Nuclear UK

The UK, as home to the Sellafield site and other legacy sites of the Cold War arms race present special issues for worldwide nuclear safety. The UK is also active in worldwide nuclear fuel processing and intent on continuing a nuclear power plant built out. This section discusses these issues and how they affect the UK’s European neighbors.

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Nuclear UK

June 17, 2013 Nuclear UK

Sellafield decommissioning showing important signs of progress

Over the course of four years, the enormous Sellafield site on the English coast of the Irish Sea has managed to reduce by 40 percent the […]

February 20, 2013 Accidents and incidents, Nuclear UK

Royal Navy sub returns to port with nuclear reactor coolant leak

The Royal Navy’s troubled HMS Tireless nuclear submarine has been forced back to port in Devonport, England after a small leak of coolant […]

January 31, 2013 Nuclear UK

UK plans to build permanent nuclear repository near Sellafield struck down by local vote

Plans to advance Britain’s nuclear waste storage plans by searching for a site to build a $19 billion long-term repository in Cumbria – […]

January 3, 2013 Nuclear UK

New report casts shadow on Sellafield’s emergency preparedness

Continuing a spate of revelations about Sellafield’s ability to safely and economically operate, the Guardian has discovered a report that […]

December 7, 2012 Nuclear UK

Sellafield hiring 500 new workers toward decommissioning efforts

In the wake of a report last month citing spiking costs and drawn out decommissioning procedures at Britain’s Sellafield nuclear site has […]

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Private: Nils Bøhmer

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nils@bellona.no
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Nils Bøhmer has been managing director of the Bellona Foundation since 2006, after he worked 13 years at Bellona’s Russian department. Previously he worked at the NRPA. Bøhmer is Bellona’s expert on radioactive waste, nuclear accidents and nuclear power. He holds a M.Sc. from the University of Oslo and a Master’s degree in nuclear physics