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	<title>NuclearCareersOnline.com Blog</title>
	
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		<title>UK regulators confirm acceptance of new nuclear reactor design</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/12/uk-regulators-confirm-acceptance-of-new-nuclear-reactor-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The UK EPR nuclear reactor is suitable for construction in the UK, regulators confirmed today after an in-depth assessment of its generic design. The Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency are satisfied that this reactor, designed by EDF Energy and Areva, meets regulatory expectations on safety, security and environmental impact. Additional site-specific consents and approvals are required [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Office for Nuclear Regulation grants first UK nuclear site licence for 25 years</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/the-office-for-nuclear-regulation-grants-first-uk-nuclear-site-licence-for-25-years/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/the-office-for-nuclear-regulation-grants-first-uk-nuclear-site-licence-for-25-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hinkley Point]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has today granted the first new site licence for a UK nuclear power station in 25 years. The licence has been granted to NNB Generation Company (NNB GenCo), which wants to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. It represents a significant amount of work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babcock to support Hitachi on UK nuclear new-build programme</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/babcock-to-support-hitachi-on-uk-nuclear-new-build-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/babcock-to-support-hitachi-on-uk-nuclear-new-build-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Babcock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hitachi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear New Build]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Babcock, the UK&#8217;s leading engineering support services company, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join with Hitachi Ltd (Hitachi) to plan and deliver its new nuclear reactors in the UK.  The agreement follows the announcement of Hitachi&#8217;s acquisition of Horizon Nuclear Power.  Under the terms of the agreement, Babcock will discuss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success for Wylfa and Oldbury</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/success-for-wylfa-and-oldbury/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/11/success-for-wylfa-and-oldbury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Magnox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldbury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[british safety council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Both Wylfa and Oldbury sites have been recognised by the British Safety Council for their dedication in safety and environment. The sites will be presented with a British Safety Council Sword of Honour next month. Also, Wylfa will be one of six organisations who has won the ‘double’ – both the Sword of Honour and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer awarded design contracts with Atkins and Studsvik</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/08/spencer-awarded-design-contracts-with-atkins-and-studsvik/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/08/spencer-awarded-design-contracts-with-atkins-and-studsvik/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hunterston]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A COLLABORATIVE partnership of Spencer, Atkins and Studsvik has been awarded design contracts to process nuclear waste – as part of the decommissioning of the former Magnox power stations, the first-generation of UK civil nuclear power plants. Various types of waste materials are left as a legacy of electricity generation at the UK’s nuclear power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continued Generation for Wylfa’s Reactor 1</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/08/continued-generation-for-wylfa%e2%80%99s-reactor-1/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/08/continued-generation-for-wylfa%e2%80%99s-reactor-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Magnox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wylfa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decommissioning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wylfa Power Station has been given the go-ahead to transfer fuel between its reactors, enabling electricity generation to continue until September 2014, almost four years beyond its original closure date. Following several independent reviews, the site has been permitted to continue using one reactor, transferring partially used fuel from Reactor 2 to Reactor 1.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Site Director for Magnox at Bradwell</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/06/new-site-director-for-magnox-at-bradwell/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/06/new-site-director-for-magnox-at-bradwell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bradwell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bradwell site has welcomed a new Site Director, Bob Kury, to lead the decommissioning site into its Care and Maintenance phase by 2015.   Bob Kury is a familiar face at Bradwell and brings with him a wealth of international experience. He has worked as Ponds Programme Director at Bradwell previously, and has been employed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robotics helps nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/05/robotics-helps-nuclear-decommissioning-at-sellafield/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/05/robotics-helps-nuclear-decommissioning-at-sellafield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[decommissioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sellafield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sellafield Ltd has carried out a technically challenging piece of work in a high radiation environment in order to pave the way for decommissioning one of the high hazard plants at Sellafield. Bespoke robotic technology has been developed in order to safely remove a significant hazard associated with the 60-year-old First Generations Magnox Storage Pond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government responds to consultation on nuclear 3rd party liability</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/04/government-responds-to-consultation-on-nuclear-3rd-party-liability/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/04/government-responds-to-consultation-on-nuclear-3rd-party-liability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[decc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nuclearcareersonline.net/?p=1953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Government response to consultation on the implementation of changes to the Paris and Brussels Conventions on nuclear third party liability The Government today confirmed its intention to substantially increase the third party liabilities of operators in the event of a nuclear incident. This follows a public consultation held last year on the UK’s proposals to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babcock International Group Wins Dounreay Contract</title>
		<link>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/04/babcock-international-group-wins-dounreay-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://nuclearcareersonline.net/2012/04/babcock-international-group-wins-dounreay-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Babcock Dounreay Partnership (BDP) has today, 2 April 2012, been formally awarded the contract to manage the decommissioning, demolition and clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear site having officially taken ownership of Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DRSL).  The contract awarded to BDP, a joint venture (jv) between Babcock, CH2M HILL and URS, by the Nuclear Decommissioning [...]]]></description>
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