Writing for Defence Online, Pam Barber, Head of Business Development for Defence at The Open University looks at the importance of lifelong learning for the defence industry. The coronavirus pandemic has brought about sweeping changes to the way organisations work and their skills priorities. But another development last year also had ...
Cavendish Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Babcock International Group, has been awarded a £2.8m contract to deliver modifications to Dounreay’s existing processing facility, which will support the site’s strategy to safely decommission the site and reduce hazards. The contract will see Cavendish Nuclear develop a scheme design and a Hazard and ...
A pioneering UK-based steel construction system is on course to dominate the potentially lucrative global nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) market following the successful delivery of a blast chamber contract with a leading US university. The Steel Brick modular construction system developed by Modular Walling Systems Ltd, based in Renfrewshire, ...
The UK Government has approved a request from the Department of Health (NI) for deployment of military medical personnel to support the accelerated rollout of vaccines in Northern Ireland. Military medical personnel have previously supported front line healthcare staff in Northern Ireland on coronavirus wards, helping to treat the sickest patients ...