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Top stories of 2018
19 December, 2018
As we enter 2019, we review some of the key developments of the past 12 months

Waste not, want not
18 December, 2018
The UK’s ability to dispose of Sealed Radioactive Source waste has been something of a concern for many years now. But as Andrew Tunnicliffe finds out, INS has been working on an innovative, albeit challenging, solution.

The northern neighbours
18 December, 2018
US supply chain sees opportunities in small modular reactors (SMRs), decommissioning and across its north border as the Canadian nuclear industry heats up. Jacquie Hoornweg reports.

Smarter solution
12 December, 2018
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is leading work to investigate automated monitoring of plant water chemistry using the latest technologies.

Inside the Candu MCR simulator
12 December, 2018
The Candu MCR simulator continues to be a much-used asset providing valuable hours to experiment, test ideas without real-world risk and learn from simulated malfunctions that would be rare in operational control rooms. Susan Creber and Robert Leger give an overview of the system.

Driving change with IMSR
05 December, 2018
Terrestrial Energy’s integral molten salt reactor is redefining what a nuclear plant can do. Simon Irish and David LeBlanc explain.

Canada thinks big about small
05 December, 2018
Canada’s SMR Roadmap, released in early November 2018, charts a path forward for demonstration and deployment of small modular reactors. John Stewart provides a preview...

New ways to split atoms
29 November, 2018
In Canada, nuclear innovation has been happening for decades through research and development. Now, with further technology advances in traditional Candu plants and small modular reactors, the industry hopes to attract a new generation as it makes its pitch to help save the world from climate change.

Dismantling Ignalina
29 November, 2018
Vladimir N. Kuznetsov* speaks to NEI about decommissioning plans for Ignalina.

Managing simulator upgrades
14 November, 2018
As simulator vendors and operating utilities gathered in Birmingham for the European Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Forum (ENPPS) early October, an issue for discussion was simulator upgrades, Caroline Peachey reports.

Analysing activation products
07 November, 2018
German researchers are working on a new method for assessing waste arising from decommissioning of nuclear power plants.

Offering new clear visibility
07 November, 2018
By leveraging the latest innovations in data science, the North American nuclear industry alone could generate $4bn in savings over the next three years.

The cost of abandoning nuclear
01 November, 2018
Two recent reports indicate that unless nuclear energy is meaningfully incorporated into the global mix of low carbon energy technologies, the challenge of climate change will be more difficult and costly to address.

Tracking casks
01 November, 2018
New nuclear countries face challenges designing systems for safe and secure transport of nuclear materials. M. I. Youssef, M. Elzorkany, G. F. Sultan and Hassan F. Morsi, propose an embedded system for tracking casks.

Decontamination at Biblis A&B
24 October, 2018
A new process was used to achieve decontamination factors of up to 85, with the added benefit of utilising only existing plant systems. Anna Prüllage, Markus Thoma, Laura Schneider, Hartmut Runge and Markus Becker present the results from full system decontamination of Germany’s Biblis A&B.

Screening soil
24 October, 2018
A free release measurement system has been used to characterise and sort soil during remediation of a redundant nuclear fuel factory in Belgium. Felix Langer, Jörg Feinhals and Marina Sokcic-Kostic give an overview of the project.

Emptying the MSSS
10 October, 2018
Work to empty a high-hazard silo at the Sellafield site has taken a significant step forward, with removal of solid waste set to start in 2019.

Adopting ATF
10 October, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company and its partners are adopting a two-phase approach to accident tolerant fuels development, as Peng Xu, Robert L. Oelrich, Sumit Ray, Christian Deck and Christina Back explain.

Russia: keeping the SMR dream afloat
03 October, 2018
Judith Perera gives an insight into Russia’s plans for small modular reactor (SMR) development.

Bringing a new twist to nuclear fuel
03 October, 2018
Enfission believes its innovative helically-twisted metallic nuclear fuel design has the potential to improve reactor safety, increase proliferation resistance and reduce operating costs. Aaron Totemeier gives an overview of the technology and outlines deployment plans.



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