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Fuel loading at second Fangjiashan unit
The process of loading fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 2 at the Fangjiashan plant in China's Zhejiang province has begun. The unit is expected to enter commercial operation next year.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 5 December 2014
Olkiluoto fuel supply contracts renewed
Areva and Westinghouse are to supply fuel for units 1 and 2, respectively, of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant between 2016 and 2019 under renewed contracts with Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Australia, India to expedite trade agreement
The prime ministers of India and Australia have underlined their commitment to implementing agreements that will enable Australian uranium to be exported to India.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
More time to build US MOX plant
The construction licence for the partially-built mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina has been extended by ten years at the request of its builder.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 17 November 2014
Russia develops remote welding for MOX fuel
Nikimt-Atomstroy has developed and manufactured a remotely operated welding system for the production of mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies for nuclear power units.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 13 November 2014
The AFCR and China's fuel cycle
The new joint venture agreement for Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor development is a clear step towards building new CANDU units, even if thorium takes a back seat to recycling uranium, writes Ian Hore-Lacy, Senior Research Analyst with the World Nuclear Association.
Podcasts & Features
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Piñon Ridge sale completed
Energy Fuels has completed the transfer of the Piñon Ridge project, including the radioactive materials licence for a proposed uranium mill at the Colorado site, to a private investor group.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Russia to build eight more reactors in Iran
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Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Journey's end for fast reactor fuel
A consignment of irradiated experimental fast reactor fuel has returned to the Idaho National Laboratory in the USA from France for the final stages of a study that has been ongoing for over eight years.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Honeywell readies for Metropolis restart
Honeywell is preparing to restart the Metropolis uranium conversion plant after making enhancements to its procedures following its review of the 26 October incident involving an on-site release of materials at the Illinois site.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 10 November 2014
Brazil's Angra plant to get domestic fuel
Industrias Nucleares do Brasil will provide enriched uranium for the first time for unit 1 of the country's sole nuclear power plant. Previously, the Resende plant was entirely engaged with foreign companies.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 6 November 2014
Mission to remove used fuel complete at Fukushima
A year-long operation to remove all the used fuel assemblies from the storage pool at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 has been successfully completed. Some fresh fuel remains in the pool, but this should be removed by the end of the year.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014
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The process of loading fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 2 at the Fangjiashan plant in China's Zhejiang province has begun. The unit is expected to enter commercial operation next year.
The prime ministers of India and Australia have underlined their commitment to implementing agreements that will enable Australian uranium to be exported to India.
The construction licence for the partially-built mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina has been extended by ten years at the request of its builder.
Nikimt-Atomstroy has developed and manufactured a remotely operated welding system for the production of mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies for nuclear power units.
Energy Fuels has completed the transfer of the Piñon Ridge project, including the radioactive materials licence for a proposed uranium mill at the Colorado site, to a private investor group.
Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site.
A consignment of irradiated experimental fast reactor fuel has returned to the Idaho National Laboratory in the USA from France for the final stages of a study that has been ongoing for over eight years.
Industrias Nucleares do Brasil will provide enriched uranium for the first time for unit 1 of the country's sole nuclear power plant. Previously, the Resende plant was entirely engaged with foreign companies.
A year-long operation to remove all the used fuel assemblies from the storage pool at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 has been successfully completed. Some fresh fuel remains in the pool, but this should be removed by the end of the year.