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Taipower applies to close down Maanshan NPP
Taiwan’s Atomic Energy Council (AEC) announced on 26 July that Power Company (Taipower) had submitted an application to shut down the two-unit Maanshan nuclear power plant in line...
Bakerhicks win first stage of NNL nuclear ‘game changer’ challenge
UK-based design, engineering and project delivery company BakerHicks said on 20 July it had won the Feasibility Study stage of the ‘Detection of organics in pipes and vessels’...
Belgian report forecasts increased emissions as NPPs close
A recent report by Belgium’s the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB), entitled “Economische Vooruitzichten (Economic Outlook) 2021-2026, said Belgium’s planned nuclear phase-out would result...
Remediation completed at former New Haven nuclear facility in USA
The US Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with partners at the federal, municipal, and community levels, and the private sector, on 9...
US to begin decommissioning of mothballed SM-1A reactor in Alaska
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is set to begin decommissioning the SM-1A mothballed nuclear power reactor at Fort Greely, in Alaska, beginning next year, a project that...
Taiwan permanently closes Kuosheng 1
Unit 1 at Taiwan's Kuosheng nuclear power plant was shut down and entered its decommissioning stage on 1 July after producing power for 40 years, state-run utility Taiwan Power...
Studsvik signs strategic agreements to dismantle German NPPs
Sweden’s Studsvik said on 29 June it had been working in dismantling for about 20 years in Germany and nearby countries and that newly signed agreements created the foundation...
North Wind contracted for US naval laboratory clean-up
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management on 28 June awarded a new contract to North Wind Site Services for clean-up services at the DOE/National...
Rosatom’s Angarsk facility wins contract for decommissioning projects
Russia’s Angarsk ElectroChemical Combine (AECC – part of Rosatom’s Fuel Company TVEL) on 22 June signed a RUB1 billion ($13.7m) state contract for the preparation for decommissioning...
UK revises arrangements for AGR decommissioning
The UK government said on 23 June that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF) and EDF Energy had agreed...
IAEA Mission commends JAEA decommissioning and waste management programme
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded that the 70-year decommissioning programme of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), including long...
Ignalina NPP publishes decommissioning safety analysis report
As part of the licensing process for the decommissioning of Lithuania’s Ignalina NPP (INPP), a safety analysis report has been prepared and was published on 15 June for public...
NEA looks at future funding of decommissioning and radwaste management
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) on 18 July released a new study, “Ensuring the Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management”. The...
UK’s Dungeness B to begin defueling
UK-based EDF Energy said on 7 June it had decided to move Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent into the defueling phase with immediate effect. Since September 2018 the station...
NDL consortium wins two decommissioning projects at Dounreay
The UK-based Nuclear Decommissioning Ltd (NDL) consortium has won a multi million pound design contract related to the Prototype Fast Reactor Facility (PFR) decommissioning project...
Indian Point transferred to Holtec for decommissioning
US Entergy Corporation on 27 May completed the sale of the subsidiaries that own the Indian Point Energy Centre (IPEC) to a Holtec International subsidiary, clearing the way for Holtec...
Used fuel transfer to storage completed at Oyster Creek
The last multi-purpose canister containing irradiated fuel from the US Oyster Creek NPP has been placed in dry storage emptying its Reactor Building of all fissile material and setting...
Jacobs to provide asset management solutions to UK NDA
US-based Jacobs said on 18 May that it had been selected to provide asset management solutions to the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Under the four-year contract, Jacobs...
Framatome achieves milestone in developing robotic-assisted handling system for decommissioning
France’s Framatome on 18 May announced completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for...
