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Analysing activation products German researchers are working on a new method for assessing waste arising from decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
Offering new clear visibility 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 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...
Tracking casks 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...
Decontamination at Biblis A&B 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...
Screening soil 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...
Emptying the MSSS 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 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...
Russia: keeping the SMR dream afloat Judith Perera gives an insight into Russia’s plans for small modular reactor (SMR) development.
Bringing a new twist to nuclear fuel Enfission believes its innovative helically-twisted metallic nuclear fuel design has the potential to improve reactor safety, increase proliferation resistance and reduce operating...
Building Rooppur Saurav Jha looks at the unique role India will have in providing industrial support for Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear plant.
Generating partners Can nuclear and renewables learn to live together to keep Britain’s lights on? Tony Roulstone examines the issue.
Concrete solutions to plant ageing With a lifetime of 60 years or more, nuclear power plant concrete structures are subject to ageing and degradation. Mark Lemon outlines some typical refurbishment solutions.
Improving tank inspection Chris Gregory, Ian Daniel and Mark Stone explain how techniques from oil and gas can improve integrity management of storage tanks in the nuclear sector.
Talking TVS-K Igor Leshukov, director of Tvel’s TVS-K programme speaks to NEI about Russia’s development of fuel for Western-design reactors.
Monitoring motors EDF Energy is using dynamic motor test equipment to monitor the condition of key components at its Hartlepool power station in the UK.
An enriching deal The recent UK nuclear sector deal recognised the importance of the UK nuclear fuel industry. Dominic Kieran discusses what this means for Urenco.
Engineering an inlet Building information modelling (BIM) is playing an important role in the conceptual design of an unshielded intermediate-level-waste handling cell for the UK’s geological...
Finding the lost megawatts Valve maintenance is a complex, yet lucrative opportunity for improved maintenance strategy. Frank Todd and Katelin Kohn offer an insight into the different methodologies that can be...
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