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DoE concludes WIPP release was preventable
While the cause of the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is still being investigated, a preliminary report by the US Department of Energy (DoE) has already identified corrective actions that should be taken.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 25 April 2014
High-level waste arrives in Japan
The fourth and largest shipment so far of high-level waste from the UK to Japan has been completed. All such waste, resulting from the reprocessing of used reactor fuel, should be returned from the UK to Japan by the end of the decade.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Chimney work changes Sellafield skyline
Work to decommission the iconic filter gallery on the last remaining chimney from the UK's historic Windscale reactors has reached the half-way point.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 17 April 2014
Magnox waste facility supplier chosen
A facility to encapsulate legacy materials from Magnox fuel stored at the UK's Sellafield site will be built by a French-British joint venture under a contract worth up to £1.2 billion.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 16 April 2014
CB&I to decommission floating reactor
The USA's only floating nuclear power plant will be decommissioned by CB&I under a $34.7 million contract. The MH-1A reactor provided power to the Panama Canal zone before being shut down in 1976.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 14 April 2014
South Africa launches radwaste agency
The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute has been formally launched by South Africa's energy minister. It will be responsible for the management and disposal of the country's radioactive waste.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 4 April 2014
Investigators enter WIPP
Workers have re-entered the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for the first time since a radiological event occurred there in mid-February. Future teams will travel deeper into the facility towards the suspected source of the release.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 3 April 2014
Waste heads to Texas while WIPP gets in shape
Waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be temporarily stored at a site in Texas until the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) disposal facility reopens. LANL has committed to remove all above-ground transuranic waste from its site by June.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 21 March 2014
Workers to re-enter WIPP
A recovery process has started at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) with the aim of resuming operations. Seventeen workers have so far tested positive for extremely low levels of contamination following a radiological event at the facility last month.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 10 March 2014
Progress in Sellafield pond clearance
The first 100 tonnes of contaminated equipment that has laid for decades in the Pile Fuel Storage Pond at the Sellafield site in the UK has been retrieved for final disposal.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 7 March 2014
UK considers options for unreprocessed foreign fuel
The UK government has launched a public consultation on how it will deal with a small amount of overseas origin used fuel that will remain in the country when reprocessing activities end in 2018.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 4 March 2014
WIPP radiation under investigation
While investigations continue into the source of airborne radiation detected within the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, initial sample results suggest that 13 workers received external doses.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 27 February 2014
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While the cause of the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is still being investigated, a preliminary report by the US Department of Energy (DoE) has already identified corrective actions that should be taken.
Work to decommission the iconic filter gallery on the last remaining chimney from the UK's historic Windscale reactors has reached the half-way point.
The USA's only floating nuclear power plant will be decommissioned by CB&I under a $34.7 million contract. The MH-1A reactor provided power to the Panama Canal zone before being shut down in 1976.
The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute has been formally launched by South Africa's energy minister. It will be responsible for the management and disposal of the country's radioactive waste.
Waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be temporarily stored at a site in Texas until the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) disposal facility reopens. LANL has committed to remove all above-ground transuranic waste from its site by June.
A recovery process has started at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) with the aim of resuming operations. Seventeen workers have so far tested positive for extremely low levels of contamination following a radiological event at the facility last month.
The first 100 tonnes of contaminated equipment that has laid for decades in the Pile Fuel Storage Pond at the Sellafield site in the UK has been retrieved for final disposal.
While investigations continue into the source of airborne radiation detected within the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, initial sample results suggest that 13 workers received external doses.