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WENRA recommends reactor vessel checks
WENRA recommends reactor vessel checks
Standardized reviews of all European reactor pressure vessels have been recommended by the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA). The call follows the discovery of inclusions at two Belgian units last year, both of which have since restarted.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 30 August 2013
Fukushima leak cleaned up
Fukushima leak cleaned up
Motegi at Fukushima Daiichi, August 2013 64x48Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 27 August 2013
US court rules on Yucca Mountain
US court rules on Yucca Mountain
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted illegally by abandoning the review of the licence application for the Yucca Mountain waste repository, the US Court of Appeals has ruled.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Korean reactor returns in heatwave
Korean reactor returns in heatwave
Permission to restart a South Korean nuclear power reactor which has been in an extended outage may offer limited relief as the country struggles to meet electricity demand during a heatwave.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 13 August 2013
National incentive for nuclear regulation
National incentive for nuclear regulation
Greater investment in nuclear regulation will pay dividends for Japan as it moves to restart nuclear reactors. Mobilising more safety review teams could save the country ¥850 billion ($8.8 billion) if it means more reactors can restart sooner.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 9 August 2013
Levy nuclear plant project shelved
Levy nuclear plant project shelved
Duke Energy has dropped plans to build two new reactors at the greenfield Levy site in Florida blaming regulatory uncertainty. It is the second time in recent months that Duke has shelved a nuclear project.
New Nuclear · Friday, 2 August 2013
Climate targets blown in Japan
Climate targets blown in Japan
Government buildings, Tokyo (Guwashi999) 82x48Carbon dioxide intensity from Japan's electricity industry climbed again in FY2012, reaching levels 39% greater than when the country's nuclear reactors were operating normally, and taking the sector far beyond climate targets.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 1 August 2013
Three-year delay in Lee licensing
Three-year delay in Lee licensing
A decision on Duke Energy's application to build the proposed William States Lee nuclear power plant could be delayed by three years, the US regulator has stated.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 1 August 2013
Ten more years for Bugey 4
Ten more years for Bugey 4
Bugey (EDF)_48Bugey 4 has successfully completed a major periodic safety review, making it the fifth reactor that French nuclear safety regulators have approved for operation to the age of 40.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 31 July 2013
AP1000 closer to licensing in Canada
AP1000 closer to licensing in Canada
AP1000 reactor cutaway 48Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor design has successfully passed the second phase of a three-stage pre-licensing review by the Canadian nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Japan revising fuel cycle safety rules
Japan revising fuel cycle safety rules
Draft safety requirements for nuclear fuel cycle facilities and research reactors have been approved by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Meanwhile, restart inspections are to proceed at four power reactors.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 25 July 2013
Fessenheim 1 reinforcements complete
Fessenheim 1 reinforcements complete
Fessenheim 1 reinforcement (EDF)_48A project to upgrade the concrete basemat under EDF's Fessenheim 1 has been completed, allowing France's oldest operating reactor to continue producing electricity.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 9 July 2013
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