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  • Plenary meeting: 24th June 2015

    CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Wednesday, 24th June 2015 in Cardiff.

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  • The Independent Review Panel

    Meeting the Independent Review Panel to discuss our draft National Geological Screening guidance document.

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  • New NDA Non-Executive Directors

    Evelyn Dickey, Volker Beckers, Janet Ashdown and Rob Holden to join board of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as non-executive members

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

  • Second Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM)

    Statement by Baroness Verma on the announcement of the second Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM).

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

  • Plenary meeting: 5th February 2015

    CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Thursday, 5th February 2015 in London.

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  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

    Statement by Edward Davey on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) announcement of a change to its commercial model at Sellafield.

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

  • Future management of Sellafield announcement

    New, simplified management arrangements to be introduced at Sellafield to ensure the long-term success of the clean-up programme.

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

  • NDA Estate Supply Chain event

    Speech by Baroness Verma to the NDA supply chain event on 6th November.

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

  • Construction permit variations for proposed Hinkley Point C power station

    The Environment Agency reported today applications received to vary a permit allowing the discharge of run-off and effluent generated during construction of the proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, in Somerset. …

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  • Plenary meeting: 5 November 2014

    CoRWM is holding a plenary meeting on Tuesday on 5th November 2014 in London.

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  • Sites for submarine dismantling consultations confirmed

    Five UK nuclear facilities have been confirmed as potential sites to store waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines.

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

  • DECC announces National Nuclear Laboratory Non-Executive appointees

    Energy and Climate Change Minister, Baroness Verma, today announced the appointment of Non-Executive Directors of the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).

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

  • Biological incident: Smailholm Scotland

    The UK Government Decontamination Service's (GDS) assistance in a biological incident.

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  • Chemical incident: Midlands, England

    The UK Government Decontamination Service's (GDS) involvement in a chemical incident.

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  • Radiological incident: London, England

    The UK Government Decontamination Service's (GDS) involvement in a radiological incident.

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  • Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) to host public meeting and hold a plenary in Anglesey

    Following two successful public meetings so far this year in Cumbria and Caithness, CoRWM will be hosting a public meeting in Anglesey in September, when it visits the Magnox Power Station at Wylfa.

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  • Committee on Radioactive Waste Management Visit Dounreay

    Earlier this month, the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited the Dounreay site to receive an update on the treatment and storage of higher activity radioactive wastes at the nuclear site.

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  • New long-term plan to safely dispose of radioactive waste

    Today the Government launched a new long-term plan to deal permanently with the country’s radioactive waste.

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

  • Publication of Implementing Geological Disposal White Paper 2014

    Statement by Edward Davey on the publication of a white paper on geological disposal.

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

  • Future plans for Dalgety Bay

    MOD has published a report setting out plans to manage radium contamination at Dalgety Bay in Fife.

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