) team are celebrating the return of the final consignment of bulk Plutonium Contaminated Material (PCM) to Sellafield from the repository.

Progress on Sellafield Legacy Ponds Project
31 August 2005
Extending support rails over one of Sellafield's legacy ponds is a significant step toward removing the remaining waste inventory from the storage pond using a Sludge Retrieval Machine (SRM).

Record safety performance at Sellafield
30 November 2005
British Nuclear Group has hit a major safety milestone at a plant it manages on the Sellafield site, passing 13 years without a lost time accident.

Rescue submarine technology helps engineers save years on Sellafield clean-up
10 November 2005
British Nuclear Group has used rescue submarine technology, of the same type that freed seven Russian sailors from the bottom of the sea earlier this year, to take a huge step toward wiping up to seven years off its Sellafield clean-up schedule.

Rheged Conference
22 October 2007
The 2007 UK Waste Management and Decommissioning Conference held on 16-17 October at Rheged, near Penrith, attracted delegates from across the world including a strong contingent from Gold sponsor, Sellafield Ltd.

Safe delivery of clean-up acceleration on the Sellafield site
19 May 2006
FANTASTIC work by British Nuclear Group at Sellafield has resulted in the safe acceleration of clean-up activities valued at £10 million in the legacy silos.

Sellafield Ltd reponse to Government White Paper
12 June 2008
Sellafield Ltd response to the Government White Paper on Managing Radioactive Waste Safely

Sellafield?s Engineered Drum Store completed
07 March 2006
A successful active commissioning programme, has ensured Sellafield’s newest Engineered Drum Store (EDS3) received the go ahead to commence full operations from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII).

Store team takes pride in 11-year safety record
13 September 2007
THE Miscellaneous Beta Gamma Waste Store (MBGWS) continues its impressive safety record as it passes the 11 year mark and maintains its perfect run without a Loss Time Accident.

Summer School Sponsorship
22 October 2007
Capenhurst Site has sponsored a pioneering Clwyd Theatr Cymru summer school in professional technical skills.

The final farewell to PCM
09 August 2007
Last transfer of material to Sellafield site marks the end of a long-standing commitment to the local community

These boots were made for savings
09 August 2007
It's both feet in for a team in Decommissioning as they develop their 'cover shoe' concept.

Thorp Feed Clarification Cell ? Latest Update
10 February 2006
British Nuclear Group has continued to make good progress with the work necessary to get Thorp reprocessing facility fully operational again.

Tunnel roof removal
31 March 2005
A vital part of the Solid Waste Storage Silo decommissioning project at Sellafield was completed four weeks early and with no lost-time accidents for over six years when the team successfully removed the building's tunnel roof.

We've all gone batty!!!
29 June 2007
Capenhurst restarts demolition as bats enjoy new luxury 'loft-style' living.