Countering Capenhurst – End of Year 2025

This issue of Countering Capenhurst is very much a summary of some news stories.

DRS

On October 23rd two flasks were taken from Crewe to Sellafield. We have no other details about them.

End of Services

DRS ends 13-year run providing Thunderbird services on the West Coast Main Line

https://www.dpsimulation.org.uk/uk-railway-news/drs-ends-13-year-run-providing-thunderbird-services-on-the-west-coast-main-line

URENCO News Stories

Project announces six-year supply contract with Urenco

Sizewell C nuclear power plant secures its fuel supply through agreements signed with Urenco and Framatome.

https://discoveryalert.com.au/news/urenco-doubles-uranium-enrichment-capacity-netherlands-2025

Urenco Doubles Uranium Enrichment Expansion at Almelo

https://discoveryalert.com.au/news/urenco-doubles-uranium-enrichment-capacity-netherlands-2025

Other News Stories

Sellafield-based firms force to lay off staff due to work shortage

‘ A number of firms which have contracts at the Sellafield site have been forced to lay off workers temporarily.

The Engineering Construction Industry Association confirmed that the firms were working on projects affected by industrial action taken by Unite members at the site.’

https://cumbriacrack.com/2025/12/10/sellafield-based-firms-force-to-lay-off-staff-due-to-work-shortage

Nukiller Shipping

Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited [ PNTL ] has just celebrated ( sic ) 50 years of transporting nukiller materials to and from Japan.

PNTL is now a part of Nuclear Transport Solutions, which in turn a part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

We view this as nothing to celebrate about.

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/04/urenco-centrus-orano-enriched-uranium-nuclear-russia-ai-data-center.html

Forthcoming Events

As a part of the long term urgent need to stop nukiller power we are having to look at just what we are capable of doing next.

Part of this process we will be continuing to work with Radiation Free Lakeland, and be at the DRS open day event in July.