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Fuel debris removal attempt halted at Fukushima Daiichi
Fuel debris removal attempt halted at Fukushima Daiichi
Tokyo Electric Power Company has suspended the first attempt to extract fuel debris from within the primary containment vessel of unit 2 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after an error in the setup of the debris retrieval device was identified.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 22 August 2024
Germany's Krümmel gets decommissioning and dismantling permit
Germany's Krümmel gets decommissioning and dismantling permit
Germany's Krümmel nuclear power plant has been given the regulatory go-ahead to move from post-operation to decommissioning, with dismantling work scheduled to take about 15 years.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 21 August 2024
UK research contracts awarded into new decommissioning techniques
UK research contracts awarded into new decommissioning techniques
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has awarded GBP30 million (USD39.1 million) to four-year projects to drive "new techniques to deliver safe, sustainable and cost-effective decommissioning".
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Reactor vessel in place at second San'ao unit
Reactor vessel in place at second San'ao unit
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been installed within the reactor building, CGN Cangnan Nuclear Power announced.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Grafenrheinfeld cooling towers taken down
Grafenrheinfeld cooling towers taken down
The two 143-metre-tall cooling towers of the shut down single-unit Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany have been demolished in a controlled explosion.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 19 August 2024
In Pictures: Akkuyu 3 gets fifth tier of inner containment building
In Pictures: Akkuyu 3 gets fifth tier of inner containment building
The top section of the cylindrical part of the inner containment building for the third unit at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has been installed in place.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 16 August 2024
Sizewell A demolition work approved
Sizewell A demolition work approved
Nuclear Restoration Services has been given planning consent to demolish the turbine hall and electrical annexe at the decommissioned Sizewell A Magnox nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 15 August 2024
Decommissioning milestone at Oak Ridge reactor
Decommissioning milestone at Oak Ridge reactor
The lower section of the reactor vessel of the Oak Ridge Research Reactor has been removed and transferred to a cask for eventual shipment and disposal. The reactor was an isotope production and irradiation facility from 1958 and was permanently shut down in July 1987.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 15 August 2024
Preparations begin for capping UK repository
Preparations begin for capping UK repository
The UK's Nuclear Waste Services said it is carrying out important work on the final capping of legacy disposal trenches and vaults at the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria, which are now full and ready for permanent closure.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 12 August 2024
Lithuania narrows search for repository site
Lithuania narrows search for repository site
Lithuania has identified 77 potential locations for its planned geological repository for used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. A final decision on the facility's location is not expected until 2047.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 5 August 2024
Dismantling of Garigliano reactor vessel progresses
Dismantling of Garigliano reactor vessel progresses
The first phase of the dismantling of the reactor vessel at Italy's Garigliano nuclear power plant has been completed with the removal of contaminated metal components from the deflector, the upper part of the vessel.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Shake tests improve seismic safety of dry storage systems
Shake tests improve seismic safety of dry storage systems
Researchers subjected two full-sized dry storage systems for used nuclear fuel to simulated seismic events to help improve understanding of the potential impacts of earthquakes on fuel in storage at more than 70 US reactor sites.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 24 July 2024
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