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AFCP unites for third virtual event
This week, AFCP came together for one last time in 2020 to celebrate technical achievements and look ahead to fuelling a Net Zero future.
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AFCP launches Game Changers challenge
The AFCP Innovation Team is reaching out to you, as the AFCP community, to seek challenges that exist within the programme for which a solution is not currently available.
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AFCP pyro university engagement heats up
Our virtual pyro-processing symposium explored hot topics in sustainable spent fuel processing.
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CINCH educational outreach challenge winners
After an amazing response to AFCP’s educational outreach challenge, two winners will have their ideas created and brought to high schools across the UK.
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The AFCP Co-Creation Community is here!
Innovation is at the heart of the AFCP. To enable our extensive supply chain network to connect and collaborate, we are excited to announce the launch of our dedicated, interactive innovation platform: The Co-Creation Community.
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AFCP goes virtual: Second technical meeting success
This week hosted AFCP’s second virtual Quarterly Technical Meeting, marking major collaboration across the programme’s members and key stakeholders.
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AFCP empowers NNL designation as the UK’s first IAEA Collaborating Centre
The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has been designated as a Collaborating Centre by the IAEA. AFCP was instrumental in this monumental announcement.
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NNL launches first academic call to support AFCP research
NNL is currently welcoming proposals from university academics for access to a range of equipment in our Central Laboratory facility.
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AFCP’s first virtual technical meeting
Last week, AFCP members came together for the programme’s first virtual technical meeting.
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Join AFCP for Energy Systems Catapult webinar
Be sure to register for the Energy Systems Catapult webinar – ‘Innovating to Net Zero: Nuclear’ – this Thursday, 18 June at 10:00.