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Japan to test tritium removal technologies
Japan has selected three overseas companies to construct demonstration projects to verify the suitability of their technologies for removing tritium from contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Tender for construction of Spanish waste store
Spain's decommissioning firm Enresa has launched a tender for the contract to carry out the main civil construction works at the planned national high-level waste storage facility in central Spain.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 5 September 2014
Hitachi collaborates on TRU-consuming reactor development
Japan's Hitachi has begun further joint research with three US universities into the development of reactors that could use transuranic (TRU) elements as fuel. This could result in a significant decrease in the time needed for the decay in the radioactivity of used fuel.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 29 August 2014
Final solution for historic used fuel
All of the used nuclear fuel from a historic US experimental reactor that ceased operations half a century ago has been dissolved in an equally historic chemical processing plant, completing a major step towards final disposition of the material.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 29 August 2014
NRC approves final rule on used fuel storage
The issuance of licences for new US nuclear power reactors and the extension of operating licences for existing ones will soon resume following the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a final rule on the continued storage of used fuel.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Ukrainian used fuel store under construction
A ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction of Ukraine's central used fuel storage facility, which is being built near resettled villages in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Nominations open for Australian waste site
The Australian government has said that it is still open to nominations from traditional land owners in Northern Territory for a site for a national radioactive waste management facility. Two months ago it confirmed that Muckaty Station was no longer being considered.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 14 August 2014
Harwell test facility prepares for decommissioning
Operations have ended at a post-irradiation examination facility at the UK's Harwell nuclear research site. Decommissioning activities will begin in about three years.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 7 August 2014
New waste facility for Idaho laboratory
A new remote-handled low-level waste disposal facility should be in operation at the Idaho National Laboratory by October 2017. A $34 million contract for the facility's design and construction has now been awarded.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 4 August 2014
New approach for selecting UK repository site
The UK government has published its framework policy for the long-term management of higher activity radioactive waste, including details of how it intends to work with interested communities to site a geological disposal facility.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 25 July 2014
Russian waste transport ship completes test mission
The
Rossita
, a nuclear waste transport ship donated to Russia by Italy in 2011, has completed its first mission.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Investment program for Slovenian repository
The Slovenian government has approved an investment program for a national repository for low- and intermediate-level waste. The total investment costs depend on whether neighbouring Croatia participates in the project.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 10 July 2014
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