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Infrastructure's AI Realities with Tom Bartley, Mind FoundryGuest: Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry In today's podcast we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence to… |
Sellafield’s ’locked vault’ gives up its nuclear secretsOne 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… |
Fuel free at Hunterston B nuclear station completes defuelingFuel 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 EDFThe 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… |
UK's hydrogen future with Brett Ryan, Hydrogen UKGuest: Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis at Hydrogen UK In today's podcast we focus on hydrogen – zero carbon fuel of the future or an exercise… |
Powering up the United Kingdom with Julia PrescotGuest: Julia Prescot, deputy chair, National Infrastructure Commission In this podcast we will be examining energy transition and asking what the UK… |
Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Jim HallGuest: Professor Jim Hall, 160th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. In today’s podcast we try to understand how the infrastructure… |
Driving a UK nuclear renaissance with Tim StoneGuest: Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association It's the first anniversary episode of The Infrastructure Podcast and today we are going to… |
Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completedA 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 commended for commitment to transparencyNuclear 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… |
A sustainable solution for Sellafield’s surplus trainsA 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,… |
Government and industry to train up clean power armyGovernment 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… |
Creating sensors for extreme fusion energy conditionsUKAEA 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 to boost growthA 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… |
Crane back in business - with a little help from Spot the robotSpot, the robot "dog," recently assisted colleagues in Dounreay’s Fuel Cycle Area by reactivating a crucial building crane in a reprocessing plant. The crane had been deactivated at the… |
Global experts in nuclear technology share expertise in CumbriaInternational experts in robotics, remote technologies and AI took part in a Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Sellafield Ltd co-hosted workshop. Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Sellafield Ltd… |
A gender-balanced workforce can be achieved without quotasA gender-balanced workforce can be achieved without the need for quotas. That is according to Julia Pyke, joint managing director at Sizewell C, which is setting new benchmarks for diversity. It… |
Julianne Antrobus Officially Takes the Helm as UKNNL Chief Executive OfficerJulianne Antrobus has officially begun her tenure as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) Julianne, whose appointment was first… |
Amentum Announces Corhyn Parr as Vice President of International Business DevelopmentAmentum global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, today announced the appointment of Corhyn Parr as Vice President of International Business Development. Corhyn… |
Babcock supporting one in every 550 jobs in the UKThe Oxford Economics report published today shows that we made a total contribution of £4.3 billion to UK GDP in FY2024, a significant increase of £1 billion since FY2022. For every £1 spent with… |
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