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Italys shutdown strategy
03 December, 2003
Since the 1987 decision to abandon nuclear power in Italy, the country’s decommissioning strategy has had to evolve with the changing social, industrial and political circumstances. By Luigi Noviello and Ivo Tripputi

Essential transport
14 November, 2003
Regulations for transport of radioactive material do not become operationally effective until they are implemented by the entities they apply to. Accordingly, there is a synergy between the regulator and the regulated. By Lorne Green

A new reactor for Russia
01 October, 2003
Plant director Stanislav Ivanivich Antipov looks to the future for Kalinin 3 and 4. By Judith Perera

Educating the world
01 October, 2003
The World Nuclear University was launched at last month's World Nuclear Association annual symposium. Will the new virtual enterprise be able to help revive the nuclear industry?

Framework for the future
01 October, 2003
In 2002, the Electric Power Research Institute decided to examine the challenges facing the US electric power sector. The 'Electricity Sector Framework for the Future' study outlined a more vital, robust sector and how it could be realised.

The future lies in the past
01 October, 2003
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has recently issued a study titled "The Future of Nuclear Power". The study analyses what would be required to retain nuclear power as a significant option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting growing needs for electricity supply up to the year 2050.

Is a second coming nigh?
01 October, 2003
The market value of the current fleet of reactors in the USA has greatly increased over the last five years as a result of efficiencies brought about by industry consolidation, reactor upgrades and plant licence renewals. Will these improvements translate into the construction of new plants? By Neil Numark and Michael Terry

Life at Cernavoda 1
01 October, 2003
The first commercial Candu units have already reached their planned 30-year operational life. Cernavoda 1 was the fifth of the original Candu 6 reactors, and a plant life management programme was started in 1999. By Mihail Cojan

Beyond RPV design life
01 October, 2003
An overview of the vessel surveillance programmes carried out in Spain, life predictions based on the existing surveillance data and research that will provide more information. By Antonio Ballesteros, Ignacio Marcelles and Juan Bros

Startup plan at Kalinin 3
01 October, 2003
Construction of the third unit at Kalinin was halted in the late 1980s, when it was nearly complete. But work restarted and now the plant will be operating within months. By Judith Perera

KSNP+ construction permit review underway
01 October, 2003
KSNP+, the Improved Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant, is the culmination of Korean nuclear technology: safer, easier to build, and far more cost-effective than its predecessors. The lead KSNP+ units, Shin-Kori 1 and 2 and Shin-Wolsong 1 and 2, are in the design stage and are expected to have construction permits soon. By Jae Young Yang, Jun Seok Yang, Hwan Chol Bae, Myung Youl Yoon, Ho Taek Yoon and Myung Jin Kim

25 years of Fugen ATR
01 October, 2003
On 29 March 2003, the Fugen heavy water moderated, boiling light water cooled, pressure tube type reactor shut down after 25 years of operation. By Toshiyuki Furubayashi, Takashi Iijima, Susumu Shibuya and Tsuyoshi Okawa

Back to the future
03 September, 2003
The demonstration of USEC's gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology is entering its licensing phase. By the end of the decade, USEC expects to build and operate a commercial centrifuge uranium enrichment plant. By Ron Green

Fuel for the 21st century
03 September, 2003
The international uranium market is approaching maturity on the eve of what many in the industry believe is a nuclear power renaissance. By Julian Steyn

The critical link
03 September, 2003
The world natural uranium (U 3 O8) to uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion services market during the past five years has been characterised by 'soft' demand and adequate supply, a situation that will persist for several more years. By Julian Steyn and Thomas Meade

The race is on
03 September, 2003
With demand assured and prices stabilised at higher levels, the prospects for building new US enrichment plants appear better than ever. By Clark Beyer and Jeff Combs

IAEA reviews transport
03 August, 2003
Last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency hosted the International Conference on the Safety of Transport of Radioactive Material. By Michael Price

Waste transport in Sweden
03 August, 2003
Sweden's SKB has been assigned the task of finding a safe way of disposing of the country's radioactive waste. Since 1985, waste facilities and a transportation system have been in operation.

Implementing radiation protection requirements
03 August, 2003
The International Atomic Energy Agency requires organisations involved in transport of radioactive material to implement a radiation protection programme to control radiation dose exposure to both workers and the public from transport operations. The World Nuclear Transport Institute assessed the likely doses to workers in the transport chain, for the various modes of transport and for the main nuclear materials. By William Wilkinson

Internet site visits
03 August, 2003
Communicating information to the public has become an increasingly important part of the task of the nuclear industry. Helping the public see nuclear facilities is one good way of easing concerns. The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan has developed an interesting tool to aid this.