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Repository wins environmental recognition
Repository wins environmental recognition
A geologic radiological waste disposal site in New Mexico has been honoured for its environmental stewardship efforts.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 1 May 2013
China approaches reprocessing commitment
China approaches reprocessing commitment
China is to reprocess used reactor fuel at a plant supplied by Areva, according to a letter of intent signed in Beijing yesterday.ÌýAreva said it wasÌýa milestone that represented a signature on part of a contract for sale.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 26 April 2013
UK swaps plutonium to balance MOX policies
UK swaps plutonium to balance MOX policies
A series of exchanges has seen the UK take control ofÌýthree tonnes of plutonium it had been storing for foreign firms. The country's goal is to use plutonium stocks as reactor fuel for power generation.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Rethink slows MOX construction
Rethink slows MOX construction
Work on a facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel is to be slowed down as the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reconsiders its plutonium disposition strategy.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 18 April 2013
Search for German repository site starts again
Search for German repository site starts again
Germany will launch a new site selection process for a repositoryÌýto holdÌýthe country's radioactive waste under a compromise agreement between the federal and state governments and opposition parties.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Focus on Sellafield for NDA
Focus on Sellafield for NDA
Cleanup work at Sellafield remains the number one priority for the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in its latest business plan. Its work continues with a range of completed projects and contract awards across the country.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 4 April 2013
New licence for Chernobyl used fuel facility
New licence for Chernobyl used fuel facility
Ukraine's nuclear regulator has issued a new licence for the construction and commissioning of a facility to store used nuclear fuel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 28 March 2013
Finnish waste fund continues to grow
Finnish waste fund continues to grow
Finnish nuclear operators had set aside a total of €2.16 billion ($2.77 billion) by the end of 2012 for waste disposal and decommissioning activities, the country's Ministry for Employment and the Economy reported.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 26 March 2013
AECL raises liabilities estimate
AECL raises liabilities estimate
Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß of Canada Ltd (AECL) has advised the Canadian government that its estimated liabilities for nuclear decommissioning and waste management have increased by two-thirds to C$6 billion ($5.9 billion).
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 22 March 2013
Brussels pushes for decommissioning estimates
Brussels pushes for decommissioning estimates
The European Commission wants European UnionÌýmember states to release more detailed information about their decommissioning programs to help it monitor their compliance with a 2011 directive.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 21 March 2013
Magnox decommissioning manoeuvres
Magnox decommissioning manoeuvres
The process to remove fuel from the reactor of unit 1 at the shut down Oldbury nuclear power plant has started. Meanwhile, Berkeley's last two massive boilers have been removed from the site for recycling in Sweden.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 18 March 2013
Magnox decommissioning milestones
Magnox decommissioning milestones
SeveralÌýmilestones haveÌýbeen reached in the decommissioning of the UK's fleet of Magnox nuclear power plants, including the completion of defuelling at Chapelcross and the removal of a transformer from the Oldbury site.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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