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NDA launches pioneering robotics partnership to manage nuclear waste

NDA launches pioneering robotics partnership to manage nuclear waste

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group announces pioneering partnership to deploy innovative technology to manage radioactive waste.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group…

M6 South Viaduct

Balfour Beatty VINCI completes slide of the ‘East Deck’ of HS2’s M6 South Viaduct

Balfour Beatty VINCI have successfully slid the first part of a major 320-metre-long viaduct into position that will carry high speed trains across the M6 near Birmingham Airport.

The first…

Net Zero Teesside contract

Balfour Beatty secures £833 million Net Zero Teesside contract

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded an £833 million contract by Technip Energies to act as the construction partner for Net Zero…

Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Offshore wind farm developers to share their proposals at six in-person events

Members of the public are being invited to have their say on plans for a new offshore wind farm project at six in-person events this week.

Dogger Bank D is a proposed project in the North…

Construction underway on subsea electricity superhighway

Construction underway on subsea electricity superhighway

Construction has started on a subsea electricity superhighway which will help expand the grid for the future. As well as supporting long-term local development for regional communities playing…

Going Nuclear

Going Nuclear - How the Atom Will Save the World

A bold and ground-breaking call to harness the untapped potential of nuclear power to tackle our global climate and energy crises, from a leading chemist Tim Gregory at the National Nuclear…

 Ramform Vanguard survey vessel

Pioneering survey work – Partners TGS at Green Volt site

Mark McDonald, Stakeholder Lead of Green Volt project shares his experience of being aboard the Ramform Vanguard vessel being mobilised for the Green Volt’s geophysical survey.

Standing on…

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Green Volt set to unlock £2.5 billion of private investment and create up to 2,800 jobs

The pioneering floating offshore windfarm Green Volt, based off the Northeast coast of Scotland, has awarded front-end engineering and design (FEED) Phase 1 contracts to two sets of leading…

Costain and Strategic Pipeline Alliance

Costain and Strategic Pipeline Alliance help Anglian Water boost drought resilience with 260km of new pipeline.

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, as part of the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA), will deliver hundreds of kilometres of new pipeline for Anglian Water.

SPA, comprising…

Babcock welding school Bristol

Babcock sparks apprentice skills with new welding school in Bristol

Babcock has launched a new apprenticeship welding school in Bristol, which will fuse traditional welding training with augmented reality, providing a skills boost to the region and UK defence.…

Babcock Submarine Maintenance

Babcock secures £114 million contract to support first nuclear submarine defueling operations in 20 years

We have been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defueling of a decommissioned Trafalgar Class submarine in over 20 years. The operations will take place at our…

Tim Stone Great British Nuclear

The New Nuclear "Golden Age"

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

In this podcast we’re going to explore the UK government's latest announcement to invest vast…

Sellafield Site Aerial Moorside

Energy Minister asks NDA to explore clean energy at Moorside

Energy Minister Michael Shanks asks the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to explore clean energy at Moorside.

The government’s nuclear decommissioning arm, which owns the site adjacent to…

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…