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Load factors to end September 2004
22 December, 2004

A hostile workplace
21 December, 2004
Maintenance and decommissioning tasks are frequently carried out in areas where human access is either very limited or completely prohibited. By Wilhelm Bazlen

History as prelude: the outlook for uranium
21 December, 2004
We are currently entering a new phase in the uranium market, facing the first major change in market fundamentals in two decades, one with challenging implications for fuel production and utility procurement. It is not an understatement to say that we have failed to prepare for these changes. By Thomas L Neff

Calling for collaboration
14 December, 2004
Nils Diaz of the NRC opened the 2004 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting with a call for greater collaboration among nuclear regulators from around the world. By Thecla Fabian

The debate is won
13 December, 2004
The first of Foratom’s biannual European Nuclear Assembly meetings was held on 25-26 November 2004. Its subtitle, ‘Nuclear energy: An essential option for Europe’, gave a clue as to what conclusion the meeting would reach.

Selecting solutions
12 December, 2004
The Krsko plant is shared between Croatia and Slovenia – as is the responsibility for decommissioning and spent fuel management. An intergovernmental body examined the possible costs of handling these tasks so that an adequate joint fund could be created. By Nadja Zeleznik, Irena Mele, Tilen Jenko, Vladimir Lokner, Ivica Levanat and Andrea Rapic

Increasing depletion
10 December, 2004
The FRM-II research reactor was designed during the 1980s to use fuel enriched to 90% U-235. By 2010, a new fuel element must be designed that can give the same high performance at only 50% U-235. By Anton Röhrmoser, Winfried Petry, Klaus Böning and Nico Wieschalla

Management with CARE
06 November, 2004
Disposal of long-lived radioactive waste using the cavern retrievable (CARE) method would require future generations to maintain the facility during a period of long-term storage. However, this would seem to be socially acceptable in countries such as Japan with a long history of well-established institutional control by government and religious institutions. By Sumio Masuda, Hiroyuki Umeki, Ian McKinley and Hideki Kawamura

In control of radwaste
05 November, 2004
Little guidance is available on the design of instrument and electrical systems important to safety in interim storage and final repository facilities for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. Because of this, the International Electrotechnical Commission has issued a draft report on I&C safety systems in these facilities. By Frigyes Reisch and Dan Kristensson

How to make an informed choice
04 November, 2004
Risk-informed performance-based asset management applies probabilistic risk assessment tools and techniques to asset management. By James Liming

Mountain peaks
03 November, 2004
In July, the US Appeals Court ruled that the 10,000-year licensing standard for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository was out of line with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences. Now, a senior consultant has advised the academy that the USA is alone in considering such a compliance period. By Thecla Fabian

Driving the ACR licence
02 November, 2004
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) and its US subsidiary, AECL Technologies, are on track to submit an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 2005 to have the Advanced Candu Reactor-700 certified for use in the USA. By Thecla Fabian

IAEA forum on fuel
02 November, 2004
The Scientific Forum was held in Vienna, Austria on 21-22 September 2004, during the 48th IAEA General Conference. The theme of the forum was ‘Nuclear Fuel Cycle Issues and Challenges’. By Judith Perera

An artist's impression
29 October, 2004
British artist Nigel Green spent a year photographing in and around the Dungeness plant in the UK. His book ‘Dungeness’ contains many large-format colour images and small back and white ‘fragments’, as well as an essay by architecture critic Jonathan Glancey.

Load factors to end June 2004
29 October, 2004

They don't make them like they used to
28 October, 2004
Obsolescence affects all products and it impacts upon all stages of the life of control systems. However, forethought and careful planning can minimise both its impact and its potentially high costs. By Colin Fisher and Robert Wagstaff

Build your own EPR
27 October, 2004
A few days after Finnish utility TVO signed the contract for an EPR at the Olkiluoto site, Framatome ANP commissioned work on a 1:350 detailed cardmodel of the nuclear plant design. Not only does the cardmodel kit provide enthusiasts with an unusual challenge, it also helps spread the understanding of nuclear power to schools, universities and the public.

Putting nuclear in its place
26 October, 2004
Opponents have suggested that with fuel and disposal, nuclear is far from CO2-free. Lifecycle assessment disputes this finding.

Safety upgrades at Kozloduy
26 October, 2004
The European Commission insists on closing Kozloduy 3&4 before 2007 because, in 1992, it classified these units as ‘non-upgradable’. This means that the units are: “Reactors which cannot be upgraded to internationally accepted levels of safety at a reasonable cost.” By Emil Vapirev and Sabin Sabinov

Nuclear or fossil?
26 October, 2004
The right package of incentives could make new US nuclear designs competitive with fossil fuels in 2015, and carbon charges could make it the cheapest option.



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