Sellafield workers to ballot for strikes over ‘completely unacceptable’ pay deal
More workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to be balloted for strikes in a row over pay.
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Amec lands £160m contract for Sellafield
Amec Foster Wheeler has won a £160million deal for the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria.
Sellafield workers to vote on strike action after rejection 1.5% pay rise
Thousands of workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to start voting on whether to strike over a “completely unacceptable” 1.5% pay offer.
Sellafield firefighters confirm date for strike
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site are to stage their first strike later this month in a dispute over pay.
Sellafield firefighters to go on strike for first time after talks break down
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site are to go on strike for the first time after talks over pay broke down.
Last-ditch talks planned to avoid Sellafield strike
Last-ditch talks are being held in a bid to avert strikes by firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site.
Talks to avert Sellafield firefighter strike adjourned
Talks aimed at averting a strike by firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site have been adjourned until next week.
Talks being held to avert Sellafield firefighter strike
Last-ditch talks are to be held in a bid to avert strikes by firefighters based at the Sellafield nuclear site.
Union demands clarity over nuclear power stations after Toshiba delay
Union leaders have demanded clarity over the future of a planned new nuclear power station in the UK after Japanese giant Toshiba asked for a delay in releasing its accounts amid a shares plunge.
Toshiba shares slump after announcement on nuclear exit put off
Shares in Japanese giant Toshiba tumbled after it postponed an announcement in which it was expected to confirm it is withdrawing from new nuclear projects outside Japan.
Toshiba to pull out of international nuclear projects in blow to UK
Japanese giant Toshiba is expected to confirm it is withdrawing from new nuclear projects outside Japan, dealing a blow to plans for a new power station in the UK.
Nuclear decommissioning fund worth £3m freed up for robot makers
Robot makers will have a chance to compete for £3million worth of funding as part of a competition aimed at developing nuclear decommissioning technology.
South Korean electric power utility eyeing UK nuclear investment
A South Korean electric power utility is said to be close to investing in a $13billion project in the UK which could see construction of a new nuclear power plant near Sellafield.
Sellafield poses no safety risk to site staff or public, Minister insists
Sellafield nuclear site is not a danger to the public, the Government has insisted after a whistleblower warned of a string of safety concerns.
Radioactive uranium sent to Sellafield to reprocess
Dounreay Site Restoration (DSRL) confirmed it has sent 11 tonnes of “breeder” material - consisting of radioactive uranium - to Sellafield’s Magnox reprocessing facility last year, representing about a quarter of the material stored on site.
Sellafield clean-up costs uncertain
The escalating final cost of cleaning up hazardous waste at the nuclear site at Sellafield is still uncertain, as UK Government officials and the site's owners and managers cannot guarantee when costs will plateau. Last year, Parliament's public accounts committee criticised the management of Sellafield for huge cost overuns, project delays and expensive staff.