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An exciting future begins at National Nuclear Laboratory  

National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) welcomed a new cohort of talented graduates, apprentices and industrial placement students this month.

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In sympathy – Queen Elizabeth II

NNL joins the whole nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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NNL and partners to assess nuclear reactor design and fuel production for UK’s first AMR demonstration

National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and its partners have been selected to assess the feasibility of both the nuclear reactor design and the fuel production for the first demonstration Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) in the UK.

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NNL delivers summer school success

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) were excited to be a partner in the inaugural A-CINCH summer school; a European project giving a taster of the nuclear and radiochemistry sector.

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Opening Soon! Academic Access Call 

Investing in scientific research and unleashing innovation is fundamental to our work as a national laboratory.

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The power of the “Joshikai” – encouraging more girls to consider a career in STEM 

Blog by Dr Fiona Rayment OBE, Chief Science and Technology Officer at the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).

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UK Space Agency visits NNL to see nuclear solutions for future space missions

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) invited Dr Paul Bate, the CEO of the UK Space Agency, to its flagship Central Laboratory at Sellafield and Hot Robotics facilities at Workington this month – both in West Cumbria.

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NNL colleague wins Materials Science Thesis Prize

Joe Mahmoud, who joined NNL in May as an Operations & Technical Support Assistant in the Separations Science & Special Nuclear Material Team, has won the prestigious 2022 Materials Science Thesis Prize.

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NNL embarks on next phase of major programme to modernise its four world-leading laboratories

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has embarked on the second phase of a four-year asset care and maintenance programme to update four laboratories across the North West of England.

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NNL and Bangor University enter strategic collaboration to further the advancement of nuclear science

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear fission and Bangor University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 29 July 2022.

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