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New cover for fuel removal at Fukushima Daiichi 1

Regulation and Safety

14 May 2013

Fukushima unit 1 cover, September 2011 (Tepco) 64x48A four-year process is planned to rebuild the cover over Fukushima Daiichi 1, equipping it to remove used reactor fuel still stored there.

Air cooling for Finnish plant

Regulation and Safety

17 April 2013

Loviisa (Fortum)_48New cooling towers will help to ensure safety at Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant even if the seawater normally used to cool the plant were to be unavailable.

Pits pose problems at Fukushima

Regulation and Safety

15 April 2013

Tepco is emptying the three water storage pits that were found to be leaking at Fukushima Daiichi. In around two months the contaminated water should all have been removed to tanks.

Futaba access restrictions relaxed

Regulation and Safety

13 May 2013

Fukushima zones May 2013 48Residents will be able to repair tsunami damage in the town of Futaba after the Japanese government decided to prepare for the removal of parts of the town from the Fukushima evacuation zone.

Update to US emergency guidelines

Regulation and Safety

16 April 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency has drafted new guidelines to protect workers and the public in a radiological emergency. Open for public comment, the latest draft is an update to EPA guidelines issued in 1992.

US nuclear safety goes from strength to strength

Regulation and Safety

12 April 2013

Salem-Hope Creek (PSEG)_48Contracts have been signed for the operation of two regional US response centres to manage emergency backup equipment, while newly released performance metrics for 2012 show US plants achieving good safety performances.