First Phase of Breeder Rod Shipments from Dounreay to Sellafield Done
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
6/5/2015
Scotland’s Dounreay site recently completed the last shipment of an 11-ton batch of breeder reactor rods to the Sellafield site for storage…
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Magnox to See Up to 1,600 Layoffs Under New Organization
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/22/2016
Between 1,400 and 1,600 layoffs are now expected at the U.K.’s set of Magnox sites between now and September 2016, site license company Magnox Limited…
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Sellafield Workers Vote to Back Strike Action
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
4/24/2015
More than 1,000 Sellafield workers may strike after workers represented by the Unite union late last week voted to back industrial action. At issue is the Sellafield…
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NDA Business Plan Calls for £3.31B in Spending Over Next Year
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
3/27/2015
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s business plan for 2015-2018, released this week, calls for an overall spending level of £3.31…
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About 1,300 Sellafield Workers Walk Off Job Twice This Week
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
2/20/2015
About 1,300 workers at the U.K.’s Sellafield Site walked off the site twice this week as part of a labor dispute, site license company Sellafield Limited…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Economic Benefits of Sellafield Change Can’t be Quantified, NDA Says
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
2/13/2015
Though last month the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority decided to terminate the current contract to run the Sellafield site, the NDA…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
NMP Hopes For Continued Role at Sellafield After Contract Termination
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
1/23/2015
In the wake of the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s decision to take back management of the Sellafield site, Nuclear Management Partners…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
NDA Says It’s Close to Issuing Conclusion on Alternatives for Sellafield
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
1/9/2015
The U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said this week that it is in the final stages of reaching a conclusion on potential…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Dounreay Site Completion Pushed Out Four Years Due to Addition of Scope
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
12/18/2014
The completion date for cleanup work at Scotland’s Dounreay site has been pushed out four years to 2029 due to added scope that includes…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
NDA Plan Calls for £3.31 Billion in Spending Next Year
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
12/12/2014
The U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is calling for a spending level of £3.31 billion ($5.18 billion) in the 2015/16 fiscal year, according…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Dounreay Agrees to Improvements After Fire and Possible Release
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
12/5/2014
Site license company Dounreay Site Restoration Limited has agreed to take steps to improve operations after a fire and potential radiological release…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
New £1.5B Procurement for Sellafield Suppliers Moves to Next Phase
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
11/21/2014
Sellafield Limited’s Decommissioning Delivery Partnership procurement for new cleanup suppliers has moved into the invitation to tender…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Sellafield Awards £336M Contract to Jacobs-Led Team
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
10/2/2014
A team of team of Jacobs, AMEC and Balfour Beatty has won a contract framework worth up to £336 million ($546 million) for the Box Encapsulation…
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New Dounreay Funding Profile Expected at End of the Year
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
9/26/2014
Completion of a new funding profile for the Dounreay site is now not expected to occur until the end of this year, though officials had originally hoped to…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
NDA Completes Formal Award of Magnox Contract to Cavendish-Fluor
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
9/5/2014
The Cavendish Fluor Partnership has named its executive leadership team after the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority this week formally completed…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Sellafield Completes New Waste Storage Facility
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
8/29/2014
Sellafield Limited has completed construction of a new £100 million ($166 million) storage facility for intermediate- level waste generated through decommissioning…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Nuclear Management Partners Names New Chair
Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
7/25/2014
Senior URS executive Tom Bishop has been named the new Chair of Nuclear Management Partners, the parent body organization for Sellafield Ltd. Bishop, who manages URS’…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Sellafield Launching £1.5 Billion Procurement for Cleanup Suppliers
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
7/3/2014
Sellafield Limited is looking to “broaden the base” for long-term cleanup suppliers at the U.K. site under a new 10-year agreement…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
6/20/2014
EnergySolutions Not Seeking to Overturn Magnox Decision, But Is Claiming Damages From the NDA
Incumbent contractor EnergySolutions is not looking to overturn the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s…
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)