International Nuclear Services

Wednesday 18 April 2012
New Chairman for INS Board
Following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) John Clarke is now stepping down from his role as Chairman of the INS Board. John will be replaced in this role by NDA’s Strategy Director, Dr Adrian Simper.

Wednesday 11 April 2012
The Business - Summer 2012
INS is pleased to publish the summer 2012 edition of our quarterly newsletter, ‘The Business’

Wednesday 4 April 2012
Oceanic Pintail returns to service by delivering crucial plutonium shipment to the USA
International Nuclear Services (INS), the design, licensing and transport specialist, has recently played a vital part in the first ever transport of separated plutonium under the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI), a central pillar of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy.

Monday 2 April 2012
New-look INS faces towards global design, licensing and transport markets
International Nuclear Services (INS), the design, licensing and transport specialist, has unveiled its new corporate identity today.

Monday 2 April 2012
INS completes ship management services transition to Serco
International Nuclear Services (INS), the design, licensing and transport specialist and fuel cycle services provider, has completed the complex process of transferring its ship management service to a new contractor, Serco Group.

Monday 19 March 2012
Dounreay Public Consultation Announcement
As previously reported (see news story from 4th January 2011 - Dounreay Radioactive Waste Substitution Consultation 2010) in December 2010, the Scottish Government and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched a public consultation regarding Dounreay Radioactive Waste Substitution. The consultation closed in March 2011 and subsequently the Scottish Government has reviewed the submissions and has developed its response. The scope of the consultation included consideration of a policy for substituting overseas radioactive wastes at Dounreay.

Tuesday 6 March 2012
2012 Radioactive Materials (RAM) Transport Event
INS is pleased to announce that we are the main sponsor the 2012 Radioactive Materials (RAM) Transport Event on the 22 – 24 May 2012.

Friday 2 March 2012
New NDA CEO
The NDA has today announced the appointment of John Clarke as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Monday 27 February 2012
End of an era for the Pacific Sandpiper
After 25 years of exemplary service to the global nuclear industry, the Pacific Sandpiper has recently been recycled by International Nuclear Services (INS) using specialists in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Thursday 23 February 2012
INS attendance at Waste Management Symposium
International Nuclear Services (INS) is pleased to announce their attendance at the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, USA from 26 to 29 February 2012.

Friday 13 January 2012
INS supports Young Enterprise
INS recently provided support to Young Enterprise in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Tuesday 3 January 2012
Fact-finding Mission from China
In late 2011, INS hosted a two-day visit to the UK, by a delegation of Engineers from the China Nuclear Power Engineering Co Ltd (CNPE), a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The CNPE is the nuclear design and engineering organisation within China, tasked with designing facilities for China's back-end fuel-cycle programme.