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NRC sets seismic priorities
NRC sets seismic priorities
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has drawn up a list of 21 reactor sites in central and eastern USA that must carry out in-depth analyses of updated earthquake risks as a matter of priority. The regulator says that all are considered safe for continued operation in the meantime.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 12 May 2014
Mystery of WIPP release deepens
Mystery of WIPP release deepens
WIPP MgO bag 48Workers investigating the radiological release in the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico have found no evidence of a roof collapse but could not explain the discovery of damage to several bags of backfill.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 2 May 2014
DoE concludes WIPP release was preventable
DoE concludes WIPP release was preventable
WIPP (DOE) 48While 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 · Friday, 25 April 2014
Extraction of Fukushima groundwater starts
Extraction of Fukushima groundwater starts
Temporary groundwater storage tanks 48Tepco has begun pumping groundwater so that it bypasses the Fukushima Daiichi plant, reducing the volume of contaminated water that it must deal with. The water will be stored and tested before being released into the sea.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Investigators enter WIPP
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 · Thursday, 3 April 2014
UN reports on Fukushima radiation
UN reports on Fukushima radiation
The major UN report on the health impacts of the Fukushima accident concluded that any radiation-induced effects would be too small to identify. People were well protected and received "low or very low" radiation doses.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 2 April 2014
First Fukushima residents go home to Miyakoji
First Fukushima residents go home to Miyakoji
Tamura City 64x48The first permanent returns were made today by Fukushima residents displaced by the nuclear accident three years ago. Evacuation orders on the district of Miyakoji in the east of Tamura City have been officially lifted.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Ranger spillage clean-up complete
Ranger spillage clean-up complete
Ranger leach tanks 48The clean-up of spilled slurry material at the Ranger uranium mine has been completed, Energy Resources of Australia reported. A damaged rubber liner has been identified as the cause of last year's leaching tank rupture.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 27 March 2014
Test anomalies trigger early outages at Belgian units
Test anomalies trigger early outages at Belgian units
Tihange reactor building 48Belgian utility Electrabel has brought forward planned outages for units at its Tihange and Doel plants after additional tests on hydrogen flakes suggested these may affect the mechanical properties of their reactor vessels.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Blockage cleared for Fukushima water bypass
Blockage cleared for Fukushima water bypass
With the permission of local fishermen Tepco will soon let groundwater bypass the Fukushima Daiichi plant, alleviating a large part of its water management problem.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Hex cylinders in port drop
Hex cylinders in port drop
UF6 cylinders on truck Halifax (Truckfax - Mac Kackay) 64x48Port authorities are investigating how four cylinders containing enriched uranium hexafluoride were dropped during unloading operations at Halifax in Canada's Nova Scotia.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 18 March 2014
EDF's emergency response force in place
EDF's emergency response force in place
FARN exercise at St Alban 48All four of EDF's regional nuclear emergency bases are now in full operation. Proposed following the Fukushima accident, these will be capable of rapidly responding to a serious accident at any French nuclear power plant.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 12 March 2014
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