Urenco and Babcock face prosecution over uranium oxide release
NUCLEAR engineering companies Urenco ChemPlants and Babcock Critical Services are to be prosecuted after a 2024 incident at an enrichment site in the UK led to a uranium oxide release.
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The Chemical Engineer
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March 2026Issue 1017
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UPDATE: NASA confirms April Artemis II launch
THE FIRST crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years is now scheduled to launch in April after NASA engineers identified and resolved a helium flow fault affecting the Artemis II rocket.
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IRANIAN and Bahraini water desalination plants have been damaged by attacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, officials from both countries said.
bp reports rise in downstream emissions; Shell continues decline
bp reported a significant increase in downstream greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, according to its latest annual filings, while rival Shell recorded a continued decline from its 2019 levels.
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