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Countdown to COP26: Communication and engagement is our responsibility as scientists

What has always struck me working at NNL, and with colleagues across the nuclear sector, is just how many of us are environmentalists at heart.

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Nuclear Science to Benefit Society – Our Strategic Plan

We’re proud to launch our Strategic Plan, which sets out how NNL, the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear fission, is benefiting society through nuclear science.

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Non-Executive Chair Role

Owing to the existing Chair’s tenure coming to an end, this is an exciting opportunity to Chair the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) which comes at a critical time given the global focus on solving Net Zero through …

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Pinkerton Prize awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory authors

NNL’s Robin Taylor and Gemma Mathers have won the 2019 Nuclear Institute Pinkerton Prize. Their award-winning paper details innovation within the NNL-led, BEIS-funded Advanced Fuel Cycle Programme.

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Countdown to COP: 4 Ways Nuclear Is Playing Its Part For Clean Energy

By Dr Fiona Rayment, NNL Chief Science and Technology Officer (CSTO)

The UK is preparing to take up its presidency of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow this November.

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Government and Industry report says “nuclear should be a key part of the clean hydrogen mix”

A new paper setting out the green hydrogen potential of nuclear has been published by the Nuclear Industry Council , which is a joint-forum between the UK nuclear industry and the Government.

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Gen 2 Apprentice Award Winner

NNL 1st year Craft Apprentice Ben Agnew won the “Learner Extra Mile Award” at Gen 2 “Celebrating Learners” awards ceremony.

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NNL Welcomes Government’s Energy White Paper

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) welcomes the Government’s Energy White Paper published today, as part of the pathway towards achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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NOW LIVE: NDA Bursary Scheme 2020-2021

The NDA is requesting applications to its bursary scheme, to support the NDA mission to deliver safe, sustainable and publicly acceptable solutions to the challenge of decommissioning and clean-up of the UK’s civil nuclear

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