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Turn ideas into discoveries on our graduate development programme

Our 2023 Graduate Programme is now open for applications.

As the UK’s national lab for nuclear fission, the most important asset for our future success is our people.

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CLOSING 7TH OCTOBER: academic access call to support Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s mission

NNL is currently welcoming proposals from university academics for access to NNL facilities, equipment and capabilities across our sites as listed on pages 45-69 of the NIRO UK Nuclear Fission R&D Catalogue.

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NNL and partners welcome leading experts at Hot Laboratories event in the heart of Manchester

National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) was delighted to host world-leading experts at the 58th meeting of the Hot Laboratories and Remote Handling working group (Hotlab).

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US Assistant Secretary Kathryn Huff being told about the Rig Hall at NNL's Preston facility by Senior Waste Residue Chemist, Tahera Docrat

US Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy visits NNL

Dr Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the US Department of Energy (DOE) was welcomed to National Nuclear Laboratory’s (NNL) Preston facility this week.

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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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