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Orano acquires STSI from the Geodis group
The Orano group and Geodis, a subsidiary of the SNCF Group signed an agreement for the acquisition by Orano Nuclear Packages and Services (Orano NPS) of Société de Transports...
First steam generator delivered to Russia’s Kursk-II
The first of four steam generators for the VVER-TOI reactor under construction at unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP had been delivered to the construction site. The steam generator...
UK recycles decommissioned nuclear cargo vessel
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said on 12 October Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), which operated Oceanic Pintail, had set Dales Marine Services the challenge...
Specialised vehicle developed for Belgium’s ONDRAF
Belgium’s radioactive waste management company, ONDRAF, said on 6 October that Equans Specialized Nuclear Services, formerly Transnubel, had developed at its request a unique...
US suspends authority to ship nuclear materials to China
The US Federal Register on 1 October published a notice by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), dated 27 September with immediate effect, suspending the general licence...
Orano US delivers transport casks to KHNP
Orano US said on 24 August that it had delivered its first TN-LC® transport cask to a delegation from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), which operates 24 NPPs in South Korea and...
Cyclife wins contracts from PreussenElektra to dismantle steam generators
Cyclife Sweden, part of EDF Group’s decommissioning and waste management subsidiary, said on 17 May that it had been awarded a long-term contract for the transport and treatment of...
New integrated nuclear transport system for UK
A new specialist nuclear transport organisation was officially launched in the UK on 19 April. Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority...
Osprey contracted to deliver oversized equipment to Hinkley Point C
UK company Osprey Group has won a multi-million pound contract to deliver all of the oversized equipment needed in the next phase of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.
Repatriation of HEU from Canada to USA
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) have announced the completion of a multi-year campaign...
NAC receives Canadian certification for OPTIMUS packaging
US-based NAC International (NAC) has received certification for the OPTIMUS®-L version of its versatile OPTIMUS (OPTImal Modular Universal Shipping) transport packagings from the...
Holtec launches heavy load transporter
The first HI-TRAN 300 vertical heavy load hauler designed by its Holtec's Nuclear Power Division (NPD) has been manufactured and factory tested by the company’s Advanced...
Repatriation of used fuel completed from Canada to USA
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) have completed of a multi-year campaign to move used...
Russia to supply waste management equipment to India’s Kudankulam
SverdNIIhimmash, part Atomenergomash (the Engineering Division of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom) on 9 August signed an agreement with Atomstroyexport (also part of...
US NRC certifies new Holtec transport package
US-based Holtec International announced on 13 August that its HI-STAR 100MB transport package had been certified by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and was "destined to...
GNS earns ASME authorisation for its casks
Germany’s GNS announced on 30 July that it had earned a Certificate of Authorisation N3 from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) after undergoing a rigorous survey.
HEU removed from Dounreay to USA
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have completed the transfer of around 700kg of highly...
PATRAM partnership announced
Nuclear Engineering International has been named as an official media partner for PATRAM 2019, the international symposium on packaging and transportation of radioactive materials.
Orano and Bureau Veritas to cooperate in nuclear materials transport
France’s Orano TN, the nuclear logistics subsidiary of the Orano Group announced that it has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with testing, inspection and...
