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Iter transformer in place as materials tests continue
As the first of three Chinese-supplied electrical transformers is installed at the Iter fusion project in France, researchers in the Netherlands are testing the resistance to neutron radiation of materials that will shield the fusion reactor's core.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Urenco records first-half net loss, qualifies Brexit impact
Urenco has today reported a net loss of €8.5 million ($9.6 million) as a result of adverse exchange rate movements and significant weakening of pound sterling in its financial results for the half year ending 30 June 2016. The net loss compares with a net gain in the same period of 2015 of €166 million.
Corporate
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Thursday, 25 August 2016
Graphite research to support AGR life extensions
A new graphite irradiation research program has been launched in support of ageing management of Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors (AGRs) in the UK. Last week, EDF Energy announced new scheduled closure dates for four of its UK AGR nuclear power plants.
Corporate
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Monday, 22 February 2016
Tractebel Engineering becomes owner’s engineer for Pallas
Belgium's Tractebel Engineering has signed a contract to be owner's engineer for the planned Pallas research reactor to be built at Petten in the Netherlands. The facility will replace the existing High Flux Reactor that has been in operation since 1961 and take over its role as a major supplier of the world's medical radioisotopes.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Irradiation trials of HTR-PM fuel completed
Qualification irradiation tests of fuel elements for the demonstration HTR-PM high-temperature gas-cooled reactor plant being built at Shidaowan, China, have been completed in the Netherlands.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 5 January 2015
Areva gives details of EPZ contract
The used fuel covered by a contract Areva signed last month with Dutch utility EPZ to supply three "next-generation" TN 17 MAX casks contains 96% of valuable energy materials that can be recycled through treatment-recycling operations, Areva spokesperson Caroline Sagne told World Nuclear News today.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 4 December 2014
Dutch research reactor upgrade contract
Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has signed a contract with a South Korean consortium to upgrade its research reactor.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Loan for continued Petten operation
The Dutch government will provide a loan so that necessary upgrades can be made to enable the aging Petten research reactor to operate for a further ten years, by which time its replacement should have started up.
Corporate
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Monday, 20 October 2014
LFR fuel removed from Petten
The last used fuel from the Low Flux Reactor (LFR) at Petten has been transported to the Netherlands' central radioactive waste storage facility. Decommissioning of the research reactor is underway.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 6 December 2013
Incidents stretch isotope supply chain
Separate incidents at research reactors supplying molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) have once again illustrated the fragile nature of the medical isotope's supply chain. Meanwhile a unique new facility has started production of lead-212.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 22 November 2013
Borssele MOX fuel under production
Areva has begun producing mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for use in the Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands. It will mark the country's first use of such fuel.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 4 November 2013
State aid for Pallas reactor cleared
An €80 million ($105 million) state loan for the construction of a replacement for the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in the Netherlands meets EU rules, the European Commission has concluded. The Pallas reactor will take over HFR's role as a major supplier of the world's medical radioisotopes.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 18 July 2013
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