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UK and Japan to co-operate on radioactive waste management
Two projects have been awarded a share of £1m ($1.25m) by the UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI).
Positive regulatory decision on Olkiluoto waste facility
Finland’s Radiation & Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK - Säteilyturvakeskus) has issued its decision on the periodic safety assessment (PSA) of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj’s (TVO's)...
UK Dalton Institute looks at ways to manage plutonium
The UK-based Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester looking at whether the UK plutonium stockpile should become waste or energy. “Managing the UK plutonium stockpile:...
Studsvik and GNS to co-operate on waste treatment in Germany
Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik and German radioactive waste specialist Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service (GNS) have formed a strategic and exclusive...
IAEA Director General Grossi visits Sweden’s Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, during an official visit to Sweden, travelled to the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, where research is underway 500 metres below ground....
Xcel Energy's Monticello NPP to increase used fuel storage
US utility Xcel Energy has received the necessary approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to extend operations of the Monticello NPP until 2040, the company said...
US court cancels Texas nuclear waste storage permit
A US appeals court has cancelled a licence granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to a company planning construction of a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in...
First used fuel loading campaign completed at Krško NPP
The 16th and final HI-STORM FW dry storage system has been placed into the dry storage building at the Krško NPP in Slovenia, US-based Holtec International said on its Facebook...
Japan's Chugoku Electric to study construction of used fuel storage
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Company has won approval from the municipal government of Kaminoseki town in Yamaguchi Prefecture to study the possible construction of an interim...
Russia begins installation of second plant for processing depleted uranium hexafluoride
Russia’s Electrochemical Plant (ECP - part of the Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL) has begun installation of second plant (W2-ECP) for the processing of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF))...
Hanford demolition of reactor annex clears the way for clean-up
Clean-up activities continue at the US Hanford Site with demolition of the K West Reactor Annex that was used to transfer radioactive sludge away from the Columbia River. The...
Sellafield begins waste removal from 70-year-old silo
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield Ltd have announced the start of work to retrieve waste from the 70-year-old Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS) at the...
Thailand hosts inaugural mission of IAEA service for disused sealed radioactive sources
Sealed radioactive sources are the key component in thousands of devices used worldwide in industry, medicine and agriculture. Sustainable management of these sources at the end of...
IAEA launches new research project on deep boreholes
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to increase international knowledge and drive progress towards testing deep...
Skanska and SKB to collaborate on Forsmark waste repository
Swedish construction company Skanska has signed a collaboration agreement with waste management company Svensk Kärnbränsförhantering (SKB) for extension of the final repository...
SKB receives permit for Forsmark's port expansion
Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has received an environmental permit to expand and conduct operations in Forsmark port. The...
Savannah River Site completes large disposal unit
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management Office (EM) has authorised operation of a new large-size disposal unit at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The...
Refurbishment completed at UK LLW repository site
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), part of the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), is currently preparing 260 containers of nuclear waste for final emplacement in disposal vaults...
US legacy radioactive contamination revealed in St Louis
The US federal government and companies responsible for nuclear weapons production and atomic waste storage sites in the St Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware of health...
