Safety & Environment
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Bush: Nuclear "by far the best solution"
Source: World Nuclear News[White House, 20 December] During a press conference at the White House, US President George Bush turned his attention to nuclear energy and the reduction of…
Exelon to replace security force at nuclear plants
Source: World Nuclear NewsExelon Nuclear will replace the security force provided by Wackenhut Nuclear Services with its own in-house team. In September it was reported that Wackenhut guards were found…
Climate talks under a cloud
Source: World Nuclear NewsClimate talks in Bali, Indonesia continued past their scheduled end as ministers attempted to reach agreement. Indonesian ministers said nuclear power was to be part of…
Grants for carbon-fibre composites research
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a grant to a researcher from Clemson University to study the use of carbon fibres to enhance the…
Cameco reports on Rabbit Lake flooding
Source: World Nuclear NewsCameco reported on 3 December that it is making good progress in dealing with a problem of increased water inflow at the Eagle Point mine, but…
Climate change meeting starts, Australia ratifies
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe latest two-week climate change conference started today in Bali, Indonesia, as Australia ratifies the Kyoto Protocol. Negotiators hope to agree the key areas of a…
European uranium smugglers caught
Source: World Nuclear News[Bloomberg, 29 November] Three people have been arrested in central Europe for smuggling uranium. Two were seized in Slovakia and one in Hungary after a joint…
BE prepares for new build
Source: World Nuclear NewsBritish Energy (BE) has made transmission connection agreements with National Grid for possible new nuclear plants at Sizewell, Hinkley, Dungeness and Bradwell. All but Hinkley are…
BE finds another damaged wire at an AGR
Source: World Nuclear NewsAs investigations continue into the condition of wire windings in the boiler closure units (BCUs) of some of British Energy's (BE's) Advanced Gas Reactors (AGRs), the…
IPCC notes role of nuclear in summary report
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new Summary for Policy Makers, notes nuclear power as a currently available commercial climate change mitigation technology. Overall, the IPCC…
Mussels blamed for reactor shutdowns
Source: World Nuclear News[Newshouse News Service, 12 November] Non-native mussels in Lake Ontario have cost Entergy between $1.5 million and $2 million per day in lost revenue by eating…
Kashiwazaki Kariwa inspections continue
Source: World Nuclear NewsTokyo Electric Power Company continues to carefully inspect the quake-hit Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant. Regular updates have revealed that the stuck control rod has been…
New safety role at Vattenfall
Source: World Nuclear NewsA top-level role for a nuclear safety expert has been created at Vattenfall, following the two chief recommendations of a report on the shortcomings in safety…
Radioactive ore dumped in DRC river
Source: World Nuclear NewsUPDATED [Mail & Guardian, 7 November; Reuters, 10 November] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are investigating the suspected dumping of nearly 19 tonnes…
France without nuclear?
Source: World Nuclear NewsAnti-nuclear group Sortir du Nucleaire has claimed that France could phase out all its nuclear power plants within ten or even five years – although the…
Armed robbery at Pelindaba
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: World Nuclear NewsAn attack on South Africa's Pelindaba nuclear research site has resulted in a worker being shot. Anton Gerber, an operations officer in the Emergency Services department,…