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Memoirs of a start-up
A US government project to remove thousands of cylinders of depleted uranium hexafluoride from uranium enrichment facilities has finally begun. Project consortium B&W Conversion Services reflects on its experiences during start-up. By George E. Dials and Robert C. Hogg
Box: Australia greenlights ‘Mega Moly’ project
As this issue was going to press, the Australian government announced funding for a A$169 million ($175 million) plan to develop a new molybdenum-99 production plant and new radwaste facility at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s OPAL reactor site at Lucas Heights.
Molybdenum-99 market supply and demand
Reliability of supply of medical isotopes has declined over the past decade due to unexpected or extended shutdowns at the few ageing Mo-99-producing research reactor and processing facilities. These shutdowns have created global supply shortages. Here, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) updates its 2011 report on the subject to reflect recent market changes, based on information from its High-level Group on the Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes (HLG-R) and other key stakeholders.
Internationalization of supply – how can it grow?
Although supply chains for a new nuclear reactor can stretch all the way around the world, regulation ends at the border. New binding international rules could simplify nuclear exports and improve their oversight. By Steve Kidd
How to choose lights for nuclear applications
Nuclear power plants (NPPs) worldwide require a wide range of complex, powerful lighting solutions, from fuel pool lights and seismically-qualified emergency lighting fixtures to reactor core refueling lights and underwater camera lights. However, there are numerous intricate engineering considerations for such systems, given the rigorous demands of the environment. By Amy Brown and Eric Birns
Emptying ISFSIs
Eventually, the dry interim spent fuel storage sites (ISFSIs) that have cropped up around US nuclear power plants will have to be emptied, and their fuel sent to one or several long-term waste repositories. A recent study has characterised the types of containers that they use, and their implications for transport.
Steady and safe
China has released its new energy policy, along with new mid- to long-term plans for the development of nuclear power and plans to improve nuclear safety and security. By Caroline Peachey
Compiling standards
While the safety record for the transport of radioactive materials is exemplary, and has been so for over 50 years, it is very important that this is not taken for granted. For that purpose, industry practices are exchanged and, from those, good practices developed. By Michel Hartenstein and Henry-Jacques Neau
Hitachi buys Horizon of UK
Hitachi Limited of Japan has bought the UK’s Horizon Nuclear Power for GBP 696 million ($1.1 billion) from German utility joint-venture partners RWE npower and E.On. The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of November.