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Fitting the bill
18 December, 2005
In the mid to late 1980s the world embarked on a fascinating experiment to discover whether electricity could be delivered within a competitive market framework, as opposed to the ‘command-and-control’ model, which had dominated previously. By Malcolm Grimston

The core of US research
16 December, 2005
The US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory boasts the most powerful test and research reactor in the USA. By Thecla Fabian

Safety first, safety second
12 December, 2005
The World Association of Nuclear Operators recently gathered in Budapest, Hungary, for its biannual general meeting. Top executives told each other that safety must come first, second and third in their priorities. By Jeremy Gordon

For the record
13 October, 2005
Radwaste management requires continued access to comprehensive and reliable information over decades and perhaps centuries. The UKAEA has chosen to use ‘permanent paper’ in preference to electronic systems. By Michelle Wise, David Gray and Ian Upshall

Innovation for tomorrow
29 September, 2005
Several nuclear energy systems are being assessed under the IAEA’s International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles. By Judith Perera

New plant from old
12 September, 2005
As US nuclear plant uprates become more complicated and power plant owners go for larger jumps in power production jumps in power production per plant - up to 20% - unforeseen problems have surfaced. By Thecla Fabian

Finding a new direction
12 September, 2005
While the juggernaut that was Russia's nuclear industry is moving down a new road with new drivers, there is growinf concern in some quarters at what is viewed as a lack of real direction and firm leadership. Bu Judith Perera

Not quite carbon-neutral
12 September, 2005
The UK’s Climate Change Levy could be refocused to give more benefit to the environment – and for nuclear. By Malcolm Grimston

What do the polls tell us?
12 September, 2005
Public support for nuclear now outweighs opposition in the UK for the first time in over five years. By Robert Knight

Stellar operations
12 September, 2005
The National Compact Stellarator Experiment is a marriage of science, engineering and compute-optimised design in fusion research.

Tilting at pressure vessels
12 September, 2005
At Bohunice, a range of measurement techniques have been used to monitor the geometry of a VVER-440 pressure vessel over a period of three years. By L’ubomír Ondris, Viktor Rusina, Ján Buzási, Marian Trutz, Marek Paskala, Stefan Lukác and Milos Skrabálek

The core of stage two
01 September, 2005
A new air-sensitive plutonium-rich mixed carbide fuel has been developed for the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at Kalpakkam in India. By Baldev Raj

The end of decline
31 August, 2005
In previous editions of the US Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook, a decline in nuclear power before 2025 was projected. The latest edition tells a different story.

UK cleanup: you decide
21 August, 2005
The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s draft strategy for consultation outlines plans to cleanup £56 billion ($101 billion) worth of nuclear liabilities at 20 civil nuclear sites.

Predictions galore
15 August, 2005
The nuclear power industry has drawn encouragement from recent energy projections such as the International Energy Agency's "World Energy Outlook 2004". Here we look at a number of energy outlook reports and ask whether they really do predict a bright nuclear future.

Route Masters
06 August, 2005
Research reactor spent nuclear fuel is regularly transported across the USA by the Department of Energy, in preparation for future shipments to Yucca Mountain. The National Academy of Sciences is studying current routes and procedures. By Thecla Fabian

Arm's length demolition
06 August, 2005
During the dismantlement of the Hot Cell 4 process system at the Quehanna hot cell facility, extremely hazardous conditions were identified. These conditions precluded human entry into the hot cell for dismantlement work. By Kenneth Kasper, Chris Higgins and Kim Roberts

Candu PLEX plans
04 August, 2005
Aside from retubing, Candu 6 life extensions require little refurbishment. Planning the operation carefully makes economic sense. By F A David, J Howieson, L Nosella, N Ichiyen, T K Ramakrishnan and Soo-Deug Lee

Harwell to end well
02 August, 2005
The Atomic Energy Research Establishment was set up in 1946 on a former military airfield at Harwell in what is now Oxfordshire. Harwell was the first site to be developed in support of the UK nuclear power programme.

JAERIs hot stuff
30 July, 2005
At Oarai, the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute’s High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor attained an outlet temperature of 950°C in April 2004. Heat from the reactor will be used to make hydrogen in the near future. By Nariaki Sakaba, Yukio Tachibana, Kaoru Onuki, Yoshihiro Komori and Masuro Ogawa