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NNL Welcomes Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) welcomes the announcement today by Prime Minster Boris Johnson of an ambitious Ten Point Plan to deliver a Green Industrial Revolution for the UK, as part of the pathway towards achieving Net
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Stephanie is the Pride of Europe!
We are delighted to announce that NNL Senior Research Technologist, Dr Stephanie Thornber, has been named as the 2020 winner of the European Nuclear Society’s prestigious High Scientific Council (HSC) PhD award.
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New NNL Game Changer Challenges Now Open
We are offering funding to develop innovative solutions for a range of technically diverse challenges via the Game Changers innovation programme.
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NNL and JAEA Broaden Existing Agreement to Include HTGR Technology
NNL and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have announced that their existing technical collaboration agreement, signed in 2001, is to be broadened to encompass High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) technology.
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Major International Honour for Fiona Rayment
We are delighted to share the news that our Chief Science and Technology Officer, Fiona Rayment OBE, has been recognised internationally through being awarded the rank of Chevalier of the prestigious Légion d’Honneur by the Fre
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New NNL Report Highlights Critical Steps Towards Delivery of Advanced Nuclear Technology
NNL today publishes a major new report – Advanced Nuclear for Heat and Hydrogen – which highlights the key enablers for advanced nuclear technology to play a wider role in decarbonising society and helping the UK to reach
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New Contract for NNL to Progress Space Battery Work
We’re pleased to announce a major new contract from the European Space Agency for NNL to carry our further ground-breaking work on the development of “space batteries” powered by americium-241.
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NNL Designated as the UK’s First IAEA Collaborating Centre
We are delighted to announce that the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory has been formally designated as a Collaborating Centre by the IAEA.
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NDA PhD Bursary call 2020-21
NNL would like to announce that we are again working with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the PhD Bursary call for 2021.
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NNL Welcomes Government Funding for Advanced Nuclear Technology
NNL welcomes the announcement by Government of a substantial £40 million programme of investment in advanced nuclear energy technology.
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