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Access the latest news about our activities at Hunterston A with articles on the progress we are making on behalf of the NDA and our work with local stakeholders as well as topical information and the latest happenings on site.

Hunterston A supporting the fight against climate change

26 May 2008

Hunterston A Site is supporting a local group of environmentalists in their fight against climate change. The Organic Growers of Fairlie (OGF) have pioneered a sustainable garden model that champions innovative waste management practices. Their aim is to lead the way for healthy, sustainable communities and develop a package to train others in the art of vermiculture (using wormeries to dispose of kitchen waste).

Innovation

01 Dec 2006

Hunterston A received the interim stage Letter of Compliance from Nirex for the sludge/resin waste stream and a separate endorsement for a 3m drum for storing the waste. This has ended a process that began three years ago in an attempt to encapsulate organic based reids in a cementatious media.

Decommissioning ponds at Hunterston A moves one step closer

26 Jul 2006

A significant step forward has been taken towards the decommissioning the ponds at Hunterston A with the setting up of the ‘Skips Team‘.

Water treatment a clean success

26 Jul 2006

A little bit of chemistry has gone a long way to improving operating conditions in the Cartridge Cooling Pond at Hunterston.