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Holtec selects Doncaster’s GatewayEast

Holtec selects Doncaster’s GatewayEast as home of new UK factory

Holtec Britain, an innovative leader in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and a finalist in Great British Nuclear’s SMR competition, has today selected GatewayEast, next to Doncaster-Sheffield…

Claire Gott

Engineering Leadership

Guest:  Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this week's podcast we talk about the challenges of building a career in the complex modern world of…

Dounreay awarded Gold status

Dounreay awarded Gold status for fourth year by ECITB

NRS Dounreay has been awarded Gold status for skills and training for the fourth consecutive year by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.

The engineering construction…

Flagship Sellafield project seals major milestone

Flagship Sellafield project seals major milestone

Members of the team who completed the final concrete pour at Sellafield's SRP project

The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) is one of our largest and most complex…

NDA Group CEO David Peattie speaking at the NDA Stakeholder Summit 2024

NDA celebrates 20-year partnership with Site Stakeholder Groups

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is celebrating its unique 20-year relationship with nuclear communities.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is celebrating its unique 20-year…

Stuart Miller, NDA Group

Decommissioning for the future with Stuart Miller, NDA Group

Guest:  Stuart Miller, Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

Nuclear power has played a vital role in the UK’s energy story for more…

Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry

Infrastructure's AI Realities with Tom Bartley, Mind Foundry

Guest: Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today's podcast we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence to…

Sellafield Nuclear Vault Secrets

Sellafield’s ’locked vault’ gives up its nuclear secrets

One of the most challenging puzzles in the UK’s nuclear clean-up programme is being solved.

Waste is now being routinely retrieved from one of the world’s oldest nuclear waste stores for the…

Hunterton B

Fuel free at Hunterston B nuclear station completes defueling

Fuel free at Hunterston B as UK’s first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor nuclear station completes defueling

Since 1976 Hunterston B has contributed more than £13.3 billion to the UK economy, and…

NDA group deliver defueling milestone with EDF

NDA group deliver defueling milestone with EDF

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group played a pivotal role in defueling Hunterston B on time and on budget.

Yesterday (24 April) EDF announced Hunterston B nuclear power station…

Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis at Hydrogen UK

UK's hydrogen future with Brett Ryan, Hydrogen UK

Guest:  Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis at Hydrogen UK
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today's podcast we focus on hydrogen – zero carbon fuel of the future or an exercise…

Julia Prescot

Powering up the United Kingdom with Julia Prescot

Guest:  Julia Prescot, deputy chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this podcast we will be examining energy transition and asking what the UK…

Professor Jim Hall, 160th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Jim Hall

Guest:  Professor Jim Hall, 160th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today’s podcast we try to understand how the infrastructure…

Tim Stone

Driving a UK nuclear renaissance with Tim Stone

Guest:  Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

It's the first anniversary episode of The Infrastructure Podcast and today we are going to…

NTS German Shipment

Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completed

A consignment of high-level waste (HLW) has been safely delivered to its destination in Germany.

Seven flasks containing HLW in the form of vitrified residues, arrived at an interim storage…

NDA/NGO Forum visit to Sellafield site

NDA commended for commitment to transparency

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority hosted NDA/Non-Governmental Organisation Forum on sites for the first time.

Keeping open and transparent dialogue going with a wide range of external…

Redundant Sellafield Ltd diesel locomotive

A sustainable solution for Sellafield’s surplus trains

A redundant Sellafield train has returned to the firm that rebuilt it 28 years ago.

Sellafield’s hardworking locomotives star in the latest series of Great British Railway Journeys on BBC2,…

Clean Power Army

Government and industry to train up clean power army

Government and industry to train up 'clean power army' of apprentice engineers, welders, and technicians.

Young people will be trained to fill thousands of clean energy jobs and…

Extreme Fusion Sensors

Creating sensors for extreme fusion energy conditions

UKAEA awards £3.5m to develop highly specialised sensors for extreme conditions of fusion energy environments

Diagnostic equipment on the MAST Upgrade machine measuring the magnetic field…

New hydrogen power projects

New hydrogen power projects to boost growth

A new wave of hydrogen powered projects have been shortlisted today to help cut emissions and create thousands of jobs in the UK’s industrial heartlands.

Twenty-seven hydrogen projects have…

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