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Spain’s regulator rejects Berkeley’s plans for uranium mine in Salamanca
Spain's Nuclear Safety Council (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear - CSN) on 12 July blocked Berkeley Energia's planned uranium mine in Salamanca citing safety concerns. The CSN...
Cameco’s Cigar Lake mine licence renewed
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on 28 June said it will renew the uranium mine licence held by Cameco Corporation (Cameco) for its Cigar Lake Operation in...
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 long-term management of severe accident
A new report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), Long-Term Management and Actions for a Severe Accident in a Nuclear Power Plant, reviewed knowledge and experience gained...
Rosatom lists targets for 2021
In a video address to employees of Russia’s nuclear industry on 28 April, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev spoke about production targets safety standards. He said that,...
Tepco penalised for lax security at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said on 7 April that it will accept a penalty imposed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) over inadequate anti-terrorism measures at...
Installation of inner containment begins at unit 1 of Kursk-II
Installation of the dome part of the inner containment shell has begun at unit I of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP, ASE (Rosatom’s engineering division) said on 5 April. The inner containment...
Atommash begins manufacturing passive safety systems for Akkuyu NPP
The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division - Atomenergomash) has begun to manufacture containers for the passive core bay system...
More delays for US Vogtle NPP
Georgia Power Company said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 19 March that the planned November start up of unit 3 at the Vogtle NPP in Georgia could...
Japan court rejects request to suspend operation of Genkai 3&4
A Japanese court on 12 March rejected a request to units 3&4 at Kyushu Electric Power Co’s Genkai NPP in Saga Prefecture. The plaintiffs, including people living near the plant,...
Ensreg says Belarus NPP has adequately addressed priority issues
The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (Ensreg) has approved the preliminary report on the peer review team (PRT) of experts on the Belarus National Action Plan of the...
Pakistan’s Karachi 2 achieves criticality
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) said on 2 March that unit-2 of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (K-2) had achieved criticality and would now begin a series of safety tests...
Belarus NPP confirms commitment to safety
Belarus nuclear regulator Gosatomnadzor announced on16 February that Belarus is committed to continuous improvement of safety at the Belarus NPP. "Joint actions with ENSREG...
European Parliament demands suspension of Belarus NPP
The European Parliament (EP) on 11 February adopted a resolution demanding suspension of the launch of the Belarus NPP in Ostrovets citing concerns about its safety. The...
Swiss regulator reports no serious incidents in 2020
Switzerland’s Federal Nuclear Inspectorate (ANSI - Eidgenössisches Nuklearsicherheitsinspektorat) said that Switzerland's nuclear facilities had operated safely in 2020.
Japanese regulator approves safety programme for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has approved the operational safety programme submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) for its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power...
Special fire trucks delivered for Russia’s FNPP
Five unique vehicles made specifically to ensure the fire safety of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant have arrived in the northernmost city of Russia, Pevek, where...
Japan’s NRA approves restart plans for Kashiwazaki-Kariva 7
The Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has approved a report from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) on the modernisation and strengthening of safety measures...
EDF served with improvement notice over safety at Heysham NPP
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 7 September served an Improvement Notice on EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd (EDF Energy) for shortfalls in safety procedures at Heysham...
