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Reactor containment dome installed at Novovoronezh
14 May 2012

Atomenergoproekt, prime contractor for the construction of the second phase of the Novovoronezh NPP, has announced that the metal structure of the inner containment building at unit 1 has been completed. Earlier this month Rosatom announced that the first ring of the reactor dome had been installed by crane.

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Credit: Atomenergoproe


UK publishes stress test report for non power-generating nuclear facilities
Brazil delays nuclear plans
Regulators enhance crisis communication
Government agree $12.5 billion TEPCO bail-out
SONGS restart date remains uncertain
Finland celebrates two decades Olkiluoto repository
Robot cleans up Sellafield pond
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Tenders
DOE annouces plans to extend Hanford clean-up contract
30 April 2012

The US Department of Energy has announced its intent to extend CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company’s contract for environmental cleanup at the Hanford Site by another five years.


Conference on Nuclear Power’s Future in Africa, South Africa (29-30 May 2012)
Supply and installation of a detection system based on video image analysis for physical protection, Germany, (Deadline: 8 May 2012).
Babcock Dounreay Partnership takes over at Dounreay
EnergySolutions wins Los Alamos waste contract
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Fukushima news
Decontamination work to Fukushima Daiichi D&D headquarters

TEPCO has begun work to change most of the main operational headquarters of the Fukushima Daiichi decontamination & decommissioning project, the seismic isolated building, from a controlled to an uncontrolled zone.

Whole-body contamination monitors installed in anti-seismic building
Whole-body contamination monitors installed in ant


Surveys above and below
Construction of unit 4 fuel removal structure begins
Unit 2 PCV investigations discover evidence of meltdown
Workers enter torus room, find accumulated water
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Features
Digital image correlation for nuclear

In a pilot project, an optical monitoring technique that uses computer image processing to measure displacement and strain was applied to a US nuclear power plant containment vessel during a pressure test. Results agreed with data from strain gauges and other physical structures (such as a hidden cold joint location). By Paul Bruck, Thomas Esselman and Michael Fallin


Simplifying stem nut inspection
Exploring the depths
Automating nozzle weld inspection
In-service inspection of cooling towers
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Comment
Public acceptance-do we need a new approach?

In the war to win the hearts and minds of the general public, facts are not enough. Even if people could be bothered to think about where their energy comes from, they are unlikely to think rationally about the matter.

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Viewpoint
The next steps

As I write this, the one-year anniversary of Fukushima Daiichi is creating a media flurry, with press conferences held, reports published, and conclusions shared.


Nuclear waste disposal - what's the problem?
Four Fukushima questions
Topping the ‘worst company’ list
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