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Tihange 1’s new simulator
15 December, 2014
A project to supply an L3 Mapps full-scope operator training simulator (FSS) to Electrabel for the Tihange 1 nuclear power plant in Belgium began in December 2013. Tractebel Engineering is leading the project. By Kim Scott and Vincent Gagnon, L-3 Communications MAPPS Inc.

Trailblazing women in radioisotope quest
15 December, 2014
Women are leading the way in a $250 million project to build a Medical Radioisotope Production Facility in the United States.

The female network
02 December, 2014
A year ago two young nuclear executives set up the first UK branch of Women in Nuclear, with a goal to improve the industry’s gender diversity. The response has been overwhelming. Will Dalrymple interviews Rebecca Holyhead and Miranda Kirschel

Laser scanning of pumps
30 November, 2014
Laser scanning technologies can be used during scheduled outages to identify impeller hydraulic imbalance in centrifugal pumps. By Jim Aubrey and Greg Piotrowski

Reactor pressure vessel surveillance
28 November, 2014
The Euratom LONGLIFE project has proposed multiple ways of monitoring radiation embrittlement of RPVs during long-term operation

Looking beyond the operator
26 November, 2014
Understanding human error seems to remain the final frontier for safety professionals, and is an ongoing challenge for the technical community. But it is not only those on the front line that are to blame. By David Mosey.

Clearing out Kozloduy 1-4
23 November, 2014
With support from the European Union, work towards decommissioning Units 1-4 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant is now well under way. By Denitsa Dishkova

Clearing out Kozloduy 1-4: project focus
23 November, 2014
Focus on five decommissioning projects that are currently underway at Kozloduy 1-4 in Bulgaria.

Building Dounreay's LLW vaults
13 November, 2014
Construction of the first phase of a new £110 million LLW disposal facility at Dounreay site in Scotland marks a major milestone for the site. By Charlie McVay

Air cooling for Loviisa
12 November, 2014
A new air cooling system at Finland’s Loviisa nuclear power plant will improve plant preparedness for extreme conditions.

AFCR: Transcending natural uranium fuel cycles
10 November, 2014
The Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor is designed to use derivatives of recycled uranium and thorium-based fuels. Now that the conceptual design has been completed, the AFCR is ready for implementation in the Chinese market. By Fabricia Pineiro, Dan Popov, Ziping Li, Mustapha Boubcher, Catherine M. Cottrell and Sermet Kuran.

Innovation needs in decommissioning
05 November, 2014
There is a ‘vast and pressing’ need for research and development of more improved, efficient and cost-effective decommissioning technologies, according to a recent report.

Scavenging cobalt from radwaste
05 November, 2014
A sorbent commonly used in the filtration of drinking water is emerging as a potential solution for removing soluble transition metals, such as Co-60, from liquid radwaste. By Fred Tepper and Leonid Kaledin

Perfecting electrical penetrations
29 October, 2014
Unique glass-to-metal technology is being used in new electrical penetration assemblies that are being installed at Forsmark 3 in Sweden. By Corrina Thomson

Evaluating the safety of new fuel types. Part 2: accident & storage conditions
29 October, 2014
Determining the overall safety level for a new nuclear fuel is not trivial because it involves balancing a host of attributes in several operating scenarios. Currently, there is no focussed, peer-reviewed guidance to help perform such assessments. The work described here, based on a report by the World Nuclear Association’s Fuel Technology Working Group, is intended to be a starting point for formal safety assessment. By Julian Kelly

Evaluating the safety of new fuel types. Part 1: normal conditions
27 October, 2014
Determining the overall safety level for a new nuclear fuel is not trivial because it involves balancing a host of attributes in several operating scenarios. Currently, there is no focussed, peer-reviewed guidance to help perform such assessments. The work described here, based on a report by the World Nuclear Association’s Fuel Technology Working Group, is intended to be a starting point for formal safety assessment. By Julian Kelly

Demonstration of a new recycled fuel for CANDU
22 October, 2014
In collaboration with the Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company (TQNPC), the China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation (CNNFC), and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC), Candu Energy Inc has successfully accomplished a demonstration irradiation of a first-of-a-kind fuel called Natural Uranium Equivalent (NUE) which makes use of recycled and depleted uranium at Qinshan CANDU® Unit 1. It has completed detailed technical analyses to prove that NUE fuel can be implemented in existing CANDU stations without any major modifications to the plant or the licensing basis. By Valeh Aleyaseen, Catherine M. Cottrell and Sermet Kuran

European skills pass
22 October, 2014
A standardized, pan-European vocational transfer system has been proposed. Its benefits include worker mobility, mutual recognition, harmonization and improvement of education, all of which happen to be pressing issues in the European labour market’s international competitiveness. By Alicia Lacal Molina and Ulrik von Estorff

Fuel inspection systems
20 October, 2014
Equipment located in containment monitors and inspects fuel for leaks. By Will Dalrymple

Small change, powerful gains
16 October, 2014
Simple, low-cost improvements to valves, MSRs and preheaters can improve water-steam cycle efficiency and have the potential to increase the electrical output of a boiling water reactor by up to 30 MW. By Sören Künne and Wolfgang Schuch



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