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Monday 26th July 2010
Reprocessed uranium is successfully shipped to Russia
In the last few weeks Sellafield Ltd has exported a shipment of reprocessed uranium to Russia for processing to allow its manufacture into new fuel. The uranium is owned by a German reprocessing customer and this is the ninth such shipment of material from Thorp.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 21st July 2010
Engineering awards for Sellafield Ltd students
In addition to winning a top award at the recent National Apprenticeship Awards, a Sellafield Ltd apprentice has also recently received the Best National Certificate Mechanical Engineering Student 2009/10 award.
SITE NEWS
Friday 16th July 2010
Sellafield Ltd Apprenticeship scheme wins top national award
Sellafield Ltd has received a top national award for the quality of its growing apprenticeship scheme.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Geoff’s idea lets the cat out of the bag!
An ingenious idea involving cat litter could potentially save Sellafield Ltd up to £100,000 while also earning Sellafield Ltd employee, Geoff Thomas, a Suggestion Scheme award.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 7th July 2010
“You’re hired!” First apprentices for 20 years at Sellafield Ltd’s Risley base
Following a gap of over 20 years six new apprentices arrived at Sellafield Ltd’s office at Risley in June and are quickly getting to grips with the business including a visit to the Sellafield site.
SITE NEWS
Friday 2nd July 2010
Sellafield Ltd Awards multi million pound contract for the Highly Active Liquid Effluent Facility Project
Sellafield Ltd has today announced that the contract for the Highly Active Liquid Effluent Facility project has been awarded to the HALEF Partnership, a consortium comprising AMEC, AREVA and Balfour Beatty.
SITE NEWS
Friday 2nd July 2010
Press Response – SMP New Rod Line
On 12 May 2010, the NDA confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the Japanese Utilities on the way forward for manufacturing Japanese fuel in the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP).
SITE NEWS
Friday 25th June 2010
Sellafield Director is sworn in as new Consul for Whitehaven
Sellafield Ltd’s Waste and Effluent Disposition Director Mike Johnson has just been sworn in as Consul to the United States Navy for Whitehaven.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 23rd June 2010
URS project management certifications for Sellafield team
Members of the Sellafield Ltd Executive team were rightfully proud to be informed recently that they were the first group to successfully complete the URS Project Management Path Certification for Project Executives.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Sellafield Ltd becomes full member of the World Association of Nuclear Operators
At a recent Extraordinary General Meeting in WANO Paris Centre, Sellafield Ltd became a full member of WANO.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
High Active Waste containers transferred to store
Following the successful transportation of the first highly active waste (HAW) containers to Japan, final inspections have successfully been completed and the waste transferred to the Rokkasho-Mura storage facility.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Sellafield Ltd receives 'high commendation' at Independent Living Awards
Having been shortlisted to receive an award at the Independent Living Awards 2010 in the "Good Practice in Employing Disabled People" category (Public and Private sector), Sellafield Ltd has received a 'high commendation' for its ongoing commitment to equal opportunities.
SITE NEWS
Friday 18th June 2010
Saving space, saving cash – metals recycling team continue to deliver
Following the successful removal of four of the top duct sections from the Calder Hall heat exchangers, the 10 tonne a piece items have now been processed through Sellafield’s Metals Recycling Facility (MRF) as part of a six year project that will save the company £360,000 in disposal costs.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 9th June 2010
Walking together and working together - Sellafield teams take on Keswick to Barrow Walk
A group of Sellafield Ltd staff teamed up with reachback colleagues to take part in a challenging walk which has become an historical tradition.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 9th June 2010
8 tonne purge unit is successfully installed in legacy pond facility
A significant step forward in hazard reduction work on the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond has been taken at Sellafield with the delivery of a pond purge unit to treat the pond water and reduce dose uptake to workers during future retrieval operations.
SITE NEWS
Friday 4th June 2010
Reaction to events in West Cumbria
The primary concern for Sellafield Ltd is the welfare of our workforce, and we have put a number of measures in place to ensure that the needs of our employees who have been affected directly or indirectly by the events in West Cumbria are being met.
SITE NEWS
Friday 28th May 2010
Twenty-five years engineering achievement
One of Sellafield’s effluent treatment plants has just celebrated 25 years of operation during which time over 20 million cubic metres of contaminated water has been treated.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 27th May 2010
New Secretary of State for energy and climate change visits Sellafield
Sellafield Ltd was delighted to welcome Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, to the Sellafield site yesterday (Wednesday 26 May).
