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Galson Sciences Limited, part of the Egis Group, are joining WSP and AtkinsRéalis in their recent appointment as the Major Permissions Delivery Partner for Nuclear Waste Services (NWS). As part of the project, we will work with Nuclear Waste Services to develop Initial Site Evaluations and Environmental Permit applications for site characterisation activities at potential …

Egis Group’s Nuclear Service Line is launching a programme dedicated to women, with the aim of promoting engineering careers to female students, setting up mentoring initiatives within the nuclear teams, taking part in sporting events, prizes, etc. As part of Egis Group, Galson Sciences had the pleasure of marking the start of this initiative by …

As part of staff wellbeing here at Galson Sciences we participate in celebration days periodically throughout the year. February brought us Valentine’s and Shrove Tuesday. As you can see, we combined the 2, treating the staff to themed goodies and of course pancakes. This demonstrates the company’s commitment to staff welfare in turn boosting morale …

World AIDS Day is on 1st December and takes place annually. This is a time to stand up for those impacted by HIV, past and present, and call for a better future. By wearing the iconic red ribbon, you are joining a community that shows solidarity with people living with HIV while remembering lives lost. …

Shivangi Prasad and Stella Foster attended the 38th Annual Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management Summer School 10th – 14th July, hosted at Christ’s College, Cambridge. The Summer School was attended by a diverse range of nuclear industry professionals, from those new to decommissioning to those retraining and upskilling. Jo Farrow and Jenny Kent from Galson …

A group from Galson Sciences enjoyed their 3rd annual trip to Rutland Water Aqua Park on 23 August 2023. The Aqua Park is comprised of several inflated obstacles and platforms with fantastic names such as Tornado Tower, Sea Dragon, and Monkey Dome. Set within 3100 acres of countryside with a 23-mile walking and cycling path, …

Dr Jenny Kent appointed new Managing Director We are pleased to share an important update regarding our management arrangements. As of 1 July – and after 30 years leading the company – Dr Daniel Galson will be handing the Managing Director role to Dr Jenny Kent and moving into a newly created Strategic Director role. …

Galson Sciences and it’s parnters Empresarios Agrupanos and Orano Projets have been awarded a framework contract to develop disposal solutions for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste in Norway. Under the framework agreement, the consortium will further develop the Deep Borehole Disposal (DBD) concept for high-level radioactive waste in Norway, informing the selection of radioactive …

Our Galson Sciences team attended the three-day Symposium on Geological Disposal Optimisation ,organised by the Implementing Geological Disposal – Technology Platform (IDG-TP) and hosted by Nagra (Swiss waste management organisation) in Zurich in September 2022. Tamara Baldwin, Consultant at Galson Sciences and member of the IGD-TP Scientific Committee, was instrumental in organising this event, bringing …

GSL has recently completed a project on laser decontamination of inactive metallic surfaces with its partners NNL (National Nuclear Laboratory) and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland), as part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Direct Research Portfolio (DRP) framework on Integrated Waste Management and Side Decommissioning and Remediation. Laser decontamination (or ablation) has been …