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  • Foreign Secretary meets Iranian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi briefly at the latter's request in the margins of the Heart of Asia Conference on 14 June.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Davey speech to the Global Offshore Wind Conference

    Check against delivery Thanks very much. I'm delighted to be here today. This is my first Global Offshore Wind conference, and I'm immediately struck by the size of the exhibition. From British engi...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Safer clean-up for workers wearing airfed suits

    Two new developments are making it safer for workers taking apart some of the most hazardous facilities at Dounreay.

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  • ‘Overcoming barriers to the future of nuclear in Europe’ - informal senior officials’ meeting of nuclear power-interested EU countries

    …The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change hosted an informal senior officials' meeting of nuclear power-interested EU countries.…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written Ministerial Statement on EU Energy Council, Luxembourg 15 June 2012

    In advance of the forthcoming Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June, I am writing to outline the agenda items to be discussed. The first …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written Ministerial Statement on EU Energy Council, Luxembourg 15 June 2012

    In advance of the forthcoming Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June, I am writing to outline the agenda items to be discussed. The first substantive items on the agenda will be progress reports on ...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Times CEO Summit

    Vince Cable tells CEOs why Britain should focus on exporting our goods and why we must support our industry to compete with the best in the world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New film reveals Dounreay’s natural beauty

    It’s a side of Dounreay rarely seen by the outside world – otters, stoats and rare breeding birds living cheek by jowl with Britain’s biggest nuclear clean-up project.…

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  • Skills Minister unveils new investment in skills in key industries

    Skills Minister John Hayes has announced funds over £2.4m from the Growth Innovation Fund (GIF) to the nuclear and creative and cultural sectors.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Skills Minister unveils new investment in skills for key industries

    With a Government investment of more than £920k, the National Skills Academy for Nuclear will expand its activities into nuclear manufacturing…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dounreay shares clean-up knowledge with Japan

    Dounreay’s experience of cleaning up and decommissioning is being shared with Japan where the nuclear industry faces challenges on a much bigger scale.

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  • Banjo player in the rhythm of Dounreay demolition

    An enterprising worker is turning wood from the demolition of Britain’s second biggest nuclear site into banjos.…

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  • Mitigating impact due to any future shortages in supply of radioisotopes response

    The report, a review of the supply of molybdenum-99, the impact of recent shortages and the implications for nuclear medicine services in the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Work starts on new lab to complete site clean-up

    Britain’s newest laboratory for the analysis of radioactive materials is under construction.

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  • Top safety award for Dounreay

    Dounreay has picked up one of Britain’s top awards for workplace safety.

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  • Particle recovery work resumes offshore

    Land and Marine has resumed its search of the seabed near Dounreay for "significant" fragments of nuclear fuel.

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  • 15 new university technical colleges: employers back plan

    Fifteen brand new university technical colleges (UTCs) have today been approved to open in 2013 and 2014. They will have involvement from around 200 high-profile employers. They will also have significant input from world-cl…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK-Russia tackle pressing foreign policy issues

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today visited newly-reappointed Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. They spoke about a range of global foreign policy issues including Syria and Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to take “urgent, concrete steps”

    Foreign Secretary comments after the E3+3 talks with Iran in Baghdad today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Energy Minister visits Horizon headquarters

    The Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, will today (May 24) visit the Gloucester headquarters of Horizon Nuclear Power after the withdrawal…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government