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Two regions selected for Swiss repository studies
Two regions selected for Swiss repository studies
Two sites have been selected by Switzerland's national radioactive waste disposal cooperative Nagra for further investigation for hosting deep geological repositories.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 30 January 2015
Canadian waste management on track
Canadian waste management on track
As Canada issues its latest report on national radioactive waste management initiatives, the country's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has identified four more communities for further study as potential hosts for a long-term radioactive waste repository.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 23 January 2015
Engineering design support for Spanish waste facility
Engineering design support for Spanish waste facility
Villar_de_Canas_48Tecnatom and Gas Natural Fenosa have won a contract to provide engineering design support for Spain's planned national high-level waste storage facility.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 19 January 2015
Storage of Fukushima clean-up waste to start
Storage of Fukushima clean-up waste to start
The interim storage of contaminated soil and other wastes generated by decontamination efforts at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant and surrounding area will begin in March, the environment ministry has said.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 19 January 2015
Scallop fishing gives clean-up the edge
Scallop fishing gives clean-up the edge
Fishing trawler 72x48Scallop fishing techniques could be used to remove sludge from legacy ponds at Sellafield if a second stage of technology development is successful.
Corporate · Friday, 16 January 2015
Belgian reprocessing contract completed
Belgian reprocessing contract completed
Dounreay shipment to Belgium 48The final shipment of waste from the reprocessing of Belgian research reactor fuel has been made from the UK to Belgium.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 7 January 2015
NRC publishes Volume 4 of Yucca Mountain report
NRC publishes Volume 4 of Yucca Mountain report
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published Volume 4 of its safety evaluation report on the proposed underground geologic nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 19 December 2014
Government backs Swedish waste fee hike
Government backs Swedish waste fee hike
The Swedish government has backed the nuclear regulator's recommendation for an almost doubling of the fees paid by utilities into the country's nuclear waste fund over the 2015-2017 period.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 19 December 2014
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions starts used fuel campaign
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions starts used fuel campaign
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions has started a multi-year campaign to process aluminum-clad used nuclear fuel stored at the Savannah River Site.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 17 December 2014
First phase of Korean waste facility opens
First phase of Korean waste facility opens
Korean LLW-ILW disposal facility 48The South Korean nuclear regulator has given approval for full operation to begin at the first phase of the country's low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 12 December 2014
Further studies for Canadian repository candidates
Further studies for Canadian repository candidates
Preliminary assessments by Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization have identified two Ontario communities that could potentially meet the selection requirements to host a long-term radioactive waste repository.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 4 December 2014
Growth in support for UK new build
Growth in support for UK new build
Support for the construction of new nuclear power plants in the UK has grown by more than 10% over the past decade, with 45% of people now approving the building of new reactors, according to the latest Nuclear Industry Association poll.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 4 December 2014
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