NDA
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s commercial income rose by a third in 2008/09, thanks to increased electricity sales from its Oldbury and Wylfa power stations.
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has said that the bonuses paid out to members of staff would be good news for taxpayers. The Cumbria-based agency, which was set up to oversee the clean-up of the UK’s nuclear sites, has released the information in its annual report. It revealed that some staff members received pay-outs of up to £25,000 on top of their annual salary.
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Higher electricity sales and savings helped improve the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s performance in the year ending March 31, but the huge cost of cleaning up Britain’s nuclear power sites still saw the government agency showing a deficit of almost £2.7bn.
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Hartlepool
British Energy’s Hartlepool 2 reactor has been taken offline for refuelling, a spokeswoman said on Monday. The 605 megawatt power generator had come out of service at 9:10 a.m., British Energy confirmed. She would not comment on the length of the refuelling period, but it typically takes several days for refuelling. The 555 megawatt Dungeness 21 nuclear reactor in the southeast has also been off for maintenance since July 10.
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Wylfa
The owners of Anglesey Aluminium are to reconsider a UK government rescue deal worth almost £50m to help safeguard hundreds of jobs at the Holyhead plant. The plant currently buys electricity cheaply from the nearby Wylfa Power Station. Jobs will be lost, and metal production will come to an end on the site at the end of September, when that deal comes to an end.
BBC 20th July 2009 more >>
Oldbury
Construction services firm Hydrock has won a deal from E.on to conduct ground investigations at the proposed nuclear site at Oldbury, Gloucestershire. The contract, which is due to start on 3 August, will involved drilling 22 boreholes, up to 80m deep, plus geophysics and geotechnical testing.
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NPT
The Government has released a report outlining the country’s strategy on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament ahead of next year’s Non-Proliferation Treaty Review conference.
eGov Monitor 20th July 2009 more >>
Europe
European Commissioner for Energy, Mr Piebalgs welcomed the first activity report of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), presented today by the group’s chairman, Mr Stritar. The ENSREG framework significantly boosted communication, coordination and cooperation between national regulatory authorities as well as enhanced dialogue with the Commission. This helps to assure high level of nuclear safety and contributes to it’s continuous improvement in all EU Member States
eGov Monitor 20th July 2009 more >>
India
The United States struck deals to pave the way for billions of dollars in exports of civilian nuclear reactors and military hardware to India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
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The United States and India today said they had agreed on a defence pact that takes a major step towards allowing the sale of sophisticated US arms to the South Asian nation as it modernises its military. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at the end of her first visit to India as Washington’s top diplomat, said Delhi had also approved two sites for US companies to build nuclear power plants.
Independent 21st July 2009 more >>
China
First concrete has been poured for the second unit at China National Nuclear Corp’s (CNNC’s) Fangjiashan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province. Meanwhile, the first massive module for the initial Sanmen AP1000 unit has been hoisted into place.
World Nuclear News 20th July 2009 more >>
Climate
Ed Miliband: we need to exert pressure on governments up to Copenhagen and beyond. While this week we celebrate Apollo, it is persuasion, campaigning and political argument, not just technological advance, that will generate the giant leaps humankind needs on climate change.
Guardian 21st July 2009 more >>