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SITE NEWS
Tuesday 25th May 2010
Clean up of historic fuel pond at Sellafield takes a major step forward
Two important high hazard risk reduction milestones have been achieved in the clean up of the historic Pile Fuel Storage Pond facility at Sellafield.
SITE NEWS
Monday 24th May 2010
Sellafield Ltd makes Independent Living shortlist
Sellafield Ltd has been shortlisted to receive an award at the Independent Living Awards 2010 thanks to the organisation’s ongoing commitment to equal opportunities.
SITE NEWS
Friday 21st May 2010
State-of-the-art nuclear material store constructed at Sellafield
The first major project to be completed by Sellafield Ltd, under the ownership of Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) has just been delivered - ahead of schedule and under budget.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 19th May 2010
Capenhurst receives RoSPA award
Sellafield Ltd's Capenhurst site has just been awarded the second highest award in the Chemical Industry Sector at the RoSPA awards ceremony.
SITE NEWS
Friday 14th May 2010
Sellafield MOX plant statement
Sellafield Ltd is delighted that the NDA’s commercial arm International Nuclear Services (INS) has secured a commercial framework with the Japanese utilities in order to allow the continued operation of the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP). This means that SMP has the opportunity to continue to manufacture MOX fuel subject to improved performance and meeting customer requirements.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Sellafield Ltd announcement
Sellafield Ltd and the site’s Unions can confirm that a formal Consultation process has begun regarding potential impact on jobs, arising from the continual drive for greater degrees of efficient working across our sites in a funding constrained environment.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Claire is best in class
It's congratulations all around for Sellafield safety team member Claire Jones who has just gained the highest mark in the UK in the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management qualification during 2009/2010.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Site emergency exercise at Sellafield – 27 May 2010
The next site emergency exercise at Sellafield will be held during the morning of Thursday 27 May 2010.
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SITE NEWS
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Safety success for ILW team
The excellent safety record at Sellafield’s Miscellaneous Beta Gamma Waste Store (MBGWS) continues with teams at the facility reaching 13.7 years without a lost time accident.
SITE NEWS
Monday 10th May 2010
HAW returns received in Japan and Holland
Sellafield Ltd and International Nuclear Services (INS), working in partnership, have successfully completed the first shipments of solid highly active waste (HAW) to Japan and the Netherlands, safely, securely and in full regulatory compliance.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 4th May 2010
SPRS construction project nears completion
Under the ownership of Nuclear Management Partners, Sellafield Ltd has now completed and approved the last safety commissioning test of the inactive safety commissioning phase on the Sellafield Product and Residue Store (SPRS) project.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 28th April 2010
Safety achievement for SPP1 team
Work to construct the new Sludge Packaging Plant 1 (SPP1) Buffer store at Sellafield is progressing well with the team involved on the project recently achieving six years, and almost 700,000 man-hours, without a Recordable Injury or Reportable Incident.
SITE NEWS
Friday 23rd April 2010
Capenhurst focuses its mind on 20% efficiency savings
The starting gun has been fired for this year’s Capenhurst Lifetime Plan (LTP) at an employee briefing morning in the Workshops.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 20th April 2010
Speculation regarding redundancies at Sellafield - formal response
We are aware of speculation regarding redundancies at Sellafield.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 15th April 2010
Pilot waste scheme paves way for future savings
Teams at Sellafield are nearing completion on a pilot scheme to segregate potential Plutonium Contaminated Material (PCM) from Low Level Waste (LLW), which could save the company up to £1.42M in disposal costs.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 25th March 2010
Call for innovation proposals and suggestions
Sellafield Ltd values the knowledge and experience that lies within the supply chain and academia. As such we are seeking new, novel and emerging technologies and processes to support delivery of the operational and clean up requirements for Sellafield Ltd sites.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
One of the largest asbestos removal projects in Europe is completed at Calder Hall
One of the largest asbestos removal projects in Europe has just been completed as part of decommissioning the Calder Hall nuclear power station at a cost of £26m.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
PM invites IAEA officials to Sellafield
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has invited International Atomic Energy Authority officials to inspect the Sellafield site in the near future as part of UK backing to a US-led move to secure all fissile material around the world.
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SITE NEWS
Thursday 18th March 2010
Sellafield offshore particle data collection
As part of the ongoing programme of beach monitoring for radioactive particles, Sellafield Ltd is required to 'develop a programme of work to undertake the assessment of offshore areas for radioactive particles.'
