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The female network
02 December, 2014
A year ago two young nuclear executives set up the first UK branch of Women in Nuclear, with a goal to improve the industry’s gender diversity. The response has been overwhelming. Will Dalrymple interviews Rebecca Holyhead and Miranda Kirschel
Looking beyond the operator
26 November, 2014
Understanding human error seems to remain the final frontier for safety professionals, and is an ongoing challenge for the technical community. But it is not only those on the front line that are to blame. By David Mosey.
Evaluating the safety of new fuel types. Part 2: accident & storage conditions
29 October, 2014
Determining the overall safety level for a new nuclear fuel is not trivial because it involves balancing a host of attributes in several operating scenarios. Currently, there is no focussed, peer-reviewed guidance to help perform such assessments. The work described here, based on a report by the World Nuclear Association’s Fuel Technology Working Group, is intended to be a starting point for formal safety assessment. By Julian Kelly
Evaluating the safety of new fuel types. Part 1: normal conditions
27 October, 2014
Determining the overall safety level for a new nuclear fuel is not trivial because it involves balancing a host of attributes in several operating scenarios. Currently, there is no focussed, peer-reviewed guidance to help perform such assessments. The work described here, based on a report by the World Nuclear Association’s Fuel Technology Working Group, is intended to be a starting point for formal safety assessment. By Julian Kelly
Changes continue at top of US nuclear regulator
22 October, 2014
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison M. Macfarlane has announced plans to leave the NRC effective January 1 to take a position at George Washington University. She will less than a year after the departure of two other commissioners.
New facilities are on the horizon
06 October, 2014
With a number of major contract changes and facility shut-downs, the conversion industry is in transition. By Eileen Supko and Thomas Meade
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.
What didn’t happen
26 September, 2014
Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster uses the nuclear accident of 11 March 2011 as a convenient excuse to present a lengthy attack on the American nuclear community and its regulators. By Leslie Corrice
Passive safety: staying on track
25 September, 2014
Joseph Somsel looks at the unintended consequences of passive safety systems for Casey Jones and the Cannonball Express. The industry should consider the lessons from this famous accident as it looks to adopt passive safety systems in new reactor designs.
Australia may reconsider nuclear power in the long term
24 September, 2014
The Australian government’s long-term plan for energy generation could include a role for nuclear power and renewables, in addition to coal and gas, according to preliminary consultation documents.
Coming of age in 2014
24 September, 2014
With the start-up of the first large PWR, and first criticality expected at an indigenously-designed fast reactor, 2014 is set to be a milestone year for nuclear power in India. But what does the future hold for the country’s ambitious three-stage programme? By Saurav Jha
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.
Uranium demand will return: Red Book
10 September, 2014
The latest edition of the Red Book, Uranium 2014: Resources, Production and Demand, from the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/NEA), which covers the market up to the end of 2012, has been published. It concludes that the existing uranium resource base exceeds projected requirements for the forseeable future.
Training awards
10 September, 2014
Less than a week remains to enter the second annual Nuclear Engineering International training awards. The deadline is Monday 15 September.
Book review - Radiation and Risk: Expert Perspectives
01 September, 2014
A new collection of summary papers may overreach the abilities of its intended audience. By Chris Englefield
A peer review for long term operation
28 August, 2014
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s activities for safe long-term operation includes establishment of safety standards and related documents, fostering information exchange, and establishing databases and provision of a Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation peer review service. Issues derived from 19 SALTO missions and two LTO modules of OSART (Operational Safety Review Team) missions conducted during the period of 2005 to March 2014 are also analysed here. By Robert Krivanek
EU assistance to Ukraine in the last ten years
14 August, 2014
After the Chernobyl nuclear accident and particularly after independence in 1991, Ukraine received significant technical assistance from the European Union. Radioactive waste management, spent fuel management, decommissioning and remediation assistance are summarized here. By B. Batandjieva-Metcalf, B. Farrar, P. Daures and E. Maier
A holistic, people-centred view of quality
29 July, 2014
The AUTANOVE project aims to create a new emergency power supply for Axpo’s Beznau 1&2 in Switzerland. A three-level competence model of the individual worker is proposed to explain how quality can be managed at the team level. By Cyrus Arsiwalla
