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Changes to Oyster Creek emergency planningapproved

Changes to Oyster Creek emergency planning approved

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved modifications to the emergency preparedness plan for Oyster Creek to reflect its decommissioning status. The plant shut down in September after 49 years of operation.

Regulation & Safety 19 October 2018

Shikoku outlines plans for decommissioning Ikata 2

Shikoku outlines plans for decommissioning Ikata 2

A decommissioning plan for unit 2 of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Japan's Ehime prefecture has been submitted to the country's nuclear regulator by plant owner Shikoku Electric Power Company.

Regulation & Safety 17 October 2018

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First waste transferred to mega disposal unit at Savannah River

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Divers complete radwaste work at Sizewell A

SEFOR reactor vessel prepares to leave site

Mission reviews Chernobyl waste management

SEFOR reactor vessel prepares to leave site

SEFOR reactor vessel prepares to leave site

The reactor vessel of the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) in Arkansas, which shut down over 45 years ago, has been placed in a carbon-steel container in preparation of its transport to a disposal site in Nevada.

Waste & Recycling 16 October 2018

First waste transferred to mega disposal unit at Savannah River

First waste transferred to mega disposal unit at Savannah River

The first transfer of radioactive liquid waste from an underground waste tank to a "mega-volume" facility - Saltstone Disposal Unit 6 - has been completed at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.

Waste & Recycling 11 October 2018

UK decommissioning research centre opens

UK decommissioning research centre opens

The Centre for Innovative Nuclear Decommissioning Engineering has officially opened in Workington with the aim of innovating and delivering future engineering leaders, supporting the UK's nuclear decommissioning programme in west Cumbria.

Waste & Recycling 05 October 2018

Jacobs secures Dounreay decommissioning work

Jacobs secures Dounreay decommissioning work

USA-based Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded two four-year framework agreements by the UK's Dounreay Site Restoration Limited to provide design and engineering services, and safety case production and peer review services.

Waste & Recycling 03 October 2018

Centrus to prepare Oak Ridge facility for demolition

Centrus to prepare Oak Ridge facility for demolition

Centrus Energy Corp has been awarded a USD15 million work authorisation by the US Department of Energy for decontamination and decommissioning to prepare the K-1600 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for demolition.

Waste & Recycling 03 October 2018

Hunterston A storage pond clearance completed

Hunterston A storage pond clearance completed

Work to empty and decontaminate the former used fuel storage pond at the Hunterston A Magnox nuclear power plant in Scotland was recently completed, removing one of the site's highest hazards.

Waste & Recycling 02 October 2018

Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation

Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation

A framework cooperation agreement has been signed between Norway's Institute for Energy Technology and Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre, through which the two organisations will extend their collaboration on nuclear research and decommissioning.

Corporate 19 September 2018

Oyster Creek retires after 49 years

Oyster Creek retires after 49 years

Exelon Generation's Oyster Creek nuclear power plant retired from service yesterday after 49 years of electricity generation. The single-unit boiling water reactor was the oldest operating nuclear power plant in the USA.

Waste & Recycling 18 September 2018