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Urenco takes on Capenhurst site
Urenco takes on Capenhurst site
Capenhurst 48The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has today completed the transfer of its Capenhurst site to Urenco subsidiary Capenhurst Nuclear Services.
Corporate · Friday, 30 November 2012
Court action over waste shipment
Court action over waste shipment
Sellafield aerial Aug 2012 (Sellafield Ltd)_48Sellafield Ltd is to be prosecuted over alleged mistakes made in radioactive waste disposal that saw four bags of low-level waste sent to conventional landfill. Some charges relate directly to the shipment, while others concern working practices.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 16 November 2012
Studsvik to finish Berkeley boiler job
Studsvik to finish Berkeley boiler job
Berkeley boiler (Magnox)_48Swedish decommissioning company Studsvik has won a £15 million ($24 million) contract to remove and treat the final heat exchangers remaining at the UK's shut-down Berkeley nuclear power plant.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Sigrid takes to the water
Sigrid takes to the water
Sigrid launch 48The hull of SKB's new ship for transporting used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste has been launched. Once outfitted, the M/S Sigrid is set to enter service in 2013, serving as a linchpin in Sweden's nuclear infrastructure.
New Nuclear · Monday, 29 October 2012
Final permit for new US mine
Final permit for new US mine
Uranerz is set to start production at its Nichols Ranch uranium mine in Wyoming next year after receiving the last remaining necessary permit from the state environmental regulator.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 26 October 2012
Areva to help develop US storage facility
Areva to help develop US storage facility
An Areva-led team of companies has been selected by the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance as its commercial partner for developing the concept of a consolidated used nuclear fuel storage facility in south-eastern New Mexico.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Licence to deconvert uranium
Licence to deconvert uranium
Steve Laflin in Lea County (International Isotopes) 48x71Nuclear safety regulators have approved International Isotopes' plans to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride tails and go on to sell fluorine gases and other chemical by-products.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 3 October 2012
US used fuel storage options assessed
US used fuel storage options assessed
It is 'unclear' whether the benefits of an accelerated transfer of used nuclear fuel from storage pools to dry storage at US nuclear power plants would outweigh the risks and costs involved, an updated study by Electric Power Research Institute concludes.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 17 September 2012
Two-year hiatus in US licensing
Two-year hiatus in US licensing
Approval of four new reactors could be delayed by as the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission reconsiders its confidence in long term waste management arrangements over the next 24 months.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 7 September 2012
Fuel cycle roundup #3
Fuel cycle roundup #3
• Indian JV to buy into overseas mines
• Final EIS for US deconversion plant
• Offtake agreements for Paladin
• Epangelo out of Etango
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 24 August 2012
Report pushes for American interim store
Report pushes for American interim store
Industry is ready and money could be available to set up an interim store for US used nuclear fuel according to a report by the Brattle Group which points out the advantages of dry storage and the costs of further political delay.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Yucca Mountain court case on hold
Yucca Mountain court case on hold
US appeal court judges have ruled that a case seeking a resumption of licensing work for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain will be put on hold, despite agreeing that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot legally give up work on the application.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 6 August 2012
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