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First radioactive waste removed from Magnox storage pond
The very first radioactive sludge has been removed from the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) at Sellafield in north-west England. The FGMSP is one of the site's four Legacy Pond and Silo facilities.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Muon data confirms fuel melt at Fukushima Daiichi 1
Initial results from using a muon detection system at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 in Japan appear to confirm that most of the fuel has melted and dropped from its original position within the core, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Three Japanese reactors to be retired
Kansai Electric Power Company and the Japan Atomic Power Company have decided to decommission three nuclear power plants shut down after the Fukushima accident of 2011 rather than applying to restart them.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Chernobyl Confinement reaches final stage, but funds need boost
Construction of the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement on the site of the 1986 nuclear accident is entering its final stage, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said yesterday.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Tepco reschedules water purification target
More than 90% of the contaminated water stored on the Fukushima Daiichi site will be treated by the end of May, two months later than originally planned, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced today.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 16 March 2015
Swiss decommissioning company gets in position
Swiss nuclear operator Alpiq has founded a new company to offer integrated nuclear plant decommissioning services in readiness for the post-operation stage of the country's nuclear power sector.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Britain remains key to Areva's strategy, says UK CEO
The UK is one of the two key markets for Areva, together with China, as it is "where the group sees growth", the French engineering company's UK chief executive officer Robert Davies told
World Nuclear News
in an interview yesterday.
Corporate
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Friday, 6 March 2015
Sellafield clean-up costs reach GBP53 billion
The estimated cost of decommissioning and cleaning up the Sellafield site in the UK has increased to GBP53 billion ($81 billion), the National Audit Office has noted. The increase has been attributed to a better understanding of the tasks involved.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 5 March 2015
Magnox and RSRL to merge
The UK's Magnox Limited and Research Sites Restoration Limited (RSRL) are being merged into a single site licence company as part of changes being introduced by the new parent body organization Cavendish Fluor Partnership.
Corporate
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Monday, 2 March 2015
Funding for waste-handling robotics development
A project to develop new robotic techniques for use in the autonomous handling of radioactive wastes is among those recently selected for funding by the European Commission.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Liquid waste removal progress at Sellafield silos
The removal of two million litres of liquid radioactive waste from silos used to store swarf waste from Magnox fuel reprocessing at the UK's Sellafield site marks a significant hazard reduction milestone, according to Sellafield Ltd.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 20 February 2015
IAEA team sees improvements at Fukushima Daiichi
Significant tasks have been completed in the clean-up and decommissioning of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, an international expert mission has concluded. However, it says many challenging issues remain.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015
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The very first radioactive sludge has been removed from the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) at Sellafield in north-west England. The FGMSP is one of the site's four Legacy Pond and Silo facilities.
Initial results from using a muon detection system at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 in Japan appear to confirm that most of the fuel has melted and dropped from its original position within the core, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced.
Kansai Electric Power Company and the Japan Atomic Power Company have decided to decommission three nuclear power plants shut down after the Fukushima accident of 2011 rather than applying to restart them.
Construction of the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement on the site of the 1986 nuclear accident is entering its final stage, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said yesterday.
More than 90% of the contaminated water stored on the Fukushima Daiichi site will be treated by the end of May, two months later than originally planned, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced today.
Swiss nuclear operator Alpiq has founded a new company to offer integrated nuclear plant decommissioning services in readiness for the post-operation stage of the country's nuclear power sector.
The estimated cost of decommissioning and cleaning up the Sellafield site in the UK has increased to GBP53 billion ($81 billion), the National Audit Office has noted. The increase has been attributed to a better understanding of the tasks involved.
The removal of two million litres of liquid radioactive waste from silos used to store swarf waste from Magnox fuel reprocessing at the UK's Sellafield site marks a significant hazard reduction milestone, according to Sellafield Ltd.