SITE NEWS
Thursday 18th March 2010
Decommissioning of historic waste store progressing well
Work to construct an engineered overbuilding on one of Sellafield’s historic beta gamma waste stores which will allow waste retrieval operations to commence, has taken another major step forward.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Safe and successful completion of highly active waste shipment to The Netherlands
Sellafield Ltd and International Nuclear Services, working in partnership, have completed the shipment of solid highly active waste to The Netherlands, therefore completing the return of all Dutch HAW from the UK. This fulfils contractual obligations and also UK Government policy by returning the waste to the country that benefited from the reprocessed fuel from which the waste originated.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Sellafield Ltd Business Excellence Awards
Sellafield Ltd celebrated the best of the best at the Business Excellence Awards, held at Energus.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Shipment of highly active waste arrives in The Netherlands
Sellafield Ltd and International Nuclear Services, working in partnership, are in the process of transporting a flask of solid highly active waste to The Netherlands. This is a continuation of the programme of repatriating foreign waste to overseas customers, a programme which is fulfilling contractual obligations and also UK Government policy.
SITE NEWS
Monday 15th March 2010
Sellafield Ltd receives flood support award
Sellafield Ltd has received an award from Allerdale Borough Council as a ‘thank you’ for the support we gave during last year’s floods.
SITE NEWS
Saturday 13th March 2010
High Active Waste departs UK for The Netherlands
Sellafield Ltd and International Nuclear Services, working in partnership, are in the process of transporting a flask of solid highly active waste (HAW) to the harbour of Vlissingen in The Netherlands.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 11th March 2010
Local innovation helps pave the way for decommissioning
An 18 month characterisation project using laser and gamma scanning technology within the early primary separation plant at Sellafield has now been completed, paving the way for future decommissioning work to begin.
SITE NEWS
Thursday 11th March 2010
Shipment of highly active waste to the Netherlands commences
Sellafield Ltd and International Nuclear Services, working in partnership, are in the process of transporting a flask of solid highly active waste to The Netherlands. This is a continuation of the programme of repatriating foreign waste to overseas customers, a programme which is fulfilling contractual obligations to customers and also UK Government policy.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Highly active waste arrives in Japan
The first shipment of highly active waste (HAW) from Sellafield has arrived safely in Japan.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Energize makes final again
Sellafield Ltd’s Stakeholder Relations team are celebrating this week having been short-listed for a CiB North West award for their internal newspaper, Energize.
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Tuesday 9th March 2010
Joint nuclear waste and safety conference in Brussels
Lofoten mot Sellafield, Bellona and Sellafield Ltd have held their latest conference on nuclear waste and safety in Europe and Sellafield, in Brussels.
SITE NEWS
Friday 26th February 2010
Spring Supplier Forum hailed a success
Sellafield Ltd’s latest Supplier Forum has been hailed as the best yet – with 500 people from a range of supply chain companies in attendance.
SITE NEWS
Monday 22nd February 2010
102 tonne shield door is loaded into place on EPS3 project
A major milestone in the construction of the Encapsulation Product Store 3 (EPS3) was achieved at Sellafield recently when a 600 tonnes crawler crane was used to lift the 102 tonnes shield door into the plant.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 16th February 2010
Decommissioning of Primary Separation Plant continues
Comprising over 100 tonnes of steelwork, brick and concrete, six instrument bulges historically used to extract process liquor for analysis in Sellafield’s primary separation plant have been removed from the facility and the waste treated accordingly, ahead of the planned schedule.
SITE NEWS
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
Capenhurst ladies promote working in the nuclear industry
At the end of January four ladies from the Capenhurst team took time out to chat to over 100 female students at the Manchester Creative and Media Academy for girls, about the opportunities for females working in the nuclear industry.
SITE NEWS
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Decommissioning of historic waste store picks up pace
Using over 90 tonnes of steel and delivered three weeks earlier than planned, an important decommissioning project that will enable historic waste retrieval operations to commence has taken a major step forward.
SITE NEWS
Friday 22nd January 2010
Highly active waste departs UK for Japan
Sellafield Ltd’s transport of highly active waste (HAW) has departed the UK.
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Highly Active Waste returns from Sellafield to overseas customers begins
The programme of returning solid Highly Active Waste (HAW) from Sellafield to overseas customers has commenced.
Wednesday 6th January 2010
Highly active waste to be repatriated from Sellafield to overseas customers
The programme of returning solid Highly Active Waste (HAW) from Sellafield to overseas customers will commence shortly. In the near future we will announce the name of the vessel, the departure port, the departure date, the route and the approximate time of arrival.
Monday 4th January 2010
Uranium sent to Russia
Sellafield Ltd has exported a shipment of reprocessed uranium to Russia for processing to allow its manufacture into new fuel. The uranium is owned by European reprocessing customers in Germany and the Netherlands and is the eighth such shipment of material from Thorp.
