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New licence for Chernobyl used fuel facility

Waste and Recycling

28 March 2013

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.

Ten more years for Smolensk reactor

Regulation and Safety

03 January 2013

The Russian nuclear safety regulator has agreed to extend the operating licence of Smolensk 1 by ten years, enabling nuclear generation to continue until a replacement plant is built.

Construction starts on new Chernobyl cover

Waste and Recycling

26 April 2012

Yanukovych launches NSC 76x48Work to assemble the giant arched structure that will protect the ruined Chernobyl unit 4 and enable its dismantling has officially begun on the 26th anniversary of the accident.

No impact from Chernobyl roof collapse

Regulation and Safety

13 February 2013

Chernobyl roof collapse, 12 February 2013 (SNRC) 48x64Sections of the walls and roof of Chernobyl 4's turbine building have collapsed under weight of snow, officials reported, noting no change in radiation levels at the site.

New Chernobyl cover takes shape

Waste and Recycling

29 November 2012

Chernobyl NCS 48Assembly of the giant structure that will protect the ruined Chernobyl unit 4 and enable its dismantling has reached a milestone with the raising of the first arch.

Ready to start on Chernobyl shelter

Regulation and Safety

20 March 2012

Chernobyl NSC steel, March 2012 77x48The first batch of steel has arrived at Chernobyl for the giant arch that will protect the ruined power plant and enable its dismantling. Assembly of the arch is set to begin next month.