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[http://www.ukaea.org.uk/ '''United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority'''](UKAEA) was established in 1954 by the UK Government to oversee the country's nuclear research programme and development of the industry. In 1956 Calder Hall was commissioned by the [[UKAEA]] turning UK into "the first country in the world to adopt nuclear power on an industrial and commercial scale". In 1957 after a fire at Windscale, a nuclear complex near Calder Hall, which reportedly caused "32 deaths and 260 cases of cancer" from the leaked radiation, UKAEA changed its name to Sellafield. In 1971 [[BNFL]] parted ways with UKAEA. (''Independent on Sunday'', November 27, 2005)
 
[http://www.ukaea.org.uk/ '''United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority'''](UKAEA) was established in 1954 by the UK Government to oversee the country's nuclear research programme and development of the industry. In 1956 Calder Hall was commissioned by the [[UKAEA]] turning UK into "the first country in the world to adopt nuclear power on an industrial and commercial scale". In 1957 after a fire at Windscale, a nuclear complex near Calder Hall, which reportedly caused "32 deaths and 260 cases of cancer" from the leaked radiation, UKAEA changed its name to Sellafield. In 1971 [[BNFL]] parted ways with UKAEA. (''Independent on Sunday'', November 27, 2005)
  
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In 2005, a cementation plant at Dounreay was closed after the spillage of hazardous, dissolved spent fuel and an investigation started by the UKAEA. According to the times, "the discovery of nuclear particles on neighbouring beaches has led to calls for a full public inquiry into the scale of pollution at the site, while the UKAEA has been accused of a cover-up". The prototype fast reactor at Dounreay was already shut down in 1994. (''The Times'', October 18, 2005)
  
 
UKAEA has commissioned the services of the following PR companies:<br>
 
UKAEA has commissioned the services of the following PR companies:<br>

Revision as of 17:56, 29 January 2006

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority(UKAEA) was established in 1954 by the UK Government to oversee the country's nuclear research programme and development of the industry. In 1956 Calder Hall was commissioned by the UKAEA turning UK into "the first country in the world to adopt nuclear power on an industrial and commercial scale". In 1957 after a fire at Windscale, a nuclear complex near Calder Hall, which reportedly caused "32 deaths and 260 cases of cancer" from the leaked radiation, UKAEA changed its name to Sellafield. In 1971 BNFL parted ways with UKAEA. (Independent on Sunday, November 27, 2005)

In 2005, a cementation plant at Dounreay was closed after the spillage of hazardous, dissolved spent fuel and an investigation started by the UKAEA. According to the times, "the discovery of nuclear particles on neighbouring beaches has led to calls for a full public inquiry into the scale of pollution at the site, while the UKAEA has been accused of a cover-up". The prototype fast reactor at Dounreay was already shut down in 1994. (The Times, October 18, 2005)

UKAEA has commissioned the services of the following PR companies:

Key Personnel

Chief Executive Dipesh Shah
Chairman Mrs Barbara Thomas Judge
Director, Major Projects & Engineering Colin Bayliss
Director, Safety & Assurance John Crofts
Chief Financial Officer Andrew Jackson

John Collier was a former Chairman of UKAEA.

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