Government nearing decision to select site for nuclear waste facility

A decision on where to site the UK’s geological disposal facility (GDF) for the long term disposal of nuclear waste is due soon, NCE understands. The post Government nearing decision to select site for nuclear waste facility appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Decision due on where to start deep borehole investigations for nuclear waste facility

The choice of where to start deep borehole investigations for a geological disposal facility (GDF) is expected to have been made, according to a letter from the government to the project’s manager. The post Decision due on where to start deep borehole investigations for nuclear waste facility appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Work begins on final liner for southern legacy waste trenches at Cumbria nuclear repository

Preparatory work has begun on a major engineering phase at the UK’s low-level radioactive waste repository as Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) replaces a protective membrane over legacy disposal trenches in the southern part of the site. The post Work begins on final liner for southern legacy waste trenches at Cumbria nuclear repository appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

UK’s long-term underground nuclear waste facility could be ‘unmanned’

The possibility of constructing an unmanned and automated nuclear waste disposal facility is being explored by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS). The post UK’s long-term underground nuclear waste facility could be ‘unmanned’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Team Wins $6B, 15-Year UK Site Nuclear Waste Cleanup Award

Contract will support continued long term radioactive waste retrieval and cleanup, and decommissioning of site facilities that date to the 1940s.

The Times - Inside Sellafield - Cleaning up Europe's most dangerous nuclear facility, 24092022

Few people ever enter the storage silo at Cumbria’s nuclear facility. The Sunday Times’s David Collins goes behind the scenes to see how engineers are disposing of waste six times more radioactive than the Chernobyl explosion.

Fully Charged Show - Is Nuclear Power the Answer to Solving the Climate Crisis?

Since its inception, Nuclear Power has split opinion. Does Nuclear have a place in a Net Zero future? Whilst renewable power such as wind and solar will always come up on top, their intermittency might leave space for this zero carbon, often controversial power source, to make up at least a fraction of the grid. Join Dr Helen Czerski as she finds out more

FT - Nuclear is back in vogue. But what about its waste, 31082022

Nuclear power is undergoing a revival, and there are more than 50 reactors being built around the world. But safely disposing of lethal nuclear waste, which can remain radioactive for up to 300,000 years, remains a remarkably difficult problem to solve.

The Economist - Nuclear power: the clean, green energy dream, 11082022

One of the keys to a smooth transition to a green economy is nuclear power. It's a proven alternative to fossil fuels—but the most important barriers to its adoption may not be what you think.

Undecided - Thorium explained - the future of cheap, clean energy? 09062020

Thorium is often held up as one of the best paths forward for achieving a mix of cheap, clean energy for our grid. Even former presidential candidate Andrew Yang was pushing for Thorium reactors along with wind and solar. So what is it? Why are there so many people excited about it? And is it really the future of clean energy?