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Wylfa given approval to carry on generating until December 2015
01 October, 2014
An assessment of the periodic safety review of the Wylfa A1 magnox-fuelled, carbon-dioxide-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor by the UK nulcear regulator has allowed it to continue operating until December 2015, a five-year life-extension for the 43-year old reactor.

Hinkley C state-aid approval looks likely - updated
23 September, 2014
Media organisations Platts and Reuters have both reported that the European Competition commissioner will recommend approving the state aid request for EDF Energy’s Hinkley C nuclear power plant project.

Design issues resolved for China AP1000s
19 September, 2014
First-of-a-kind engineering issues related to the reactor coolant pumps and squib valves for the Chinese AP1000 have been resolved, according to Westinghouse president and CEO, Danny Roderick.

EDF Energy publishes AGR graphite loss levels
11 July, 2014
The operator of the UK’s 14 advanced gas-cooled reactors has released information about the ageing of the graphite blocks in the reactor core, which roughly corresponds to about a 10% loss of weight over the fleet.

Researchers tell reactor type from flavour of spent fuel
17 June, 2014
Researchers have demonstrated a way to determine the type of reactor that a sample of spent fuel comes from. Based on isotopic and elemental measurements of a sample, the researchers used pattern recognition and machine learning techniques to consider all material parameters (including impurities and isotopes) simultaneously.

European peer review law nearly done
12 June, 2014
A revision to a European nuclear safety directive that would mean power plant reviews every six years now only requires member state approval to become law.

Singapore launches $63m nuclear training programme
24 April, 2014
The government of Singapore has announced $63 million of funding over the next five years for a Nuclear Safety Research and Education Programme (NSREP).

NES completes machine for Sellafield Silo Emptying Plant
03 March, 2014
UK supplier Nuclear Engineering Services has finished building two mobile shielded cells (caves) to retrieve stored Sellafield fuel debris after a marathon 18-year build.