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EDF, VEOLIA, Sign Decommissioning, Vitrifying Contract
Source: NewsEDF and VEOLIA said Tuesday they had entered a partnership agreement to co-develop remote control solutions for dismantling gas-cooled reactors (natural uranium graphite gas) and for vitrifying radioactive waste, in France and other locations around…
WANO Calls On Nuclear Industry To Build On Post-Fukushima Safety Progress
Source: NucNet26 Jun (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators has called on its members to build on the progress they have made on safety since the March 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi accident in Japan by further developing…
€15Bn Iter Fusion Project Remains On Track For First Plasma In 2025
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet26 Jun (NucNet): The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) under construction in the south of France remains on track to achieve first plasma in 2025 and full-power operation in 2035, the Iter Council, Iter’s governing…
China led Global Nuclear Growth of 1.1% In 2017, Says BP Report
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet26 Jun (NucNet): Global nuclear generation grew by 1.1% in 2017 with growth in China and Japan partially offset by declines in South Korea and Taiwan, a reports says. …
Finland’s Posiva To Begin World’s First In-Situ System Test At Final Repository Site
Source: NucNet25 Jun (NucNet): A full-scale in-situ system test for spent nuclear fuel disposal is expected to begin this week at Posiva’s planned final deep geologic disposal facility at Olkiluoto, Finland. …
Uranium Oversupply May Not Last Forever, Warns IAEA’s Amano
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet25 Jun (NucNet): Identified uranium resources are sufficient for well over 100 years of supply, but the current oversupply may not last for ever and it is important that this “vital resource” is mined, produced…
Navy Nuclear Fuel Recycling Program for Approved By Senate
Source: Neutron BytesThe bipartisan proposal secured by Senators Crapo, Risch, and Whitehouse would fund a program to reuse spent naval fuel for advanced reactor technologies. A pilot plant is planned to be built at the Idaho National…
Three western reactors headed for startup in China
Source: Neutron BytesUnit 1 of the Sammen nuclear power plant, a Westinghouse AP1000, located in China’s Zheiang province, has achieved first criticality Unit 1 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant, a Westinghouse AP1000, located in China’s Shandong…
IAEA Sees Strength In Bulgaria's Radioactive Waste Strategy
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Bulgaria is committed to the safe management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, but recommended changes the country could make for long-term improvements.
NRC Inspects Clinton, Concerned With Backup Generators
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it had begun a Special Inspection at the Clinton nuclear power plant to review the circumstances surrounding problems with the emergency diesel generators at the plant that could not…
IAEA Calls On Bulgaria To Revise Waste Strategy And Make Provisions For Deep Geologic Disposal
Source: NucNet22 Jun (NucNet): Bulgaria is committed to the safe management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, but should avoid limiting the timeframe for its national strategy for spent fuel and radioactive waste to 2030…
UK’s Wood Launches Fund To Invest In Nuclear Decommissioning Technologies
Source: NucNet22 Jun (NucNet): UK-based engineering and technical services company Wood has launched a fund that will invest in technologies for nuclear decommissioning developed by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). …
Sanmen Unit 1 Reaches Initial Criticality
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced two major milestones with its AP1000 reactors under construction in China on Thursday. Among the good news for the company, it was announced, along with China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation…
Second AP1000 In China Begins Receiving Fuel
Source: NewsWestinghouse and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Shangdong Nuclear Power Company Limited (SDNPC) said Thursday that a second AP1000, Haiyang Unit 1, had begun to receive fuel into its core.
Orano Boss Says Brussels Has Not Been ‘Nuclear Positive’
Source: NucNet21 Jun (NucNet): Brussels has not been “nuclear-positive” in recent years, but if Europe is serious about taking carbon out of its energy consumption, then nuclear energy needs to be part of the solution together…
Testing Completed As Russia’s Rostov-4 Nears Commercial Operation
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet21 Jun (NucNet): Russian state nuclear operator Rosenergoatom said all testing has been completed at the Rostov-4 nuclear power unit under construction near Volgodonsk in southern Russia and the plant is ready for commercial operation.…
EU Must Recognise And Reward Long-Term Operation Of Nuclear, Says Foratom
Source: NucNet20 Jun (NucNet): European Union energy policy makers should recognise and reward the long-term operation (LTO) of nuclear reactor units because of their role in meeting the EU’s climate goals, Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom…
Bruce Power Contracts Shoreline Consortium For Re-Tubing
Source: NewsBruce Power said it had signed a Major Component Replacement Contract with the Shoreline Power Group Consortium, which will be responsible for successfully executing the heart of the company’s multi-year Life-Extension program, which started in…
NDA Has Improved, But Still Has Long Way To Go With Sellafield Decommissioning, Says Report
Source: NucNet20 Jun (NucNet): The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has improved its performance at the Sellafield nuclear site, but still has a long way to go in decommissioning and cleaning up the facility, facing continued delays…
Kyushu Electric Restarts Genkai NPP Unit 4
Source: NewsThe Kyushu Electric Power Company has restarted Unit 4 at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in the Saga Prefecture of Japan, the company announced.