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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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NNL’s CINDe scheme celebrates people strategy accolade at this year’s NDA supply chain event

The Centre for Innovative Nuclear Decommissioning (CINDe), led by the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) in collaboration with Sellafield Ltd has celebrated a prestigious honour from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

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Changemakers convene in London for much anticipated Global Forum for Nuclear Innovation

The first Global Forum for Nuclear Innovation since 2019 took place on the 17-19 July in London, hosted this year by the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).

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NNL is proud to be featured in two new publications by the Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO)

NNL is proud to be featured in two new publications by the Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO).

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Forging new links with AWE

Recently, members of our Early Careers community came together with counterparts at Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at the inaugural NuLINKS Conference.

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NNL featured in STEM children’s magazine

This month’s edition of Science+Nature, published by The Week Junior, looks at the arguments for and against nuclear power in fixing climate change.

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NNL makes breakthrough to address the global shortage of key medical radioisotope for fighting cancer

Scientists at NNL have made a breakthrough for producing Lead-212, a very important medical radioisotope for treating cancer, but which is difficult to produce and therefore in short supply.

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