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Vessel head journeys to Callaway
A new reactor vessel closure head has completed a five-week journey by sea, river and road to arrive at the Callaway nuclear power plant in Missouri, USA.
Corporate
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Friday, 13 June 2014
High-level waste arrives in Japan
The fourth and largest shipment so far of high-level waste from the UK to Japan has been completed. All such waste, resulting from the reprocessing of used reactor fuel, should be returned from the UK to Japan by the end of the decade.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Convoy tests 'Iter Itinerary'
A 600-tonne dummy load has completed a journey by land and water to test out the logistics of transporting major components to the Iter fusion reactor site in southern France.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Hex cylinders in port drop
Port authorities are investigating how four cylinders containing enriched uranium hexafluoride were dropped during unloading operations at Halifax in Canada's Nova Scotia.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Paladin cleans up after uranium spill
A small quantity of uranium oxide concentrate has been removed for safe disposal after a "minor incident" during a routine shipment of product from Paladin's Kayelekera mine in Malawi.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 17 February 2014
Swedish ship makes first shipment
SKB's new vessel for transporting used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste by sea, the
M/S Sigrid
, has made its first shipment. It replaces the smaller
M/S Sigyn
, which had been in service since 1982.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Sea route safe from strontium sources
Fourteen radioisotope thermoelectric generators, some used to power Arctic lighthouses, have been recovered from Russia's northern coastline in an international effort to secure vulnerable radioactive materials.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 15 November 2013
Nuclear ship takes Olympic flame to North Pole
The torch relay for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi reached the North Pole with the aid of the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker.
Other News
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Friday, 25 October 2013
New steam generators arrive at Davis-Besse
Two replacement steam generators have been delivered to the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio. They will be installed early next year.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Japan receives MOX shipment
The first shipment of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel from Europe to Japan since the Fukushima accident in 2011 was completed today.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 27 June 2013
Exotic fuel on the move
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has decided to transfer remaining stocks of nuclear fuels from the Dounreay site to Sellafield. The move will enable Dounreay's security status to be significantly downgraded.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 22 February 2013
Cameco confident despite earnings drop
Canada's Cameco has promised to focus on reducing costs after a year that saw net earnings fall despite exceeding annual production targets.
Corporate
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Monday, 11 February 2013
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A new reactor vessel closure head has completed a five-week journey by sea, river and road to arrive at the Callaway nuclear power plant in Missouri, USA.
The fourth and largest shipment so far of high-level waste from the UK to Japan has been completed. All such waste, resulting from the reprocessing of used reactor fuel, should be returned from the UK to Japan by the end of the decade.
A 600-tonne dummy load has completed a journey by land and water to test out the logistics of transporting major components to the Iter fusion reactor site in southern France._64x48.jpg "UF6 cylinders on truck Halifax (Truckfax - Mac Kackay) 64x48")
Port authorities are investigating how four cylinders containing enriched uranium hexafluoride were dropped during unloading operations at Halifax in Canada's Nova Scotia.
A small quantity of uranium oxide concentrate has been removed for safe disposal after a "minor incident" during a routine shipment of product from Paladin's Kayelekera mine in Malawi.
The torch relay for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi reached the North Pole with the aid of the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker.
Two replacement steam generators have been delivered to the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio. They will be installed early next year.
The first shipment of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel from Europe to Japan since the Fukushima accident in 2011 was completed today.
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has decided to transfer remaining stocks of nuclear fuels from the Dounreay site to Sellafield. The move will enable Dounreay's security status to be significantly downgraded.