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15-16 October 2019, | Nur-Sultan

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23 June – 27 July 2019, Romania and Switzerland

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Work starts on Finnish fuel encapsulation plant

Published: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:50:03 GMT

Finnish waste management company Posiva today announced the start of construction of the used fuel encapsulation plant at the Olkiluoto site in western Finland. Installation of the necessary systems within the underground disposal chambers is also set to begin soon.

Extended operation of Forsmark units approved

Published: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:05:36 GMT

Units 1 and 2 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant can be operated safely for a further 10 years, until 2028, taking them beyond their initial 40-year planned operation, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority said yesterday.

IAEA mission finds robust security regime in Belgium

Published: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:41:46 GMT

Belgium's nuclear security regime is robust, an international team of experts has concluded after a two-week follow-up review led by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Korean companies awarded Barakah service agreements

Published: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:04:48 GMT

Nawah Energy Company - which will operate the UAE's first nuclear power plant at Barakah - has today signed a long-term maintenance services agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, supported by Kepco Plant Service & Engineering. It has also signed a five-year maintenance service agreement with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction.

UK and China team up on environmental protection

Published: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:15:30 GMT

UK-based research and development company Innovative Physics Ltd and China Environmental Protection Company Ltd have signed an agreement on technologies and skills to further improve the safety of nuclear power plants in China and overseas.

Malawi uranium mine sale agreed

Published: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:56:07 GMT

Paladin Energy has agreed to sell its 85% interest in the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi to Hylea Metals Ltd for AUD5 million (USD3.5 million) in cash and shares. Paladin says the sale will enable it to focus on optimising and restarting its Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia.

WIPP upgrades makes progress

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:30:56 GMT

Substantial progress is being made in capital improvement projects including the USD288 million Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant , the USA's only repository for transuranic wastes, according to the US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management.

UK low-carbon power to outstrip fossil fuels this year

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:51:32 GMT

National Grid, which owns and operates the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, has forecast that, in 2019, more of Britain's power will be generated from zero-carbon sources than from fossil fuels for the first time since the Industrial Revolution.

Framatome launches new coating technologies

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:09:15 GMT

France's Framatome has launched a range of new protective coatings that it says can reduce maintenance costs and extend the operating life of components and equipment used in nuclear power plants. The first application of this technology has been at Dominion Energy's Surry plant in the US state of Virginia.

Oyster Creek licence transfer approved

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:52:45 GMT

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of Oyster Creek's licence from Exelon Generation Co to Oyster Creek Environmental Protection, as owner, and Holtec Decommissioning International, as decommissioning operator.

IAEA reviews long-term safety of Sweden's Forsmark plant

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:32:30 GMT

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts yesterday completed a review of long-term operational safety at units 1 and 2 of Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power plant. The team assessed the plant's preparedness, organisation and programmes related to long-term operation against IAEA safety standards.

Test demonstrates business case for Mo-99 production

Published: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:03:13 GMT

Wisconsin-based companies Phoenix LLC and Shine Medical Technologies have completed a 132-hour test of the high-flux neutron generator that Shine intends to use in its production of medical radioisotopes.

Weld repairs to delay Flamanville EPR start-up

Published: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:16:17 GMT

Eight welds in the main steam transfer pipes that penetrate the two walls of the containment of the Flamanville EPR must be repaired before the reactor is commissioned, France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire has told EDF. The utility will assess the decision's impact on the cost and schedule of the project.

IAEA, ITER expand cooperation on fusion

Published: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:50:26 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation are to enhance their cooperation in nuclear fusion research and related activities following the signing of an agreement that expands one signed in 2008.

OPG readies for fuel loading at Darlington 2

Published: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:36:20 GMT

Preparations are under way for fuel loading to begin at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington 2 which is currently undergoing a mid-life refurbishment - 30 years after the first fuel bundle was loaded into the unit.

