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The Sludge Packaging Plant
The Sludge Packaging Plant consists of two major projects which will hydraulically receive legacy sludge from the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond and process it into a product suitable for long term storage or disposal. ...
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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.
Appointment of Commercial Director, International Nuclear Services
19 July 2007
I am delighted to announce a further development in the evolution of the International Nuclear Services (INS) organisation following its establishment in October 2006. INS is a subsidiary company of Sellafield Limited with ownership held by Sellafield Limited (51%) and by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (49%).
Archbishop visits Sellafield
16 June 2006
The Archbishop of York, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, accompanied by the Bishop of Carlisle, Rt Revd Graham Dow, and the Bishop of Penrith, the Rt Revd James Newcome, made a visit to Sellafield on Friday 19 May. This was the Archbishop\'s first visit to the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, in which Sellafield is situated.
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.
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.
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.
Forty years for Reprocessing Plant
06 July 2004
Forty years to the day after becoming operational, Brian Watson, Managing Director, Management Services, Sellafield along with Alan Britcher, Head of Magnox and Calder for British Nuclear Group unveiled a plaque at B205 reprocessing plant to mark the anniversary.
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.
Lifting the lid on Thorp
20 December 2007
The lid was lifted on Thorp this week to allow the installation of a new Medium Active Salt Free Evaporator (MASFE).
MBE for Sellafield's Director
20 June 2007
Sellafield's Managing Director, Barry Snelson, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in recognition of his services to the nuclear industry.
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.
PLANS to turn West Cumbria into Britain’s Energy Coast
23 July 2008
PLANS to turn West Cumbria into Britain’s Energy Coast have been unveiled by Business Secretary John Hutton at The Sellafield Centre today.
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.
Sellafield MD picks up MBE
19 November 2007
Sellafield Ltd’s Managing Director, Barry Snelson, picked up his MBE at Buckingham Palace on Friday 2 November, in recognition of his services to the nuclear industry.
THORP Feed Clarification Cell
17 May 2005
The discovery was made after a camera inspection of the cell, which is a stainless steel totally secure environment and specifically designed to withstand such pipe failures. There is no risk to employees, the local community or the environment.
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.
Thorp Feed Clarification Cell Update
27 May 2005
On 22 April, British Nuclear Group reported that a pipe had failed in one of the heavily shielded cells, known as the feed clarification cell, in the Thorp Head End plant at Sellafield resulting in a quantity of dissolved nuclear fuel being released into a sealed, contained area.
World first for British Nuclear Group
21 July 2006
British Nuclear Group Sellafield Ltd has become the first operator of a nuclear reprocessing facility to join the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), an organisation dedicated to improving the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants.
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