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Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector
Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector
A study on the employment generated by the nuclear energy industry has been published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each gigawatt of nuclear capacity constructed, it suggests.
New Nuclear · Friday, 26 October 2018
Tohoku decides to decommission oldest Onagawa unit
Tohoku decides to decommission oldest Onagawa unit
Unit 1 of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture is to be decommissioned after owner Tohoku Electric Power Company decided that safety upgrades required to restart it would be too expensive and time-consuming.
Corporate · Thursday, 25 October 2018
Changes to Oyster Creek emergency planning approved
Changes to Oyster Creek emergency planning approved
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved modifications to the emergency preparedness plan for Oyster Creek to reflect its decommissioning status. The plant shut down in September after 49 years of operation.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 19 October 2018
Shikoku outlines plans for decommissioning Ikata 2
Shikoku outlines plans for decommissioning Ikata 2
A decommissioning plan for unit 2 of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Japan's Ehime prefecture has been submitted to the country's nuclear regulator by plant owner Shikoku Electric Power Company.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 17 October 2018
SEFOR reactor vessel prepares to leave site
SEFOR reactor vessel prepares to leave site
The reactor vessel of the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) in Arkansas, which shut down over 45 years ago, has been placed in a carbon-steel container in preparation of its transport to a disposal site in Nevada.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 16 October 2018
First waste transferred to mega disposal unit at Savannah River
First waste transferred to mega disposal unit at Savannah River
The first transfer of radioactive liquid waste from an underground waste tank to a "mega-volume" facility - Saltstone Disposal Unit 6 - has been completed at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 11 October 2018
UK decommissioning research centre opens
UK decommissioning research centre opens
The Centre for Innovative Nuclear Decommissioning Engineering has officially opened in Workington with the aim of innovating and delivering future engineering leaders, supporting the UK's nuclear decommissioning programme in west Cumbria.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 5 October 2018
Centrus to prepare Oak Ridge facility for demolition
Centrus to prepare Oak Ridge facility for demolition
Centrus Energy Corp has been awarded a USD15 million work authorisation by the US Department of Energy for decontamination and decommissioning to prepare the K-1600 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for demolition.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Jacobs secures Dounreay decommissioning work
Jacobs secures Dounreay decommissioning work
USA-based Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded two four-year framework agreements by the UK's Dounreay Site Restoration Limited to provide design and engineering services, and safety case production and peer review services.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Hunterston A storage pond clearance completed
Hunterston A storage pond clearance completed
Work to empty and decontaminate the former used fuel storage pond at the Hunterston A Magnox nuclear power plant in Scotland was recently completed, removing one of the site's highest hazards.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation
Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation
A framework cooperation agreement has been signed between Norway's Institute for Energy Technology and Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre, through which the two organisations will extend their collaboration on nuclear research and decommissioning.
Corporate · Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Oyster Creek retires after 49 years
Oyster Creek retires after 49 years
Exelon Generation's Oyster Creek nuclear power plant retired from service yesterday after 49 years of electricity generation. The single-unit boiling water reactor was the oldest operating nuclear power plant in the USA.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 18 September 2018
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