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Abe at Fukushima site
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe visited the Fukushima Daiichi site yesterday, personally encouraging workers' efforts in the clean-up and decommissioning project. He urged Tepco to forget about restarting two operable reactors there.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 20 September 2013
Brine in decline
A new brine concentrator has started operation at Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA's) Ranger mine. It will process wastewater inventories and support a rehabilitation program.
Uranium & Fuel
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Friday, 20 September 2013
UK launches consultation on waste siting
The UK government has launched a public consultation on how it will organise the process that will lead to selection of a site for a geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 12 September 2013
NRC seeks input on Yucca Mountain restart
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has asked for views on how it should go about resuming the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain waste repository.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 2 September 2013
Fukushima leak cleaned up
Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Mississippi futuregazing at waste facility
A Mississippi business group has formally urged the state's senate to consider establishing a dedicated management centre to provide interim storage for used nuclear fuel, with a longer-term view to recycling and even final disposal.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Surge in Sellafield apprenticeships
A record number of young people are to start courses leading to employment at the UK's nuclear fuel cycle centre, Sellafield.
Corporate
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Friday, 23 August 2013
Swiss utilities face waste hike
The Swiss cabinet has proposed a raise in targets for waste and decommissioning funds that would lead to a hike of some 76% in annual utility contributions next year. A consultation is being launched this month.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 16 August 2013
US court rules on Yucca Mountain
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted illegally by abandoning the review of the licence application for the Yucca Mountain waste repository, the US Court of Appeals has ruled.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 14 August 2013
More room at WIPP
A new panel of seven waste disposal rooms at the world's only operating geological radwaste repository is ready and waiting to start receiving defence-related transuranic waste.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 5 August 2013
Making space at Sellafield
New cutting and decontamination methods are being trialled to clear away old equipment more quickly and free space to store higher priority wastes at Sellafield.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Fukushima waste incinerator takes shape
Construction of an incinerator is underway at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to burn the low-level waste being generated from the clean-up and decommissioning of the site.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 1 July 2013
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_64x48.jpg "Ranger brine concentrator, September 2013 (ERA) 64x48")
A new brine concentrator has started operation at Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA's) Ranger mine. It will process wastewater inventories and support a rehabilitation program.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has asked for views on how it should go about resuming the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain waste repository.
Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful._72x48.jpg "Apprentice (Sellafield Ltd) 72x48")
A record number of young people are to start courses leading to employment at the UK's nuclear fuel cycle centre, Sellafield.
A new panel of seven waste disposal rooms at the world's only operating geological radwaste repository is ready and waiting to start receiving defence-related transuranic waste.
New cutting and decontamination methods are being trialled to clear away old equipment more quickly and free space to store higher priority wastes at Sellafield.
Construction of an incinerator is underway at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to burn the low-level waste being generated from the clean-up and decommissioning of the site.