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Teeing up for charity golf event in Seascale
Teeing up for charity golf event in Seascale The Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership is teaming up with Seascale Golf Club for a Charity Golf Day. The Texas Scramble competition takes place on Saturday, June 13. It will raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and is also a chance to catch up […]
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The Southern Trench Interim Membrane (STIM) project is taking another step forward.
Third STIM rail campaign begins Rail deliveries of capping material to site begin again The Southern Trench Interim Membrane (STIM) project is taking another step forward. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which manages the disposal of the UK’s low-level radioactive waste, is carrying out important work on the final capping of legacy disposal trenches and vaults […]
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Community Partnership seeks views of young people in GDF conversation
Community Partnership seeks views of young people in GDF conversation Mid Copeland Community Partnership wants to set up a youth group as part of its work with Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. If you’re aged 16-25, live in Gosforth electoral ward and are interested in the future of the area – plus […]
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From Atoms to Ambitions: NWS leads hands-on STEM outreach
From Atoms to Ambitions: NWS leads hands-on STEM outreach Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been offering its support and guidance to young people through a series of STEM outreach events around the country, working with its potential employees, community leaders and decision makers of the future. STEM outreach focuses on initiatives designed to engage young […]
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NWS Health and Safety lead recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
NWS Health and Safety lead recognised in King’s Birthday Honours Nigel Lister honoured for services to the nuclear industry and contributions in Mountain Rescue Nigel Lister, Environment Health & Safety Security & Quality (EHSSQ) Director at Nuclear Waste Services and member of Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, has been awarded a British Empire Medal […]
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Whitehaven to host annual science fair!
Whitehaven to host annual science fair! Whitehaven Science Fair will take place on 12 and 13 June in the town’s St Nicholas Gardens. This event, now in its fifth year, is organised by Whitehaven Town Council and is sponsored and supported by Sellafield Ltd and Nuclear Waste Services (NWS.) It’s free to attend. The first […]
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First rail deliveries mark milestone in final disposal of legacy radioactive waste
First rail deliveries mark milestone in final disposal of legacy radioactive waste Major milestone underway as work begins to place new protective layer over historic trenches at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site in West Cumbria. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which manages the disposal of the UK’s low level radioactive waste, is carrying out […]
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GDF progress as Areas of Focus identified…
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to take forward studies and investigations in these areas NWS has published Areas of Focus in the search to find a suitable site and a willing community to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The areas are within the three communities currently involved in the process, in Mid Copeland and South […]
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Nuclear Waste Services’ GDF drop-in event taking place on Saturday, Sept 28
Nuclear Waste Services’ GDF drop-in event taking place on Saturday, Sept 28 in the Beacon Portal, Whitehaven. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding a drop-in event in Whitehaven to continue the conversation about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean locally. The team from NWS will be at The Beacon Portal, Whitehaven, on Saturday, […]
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Significant progress with final disposal of radioactive waste at Repository site
Works begin on the next phase of operations to close historic trenches and vaults at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site in Cumbria Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which manages the disposal of the UK’s low level radioactive waste, is carrying out important work on the final capping of legacy disposal trenches and vaults which […]
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