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Thursday 20th December 2007
Lifting the lid on Thorp
The lid was lifted on Thorp this week to allow the installation of a new Medium Active Salt Free Evaporator (MASFE).
Thursday 20th December 2007
Capenhurst decommissioning site reaches another world-class safety landmark
Capenhurst’s nuclear clean-up site has reached a world-class safety milestone of more than 1.5 million man hours of work – equivalent to more than four years – without any accidents resulting in an employee having to take more than three days off.
Thursday 13th December 2007
Human Performance Day hailed a success
Over 700 people took part in Sellafield’s first ‘Human Performance Day’ held on Thursday 6 December, organised to help raise employee awareness about the importance of utilising ‘human performance tools’ in an attempt to minimise human errors and improving operational performance.
Thursday 13th December 2007
Beach monitoring update
As part of Sellafield Ltd’s statutory requirement to monitor local beaches, the Environment Agency has recently increased our programme to include locations further away from the site.
Thursday 13th December 2007
Decade without LTA for decontamination centre
An entire decade has gone by without a Lost time Accident (LTA) occurring in the Decontamination Centre part of Active Area Services, a big achievement for this small but dedicated team.
Monday 10th December 2007
Calder team complete NVQs
A team from Calder Hall have successfully completed their National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ’s) in Business Improvement Techniques.
Thursday 6th December 2007
Sellafield workers complete engineers training
Ten graduates from the Sellafield plant engineers training scheme were congratulated by Managing Director Barry Snelson for the high standards they have shown in reaching their ambitions.
Thursday 29th November 2007
Biodiversity boost
A grant of £1,500 to the Cumbria Biodiversity Partnership has again strengthened Sellafield Ltd’s commitment to environmental issues.
Thursday 29th November 2007
Audit success
An audit by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance gave one of Sellafield’s major construction projects a boost last week when it concluded that: “The project was seen to be very well managed and is regarded as an example of industry best practice."
Friday 23rd November 2007
Sellafield?s Fire and Rescue team take up top roles
Two members of Sellafield’s Fire and Rescue team have recently taken up top roles in two international organisations, aimed at sharing best practice in the field of fire and rescue skills.
Thursday 22nd November 2007
Dinner with the PM for Amy
Sellafield’s GEN II apprentice Amy Ireland, was lucky enough to be invited to dinner with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at No 10 Downing Street last week, following an invite from Copeland MP, Jamie Reed.
Monday 19th November 2007
'Meet the Buyer 'event
A ‘Meet the Buyer’ event was held at the Sellafield Visitors Centre on 14 November aimed at enabling West Cumbrian firms to tap into nuclear decommissioning contracts. Over 200 people including representatives from tier 3 and 4 suppliers turned up to the event to meet tier 2 suppliers (those that deal directly with Sellafield Ltd) and register an interest in bidding for potential work. Speaking about the event, Eva Watson Graham said: “The event went very well and we had a fantastic turn out. There were 33 stands from suppliers ranging from local business, to potential Parent Body Organisation bidders. I hope that everyone who attended found the event useful.”
Monday 19th November 2007
Sellafield MD picks up MBE
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.
Monday 19th November 2007
Supplier Forum success
With over 300 people from across the supply chain, the autumn 2007 Supplier Forum proved a networking opportunity not to miss with procurement opportunities for the next six months on show.
Tuesday 13th November 2007
Glovebox modification suggestion earns Sellafield worker a national prize
Sellafield worker, Tony Briscoe, a mechanical fitter in the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP), has won a national award at the ‘IdeasUK’ annual conference for his modification suggestion to a glovebox which has saved the company in excess of £100,000. Tony won the award for ‘best suggestion in the private sector’ at the awards ceremony which took place at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Chester.
Tuesday 6th November 2007
Capenhurst shows the business value of recycling to the tune of ?250,000
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.
Thursday 1st November 2007
SPRS ? final concrete pour completed
On Tuesday 30 October a significant milestone was achieved on the Sellafield Product and Residue Store (SPRS) project with the final section of the concrete roof being poured.
Thursday 1st November 2007
Visitors Centre hosts Pride Awards
The Sellafield Visitors Centre hosted the annual Copeland Pride Awards last week, welcoming representatives from local businesses throughout the region as they came together to celebrate the best in what the region has to offer.
Thursday 25th October 2007
LTA Success
Sellafield’s Nuclear Decommissioning and Major Project’s End State Group are celebrating the completion of an exciting year of operations at Sellafield without a single Lost Time Accident (LTA).
Monday 22nd October 2007
Rheged Conference
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.
Thursday 18th October 2007
Contract signed to design 3m? ILW containers
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).
Saturday 29th September 2007
50 years erased in seconds - Calder Hall's cooling towers are demolished
Sellafield Ltd. today reached an important milestone in the clean-up of the UK’s nuclear legacy with the successful demolition of four cooling towers at Calder Hall nuclear power station, West Cumbria.
