DRS served an improvement notice by the ONR
‘The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served an improvement notice on a Carlisle-based specialist rail freight company that carries nuclear material.
In November 2024, Direct Rail Services Limited (DRS) temporarily suspended movements of UN Class 7 (radioactive material) dangerous goods when it was discovered that its appointed subcontractor was not complying with applicable regulations.’
DRS gets nuclear rocket from UK regulator
DRS has been handed an official Improvement Notice from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
https://www.railfreight.com/business/2025/07/16/drs-gets-nuclear-rocket-from-uk-regulator
URENCO and Capenhurst News Summary
Urenco announces no stabilisation for €500m bond offering
‘Urenco Finance N.V. announced Monday that no stabilisation activities were undertaken for its recent €500 million bond offering, according to a post-stabilisation notice issued by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR:DBKGn), Frankfurt.
The 10-year notes, guaranteed by Urenco Limited and its subsidiaries, carry a 3.625% coupon and are due on June 18, 2035. The securities were issued at a price of 99.415% with a spread of 116.3 basis points over the German government bond (DBR 2½ 02/35).’
Working with the RI
‘Urenco has teamed up with the Royal Institution (Ri) to support its interactive laboratory for young people.’
Other News
One of three National Union of Plutonium workers has reached a new deal with the Nukiller authorities.
‘Workers at Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) will now be represented in pay negotiations by the Prospect union, after a recognition agreement was signed between the two organisations.’
The other two National Unions of Plutonium workers are the GMB & Unite the Union.
New Build – £38bn for Sizewell C
Book Resource
Gibson, Neil
Line by Line: Cumbria
Amberley Publishing
Stroud, Gloucestershire – 2024
ISBN – 978 1 3981 0486 0
This is a book of photographs of trains passing through Cumbria taken between 2003 and 2023.
It includes many photos which show DRS engines hauling Nukiller Waste Flasks.
Coming events – Recent Events
Whitehaven, Barrow, Capenhurst, Springfield
Leafleting about the DRS Nukiller Waste Trains at Various Stations such as Preston, and Wigan.
Some leafleting was done at Warrington during July and more at other stations will be done over the next few weeks.
We need more activists in order to make these events happen.