Nuclear Industry News
Kazakhstan continues front-end pushSaturday 4 February 2012 at 11:04 amKazakhstan has posted another year of record uranium production as it furthers its diversification into value-added nuclear fuel products. Posted in — Root |
Is there life after sixty?Friday 3 February 2012 at 11:30 amA new research program headed by the US Department of Energy will begin to investigate the case for reactor lifespans of greater than 60 years. Posted in — Root |
Privatisation of Russian state nuclear giantThursday 2 February 2012 at 11:25 am
Having spent five years combining its nuclear power, engineering and scientific enterprises into the single entity of Rosatom, Russia now sees privatisation of the firm as part of a plan for industrial modernisation. Posted in — Root |
Novovoronezh II steam generators on trackThursday 2 February 2012 at 11:48 am
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Low risk from major accident consequencesThursday 2 February 2012 at 11:30 amA severe accident at a US nuclear power plant would not be likely to cause any immediate deaths, while the risks of fatal cancers caused by such an accident would be millions of times lower than the general risks of dying of cancer, a long-running research study has found. Posted in — Root |
Bids in for new Finnish plantWednesday 1 February 2012 at 12:00 pm
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Shrinkwrapping BradwellWednesday 1 February 2012 at 11:31 am
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Extending operating lives of French reactors best optionTuesday 31 January 2012 at 12:14 pm
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IAEA reviews Japan's nuclear restart processTuesday 31 January 2012 at 11:22 amA team of international nuclear safety experts has reviewed Japan's plans to confirm the safety of its nuclear plants as dire economic conditions grip the country's power industry. Posted in — Root |
US plant not fazed by loss of powerTuesday 31 January 2012 at 12:19 pm
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Russia commissions fuel storage facilityWednesday 1 February 2012 at 6:14 am
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MoU anticipates Temelin constructionMonday 30 January 2012 at 12:08 pmWestinghouse has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Czech engineering company Metrostav, the latest in a series of agreements the reactor vendor has made in anticipation of the construction of AP1000 units in the Czech Republic. Posted in — Root |
Areva's ups and downsFriday 27 January 2012 at 12:19 pmA turbulent year for Areva has seen a new CEO, dramatic currency fluctuations and sales impacts from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident but an increase in order backlog and only a fairly minor downturn in overall revenue. Posted in — Root |
Immediate action needed on US waste policyFriday 27 January 2012 at 12:02 pmAfter nearly two years of work, the Blue Ribbon Commission has issued its final recommendations for "creating a safe, long-term solution" for dealing with the USA's used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Efforts to develop a waste repository and a central storage facility should start immediately, it says. Posted in — Root |
Poll: New nuclear power 'best for Britain'Friday 27 January 2012 at 12:11 pmThe results of a nationwide poll show that Britons believe new nuclear power plants would be the best infrastructure investment the country could make. Posted in — Root |
Virtual reality for UK research centreWednesday 1 February 2012 at 6:21 am
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TVEL plans to grow and diversifyThursday 26 January 2012 at 11:20 am
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Romanian plant gets containment filtering systemThursday 26 January 2012 at 10:12 amCanadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin has won a contract to install reactor containment filtration systems at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. SNC-Lavalin has in turn contracted Areva to supply the equipment. Posted in — Root |
US energy demand to outstrip nuclear growthWednesday 25 January 2012 at 12:21 pmWhile US nuclear generating capacity is expected to grow by 11% by 2035, its share of the country's total electricity output will drop slightly, according to a forecast by the US Energy Information Administration. Coal use will fall significantly during this period, with gas seeing the highest growth. Posted in — Root |
USA balances trade and proliferation concernsWednesday 25 January 2012 at 11:59 amA letter from senior US officials signals that the country will continue to seek nuclear trade agreements with conditions on enrichment and reprocessing implemented on a "case-by-case" basis. Posted in — Root |
Trade figures reveal cost of Japan's nuclear shutdownWednesday 25 January 2012 at 12:35 pmHuge energy imports last year caused Japan to record a rare trade deficit. Manufacturing was hit by the tsunami, but the use of fossil fuels to replace shut-down nuclear plants was a bigger factor. Posted in — Root |
IAEA double-checks Japanese testsTuesday 24 January 2012 at 11:13 am
A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency has kicked off its review of Japanese nuclear safety tests with a series of open meetings in Japan. Posted in — Root |
Five years of World Nuclear NewsTuesday 24 January 2012 at 2:54 pmSince beginning this news service in January 2007, the staff of World Nuclear News have been proud to deliver the vital developments in nuclear power in format that is open, accessible and free of charge. This would have been impossible without the support we have gratefully received from members of the World Nuclear Association and a readership that includes the most knowledgeable and well-connected professionals of the nuclear sector. It has been especially gratifying for WNN's writers to see gradual increases in website traffic, subscribers to our emails and usage of the various ancilliary services we have started. In celebration of our fifth anniversary, I am pleased to present this interactive timeline of landmark stories in the nuclear industry, as well as some of WNN's own milestones from its first five years. Jeremy Gordon Editor Posted in — Root |
.Thursday 26 January 2012 at 5:24 amFirst images from within Fukushima containment First for accelerator-driven nuclear reactor Businessman jailed for illegal nuclear exports Operator inattention attracts fine B&W restructures commercial nuclear business Outrage over Grand Canyon mining decision Japanese reactors await restart approvals Second AP1000 reactor vessel installed Progress analysing Crystal River repair proposals First for accelerator driven nuclear reactor Posted in — Root |
Eye-watering cost of renewable revolutionMonday 23 January 2012 at 12:34 pm
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The first of four steam generators for the second phase of the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Russia has been transported to the construction site by rail.
Fennovoima has received commercial bids from Areva and Toshiba for the construction of its planned nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki on the western coast of Finland. A final decision on the plant supplier will be made by the end of next year._68x45.jpg "Berkeley in Safestor (Magnox) 68x45")
The main buildings at the UK's shuttered Bradwell nuclear power plant are to be sealed in a £20 million ($31 million) 'weather envelope' while they await final dismantling.
Investing in new nuclear generating capacity or any other form of energy would be too expensive and come online too late, France's state audit office has concluded. Extending the operating lives of its existing nuclear power reactors would be its best option.
Automatic safety systems including diesel backup generators worked smoothly to ensure that Exelon's Byron plant remained safe and stable despite a loss of offsite power.
Russia will soon start storing used fuel from its RBMK-1000 and VVER-1000 reactors in a new centralized 'dry' interim storage facility at Zheleznogorsk. The first phase of the facility was recently completed and the first RBMK fuel will shortly be delivered..jpg "NAMRC virtual reality - small (Virtalis)")
Two virtual reality systems have been installed at the UK's new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Sheffield to help in the design and manufacture of large components for nuclear power plants._64x48.jpg "Young Physicist (Olga Maltsev - TVEL) 64x48")
A new corporate strategy for Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL aims to more than double nuclear revenue by 2030, while adding a new energy storage business.
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Germany's energy policy could cost some €1.4 trillion ($1.8 trillion) by 2030 even before the cost of the nuclear shutdown is taken into account.The views expressed on this page are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Red Wolf Associates or its employees.
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