Duke Energy has decided against trying to repair the Crystal River nuclear reactor, which has been offline for two years due to problems with containment concrete discovered during uprate work. Decommissioning begins immediately.
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The process to remove fuel from the reactor of unit 1 at the shut down Oldbury nuclear power plant has started. Meanwhile, Berkeley's last two massive boilers have been removed from the site for recycling in Sweden._615x160.jpg)
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Costain will reinforce the reactor buildings of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant under decommissioning as part of its second contract from Magnox for work at ten UK sites being prepared to enter care and maintenance.
The Mühleberg nuclear power plant could avoid shutdown this year and operate until 2022 under an initiative announced by the government of the Swiss canton of Bern. Operator BKW FMB Energy said the proposal for a negotiated shutdown "could be an option."
Several milestones have been reached in the decommissioning of the UK's fleet of Magnox nuclear power plants, including the completion of defuelling at Chapelcross and the removal of a transformer from the Oldbury site.
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has decided to transfer remaining stocks of nuclear fuels from the Dounreay site to Sellafield. The move will enable Dounreay's security status to be significantly downgraded.
Duke Energy has decided against trying to repair the Crystal River nuclear reactor, which has been offline for two years due to problems with containment concrete discovered during uprate work. Decommissioning begins immediately._72x48.jpg "Trawsfynydd 1 (Emptyset) 72x48")
The Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant, under decommissioning in Britain, will feature in a sound and film installation that explores industrial architecture.
The first layer of steel framing for a cover that will allow removal of used fuel from Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 has been completed.