Friday 28th September 2007
Sellafield Ltd wins 'positive action award'
Sellafield Ltd was recently honoured at the ‘Positive Action Awards North West 2007’ for illustrating exemplary practice in the fields of employment, service delivery and individual merit.
Thursday 27th September 2007
Chartership challenge for Sellafield mentors
Mechanical engineers aiming to gain further accreditation by joining the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have been helped by a series of workshops at Sellafield to strengthen their application.
Wednesday 26th September 2007
Major Milestone in SIXEP
The Sellafield Ion Exchange Effluent Plant (SIXEP) has just achieved a major milestone in its history with the discharging of its hundredth ion exchange bed.
Friday 21st September 2007
Tanner?s triumph
Sellafield’s Steve Tanner was jubilant at scooping the best Young Purchasing and Supply Management Professional of the Year award at an award ceremony in London.
Thursday 20th September 2007
Capenhurst nominated for safety award
Capenhurst's 'Safety First' approach toward the workplace is not only reaping rewards on site but is getting them noticed outside the nuclear profession for their commitment to safety.
Thursday 13th September 2007
Engineering Design Capability teams up with Capenhurst to save ?500,000
A PARTNERSHIP between Engineering Design Capability and the Capenhurst site has saved £500,000 from the costs of demolishing the UK’s first uranium enrichment facility at Capenhurst’s decommissioning site, using a combination of innovative structural engineering and historical records.
Thursday 13th September 2007
Official opening marks end of three-year project
A CEREMONIAL opening of the new Waste Handling Facility at Sellafield, marking the end of a three year construction project, was held on 11 July.
Thursday 13th September 2007
Waste teams help cut LLWR pressure
EXCELLENT work across Decommissioning group has seen business improvements achieved by Sellafield Ltd’s waste teams.
Thursday 13th September 2007
National asset redistribution promises major cost savings
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.
Thursday 13th September 2007
Store team takes pride in 11-year safety record
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.
Thursday 13th September 2007
Date Agreed For Historic Calder Hall Towers Demolition
The Calder Hall Towers Demolition Team received excellent news today with the receipt of the Licensed Instrument, the final consent document from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to allow the demolition to go ahead. The date for the demolition of the four giant cooling towers can now be confirmed as Saturday 29th September. The team are now working full steam ahead on the final preparations for the day.
Friday 7th September 2007
Calder Towers Demolition Project - Provisional date set for demolition
As momentum gains for the final phases of the Cooling Towers Demolition Project and to allow for the planning of essential resource, we feel it is now appropriate to start communicating the date that the project team are striving to achieve.
Wednesday 29th August 2007
Capenhurst tops UK's nuclear decommissioning performance tables
Capenhurst’s nuclear decommissioning site is top of all UK decommissioning sites for its safety record, progress against schedules and costs.
Monday 13th August 2007
Test blast success brings Calder Hall cooling towers demolition a step closer
Sellafield Ltd, the nuclear site management and decommissioning specialist, has declared its weekend test blast of the Calder Hall cooling towers a complete success.
Thursday 9th August 2007
These boots were made for savings
It's both feet in for a team in Decommissioning as they develop their 'cover shoe' concept.
Thursday 9th August 2007
The final farewell to PCM
Last transfer of material to Sellafield site marks the end of a long-standing commitment to the local community
Thursday 9th August 2007
Local groups benefit as Pacific Teal dismantled
Equipment is donated to worthy causes
Wednesday 8th August 2007
Another step closer for towers demolition
The four Calder Hall Cooling Towers have now moved another step closer to demolition following permission from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to carry out the next phase of the project, a series of controlled test blasts.
Monday 23rd July 2007
PNTL welcomes two new additions to fleet
Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) is delighted to announce the order of two new purpose built ships for transporting radioactive materials.
Thursday 19th July 2007
Appointment of Commercial Director, International Nuclear Services
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%).
Friday 13th July 2007
Hinton House launches Union Learning Centre
THE UNION Learning Centre at Hinton House, Risley has been formally opened by guest of honour Helen Jones MP for Warrington North and Barry Snelson, Managing Director of Sellafield Ltd.
Friday 13th July 2007
PCM Retrieval Complete
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.
Friday 29th June 2007
We've all gone batty!!!
Capenhurst restarts demolition as bats enjoy new luxury 'loft-style' living.
Wednesday 20th June 2007
MBE for Sellafield's Director
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.
Wednesday 20th June 2007
Commercial Director named as US Consul
Sellafield’s Commercial Director, Steve Morgan, was sworn in as a Consul to the United States Navy for Whitehaven, by the Mayor of Copeland on Saturday 16 June.
Wednesday 20th June 2007
Large deliveries to the LLWR
The first of four large deliveries to the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) will be made on Tuesday 26 June.
Thursday 10th May 2007
PNTL launches the Pacific Heron
The launch of a new INF 3 class vessel, the Pacific Heron, for the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) fleet took place today in Japan. Japanese shipbuilders Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, is currently building the Pacific Heron at Tamano shipyard, where the launch by sliding the vessel, stern first, down the slipway took place in front of a number of senior European and Japanese industry representatives.
