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#SMEM – crisis comms in the social media age
05 November, 2017
Gary Gleason speaks to the US industry about best practices and lessons learned for nuclear communications.

New LEU bank in Kazakhstan
11 October, 2017
Molly Lempriere reports from the opening of the nuclear fuel bank in Kazakhstan.

Skills: six priorities
10 October, 2017
In August, for Part I of a special report on training and recruitment, NEI spoke to industry about the priorities for skills development in the UK. This article highlights the common themes and issues raised.

Salamanca: standing out from the crowd
13 September, 2017
Spot prices for uranium are low and production has been scaled back in countries like Kazakhstan. However, Barry Mansfield finds there are new sites set for action, for example at Salamanca in Spain.

A vision for the UK
03 August, 2017
David Flin reports from a recent seminar in London where issues surrounding the UK’s nuclear future were discussed.

Russian NPP-2006: a new generation of safety
15 June, 2017
Russia’s latest reactor design has recently started up at the Novovoronezh site. Rosatom introduces the reactor safety systems for the VVER-1200 unit.

Inspection innovation
09 June, 2017
Europe’s Joint Research Centre has helped validate a new method for sampling uranium hexafluoride (UF6), which could be cheaper and safer than the current process used in safeguards inspections. By Corrina Thomson.

Fukushima today
08 June, 2017
Takafumi Ihara gives an update on the Fukushima decommissioning work and the key challenges including management of contaminated water, and removal of spent fuel.

Evolving threats
29 March, 2017
A new report from the Nuclear Threat Initiative calls for nuclear facilities to accelerate efforts to protect against a cyberattack with catastrophic consequences.

Simulating security: a game changer
29 March, 2017
John Halsema and Robert Scott III discuss how computer-based modelling and simulation can be used to optimise the cost and effectiveness of security technology within a nuclear facility.

LaserSnake: Getting innovation into decommissioning
01 March, 2017
Decommissioning a nuclear facility is an extremely costly and technically challenging project to undertake. However, advances in technology are leading to new and innovative practices as Penny Hitchin reports looking at the use of LaserSnake.

Steaming ahead
02 February, 2017
Japan starts to push ahead with a steam generator modernisation programme. But as Rumyana Vakarelska reports challenges lie ahead and the regulations faced are complex.

The power of Brexit
18 January, 2017
The UK’s departure from the European Union is sure to be long and complex, no doubt with a hiccup or two in the mix. As Vincent Zabielski reveals the challenges the nuclear industry faces are intricate, with far-reaching implications for the sector and its global standing.

Security commitments for the 21st century - references
01 January, 2017
References for Security commitments for the 21st century - published in March 2017 issue