Australians urged to adopt nuclear power

Published: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:31:26 GMT

The Australian Nuclear Association has appealed to Australians to understand that nuclear energy is ready to make a valuable contribution to low emission dispatchable generation for Australia.

Call for innovation in nuclear power plant operation

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:45:29 GMT

A 'Call to Action' for accelerating innovative solutions to sustain and advance the current operational fleet of nuclear power plants has been issued by the attendees of the Global Forum on Innovation for the Future of Nuclear Energy, held last week in Gyeongju, South Korea.

UK’s low-carbon transition needs nuclear technologies, says ETI report

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:48:02 GMT

New nuclear plants are well-placed to form a major part of an affordable low-carbon transition in the UK, the Energy Technologies Institute says in a report it published today. It is the latest from the ETI's Nuclear Cost Drivers project, which it launched in October 2017.

Fuel loading delayed at Finnish EPR

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:30:57 GMT

Nuclear fuel will not be loaded into the core of the first-of-a-kind EPR at Olkiluoto until at least the end of August, Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj said today. Under the previous schedule, fuel loading had been due to take place this month.

Outer dome installed at Karachi 2

Published: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:09:41 GMT

The outer safety dome has been installed on the containment building of unit 2 at the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. The unit is the first of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors being built at the site.

Supreme Court upholds Virginia uranium mining ban

Published: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:11:15 GMT

The US Supreme Court has upheld Virginia's 37-year moratorium on uranium mining, ruling that the state-level prohibition is not pre-empted by the US Atomic Energy Act.

Kazatomprom chief warns against US uranium tariffs

Published: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:46:22 GMT

Kazatomprom CEO Galymzhan Pirmatov says he is "concerned" that more US reactors would be forced to close if the Trump administration were to introduce tariffs and force utilities to buy at least one-quarter of their uranium from domestic miners, the Financial Times reported yesterday.

Toshiba, AECOM expand decommissioning collaboration

Published: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:26:39 GMT

Japan's Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation and AECOM of the USA have agreed to collaborate in providing decommissioning services to nuclear power plants in Japan.

US regulator completes Clinch River site safety review

Published: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:35:09 GMT

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final safety evaluation report on Tennessee Valley Authority's application for an early site permit for the potential use of a site at Clinch River for two or more small modular reactors. The regulator concluded there are no safety concerns to prevent issuing such a permit.

Armenian regulator must address staff deficit, says IAEA

Published: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:22:56 GMT

Armenia has made progress in strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety but still faces challenges, including a shortage of qualified and experienced staff at its regulatory body, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts said today, on completion of an Integrated Regulatory Review Service follow-up mission.

Russia's VVER-TOI reactor certified by European utilities

Published: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:15:51 GMT

The Russian-designed VVER-TOI nuclear power reactor design - developed from the VVER-1200 - has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements organisation.

North Wind to prepare San Onofre used fuel transfer strategy

Published: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:12:23 GMT

Consultancy company North Wind Inc is to develop a strategic plan that will assess the feasibility of relocating used nuclear fuel at the San Onofre nuclear plant to a "commercially reasonable, off-site facility" under a contract awarded by Southern California Edison.

IAEA assesses emergency preparedness in Canada

Published: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:00:08 GMT

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts yesterday concluded an 11-day mission to review Canada's preparedness and response arrangements for nuclear and radiological emergencies. An Emergency Preparedness Review is one of the peer reviews offered by the IAEA to strengthen nuclear safety in Member States.

US DOE breaks ground for mega disposal units

Published: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:22:13 GMT

Work has begun on two large-scale permanent storage units for decontaminated waste material at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, where one of the so-called "mega units" is already in operation and another is under construction.

Safety upgrade delays could take Japanese units offline

Published: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:21:49 GMT

Nuclear power reactors in Japan that have resumed operation could be forced to temporarily shut down again if back-up safety measures are not in place by specified deadlines under new rules approved by the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Operators of restarted units have already said they expect delays in the completion of such facilities.

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