News from NCE magazine
Construction underway at Lizard lifeboat station
Construction of a state-of-the-art Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station has begun at The Lizard in Cornwall.
Dounreay clean-up moves offshore
Dounreay’s site closure programme is moving offshore and up a gear to recover more radioactive waste from the seabed off the coast near the reactor at Thurso, north Scotland.
Keller operating profit drops 68%
Operating profit at ground engineering firm Keller fell by 68% to £13.7M worldwide in the first half of 2010, compared to £42.8M in the same period last year.
Blast firms fined £10M
Firms responsible for the safety breaches that caused the 2005 Buncefield oil depot explosion and resulting groundwater pollution were fined almost £10M at St Albans Crown Court last week.
Venice flood barrier risks questions raised
A leading oceanographer has raised concerns that Venice’s €4.6bn (£3.8bn) flood barrier project could put public health and the environment at risk.
Features & analysis
Ground Control
In France and Germany geothermal power is relatively widespread, yet in the UK there remains just one power plant under development. But new technologies could soon make this energy source more attractive.
Big interview
Morrell - the first interview
The newly appointed Chief Construction Adviser (CCA), Paul Morrell has pledged to keep a ‘team’ of Civil Engineers on call to ensure adequate representation to government.
Other Geotechnical News
Xstrata signs £2.7bn Peru copper mine deal
Peru’s government and Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata signed a deal Thursday under which the company will spend £2.7bn to develop the Las Bambas copper mine, in what President Alan Garcia called the “contract of the century.”
Mine rescue effort hit by delays
The rescue effort to save the 33 trapped miners in Chile was delayed on Thursday when drilling had to be halted for several hours because of geological faults.
Pipeline stabilisation works completed
M&J Drilling Services has recently completed works on behalf of the Pipelines Division of J Murphy & Sons for the stabilisation of former shallow coal mine workings beneath United Utilities’ £125M West East Link Main (WELM) water pipeline.
Chilean president predicts Christmas return for trapped miners
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday he hopes 33 miners trapped nearly a half-mile underground will be home by Christmas.
Crossrail
Delivering Crossrail: Major project report
NCE presents its major project report on Crossrail - a comprehensive guide to the project featuring interviews with Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden and Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan.
