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Fuel cycle roundup #14
Fuel cycle roundup #14
• Regulatory approval for Four Mile
• Consolidation for Patterson Lake South
• ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Fuels completes on Strathmore
• Oil project shows uranium potential
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Swedish nuclear regulator joins MDEP
Swedish nuclear regulator joins MDEP
Sweden's Radiation Safety Authority has become the 12th member of the Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP). The program pools resources of national regulators for reviewing new nuclear power reactor designs.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Vattenfall shopping for land at Ringhals
Vattenfall shopping for land at Ringhals
Ringhals (Annika Örnborg)_48Swedish utility Vattenfall has started discussions with local landowners and tenants with a view to purchasing land neighbouring the Ringhals power plant that could be used for the construction of new nuclear capacity.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Swedish plants look to 60 years
Swedish plants look to 60 years
Ringhals (Annika Örnborg)_48Vattenfall has announced it is planning to operate its newest nuclear units at Forsmark and Ringhals for up to 60 years thanks to an extensive upgrade program.
Corporate · Thursday, 23 May 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #5
Fuel cycle roundup #5

• Areva partners Aura for Häggån
• More Karoo uranium
• Phoenix resource update
• More in Cauldron's potÌý
• Hall of Fame welcomes Grandey

Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 7 February 2013
Dialogue on replacement Ringhals units
Dialogue on replacement Ringhals units
Ringhals residents visit 48Swedish utility Vattenfall will meet with officials from the municipality of Varberg, where the Ringhals nuclear power plant is located, for initial discussionsÌýon the potential construction of new reactors there.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 31 January 2013
Backup issues put Swedish units out of action
Backup issues put Swedish units out of action
Oskarshamn (OKG)_48Concerns over diesel backup generators haveÌýforced two of OKG's three units at Oskarshamn off line as Sweden prepares for the coldest months of the year. Oskarshamn 1 is likely to remain off line until mid-January.
Corporate · Friday, 14 December 2012
Sigrid takes to the water
Sigrid takes to the water
Sigrid launch 48TheÌýhull of SKB's new ship for transporting used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste has been launched. Once outfitted, the M/S Sigrid is set to enter service in 2013, serving as a linchpin in Sweden's nuclear infrastructure.
New Nuclear · Monday, 29 October 2012
Vattenfall focuses on nuclear, renewables
Vattenfall focuses on nuclear, renewables
Swedish utility Vattenfall has announced a reorganization of its business structure, with a focus on nuclear and renewable energy. The creation of a dedicated business division will give nuclear "the special focus it requires."
Corporate · Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Swedish resource world's second largest
Swedish resource world's second largest
Summer drilling at Haggan (Aura)_48Newly revised figures have expanded resource estimates for Aura ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's Haggan project to 800 million pounds U3O8 (307,718 tU), making the Swedish project the second largest undeveloped uranium resource in the world.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 23 August 2012
Vattenfall applies to replace reactors
Vattenfall applies to replace reactors
Swedish utility Vattenfall has submitted an application to the country's regulator concerning the replacement of up to two of its existing nuclear power reactors with new ones. However, a decision on whether to proceed with the new units is several years away.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Security stops explosives at Ringhals
Security stops explosives at Ringhals
Ringhals 3 and 4 (Vattenfall) 70x48A small amount of an explosive substance was discovered on a fork-lift truck at Vattenfall's Ringhals plant in Sweden yesterday. Police said there had been no mechanism for detonation and consequently no risk of explosion.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 21 June 2012
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