Regulation and Safety rss

Regulator OKs Belgian reactor restart

17 May 2013

Doel 48Belgian reactor operator Electrabel is preparing to restart units at Tihange and Doel after national nuclear regulators confirmed that crack-like indications discovered in the reactors' pressure vessels are of no safety significance.

Futaba access restrictions relaxed

13 May 2013

Fukushima zones May 2013 48Residents will be able to repair tsunami damage in the town of Futaba after the Japanese government decided to prepare for the removal of parts of the town from the Fukushima evacuation zone.

Regulatory approval for Fessenheim 2 upgrades

30 April 2013

Fessenheim (EDF) 72x48French nuclear regulators have prescribed a program of works to be carried out at Fessenheim 2 to allow France's second-oldest nuclear unit to continue to operate beyond its third ten-yearly inspection.

New cover for fuel removal at Fukushima Daiichi 1

14 May 2013

Fukushima unit 1 cover, September 2011 (Tepco) 64x48A four-year process is planned to rebuild the cover over Fukushima Daiichi 1, equipping it to remove used reactor fuel still stored there.

Isotope reactor steps up to the plate

02 May 2013

BR2 top view reference (SCK-CEN) 74x48Belgium's BR2 reactor is to run an additional production cycle to guarantee supplies of vital medical isotopes while the Netherlands' HFR reactor remains out of action due to unforeseen problems.

Shots fired at Watts Bar

22 April 2013

Watts Bar (TVA) 72x48Security guards at Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant fired shots yesterday morning in an incident which is now under investigation.