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Torsten returned to the wild
Torsten returned to the wild
Torsten 79x48A seal named Torsten has been released after a three-month stay in an intake pond at Sweden's Oskarshamn nuclear power plant.
Other News · Friday, 13 February 2015
Uprate approved for Ringhals 4
Uprate approved for Ringhals 4
Ringhals (Annika Örnborg)_48A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.
Corporate · Monday, 2 February 2015
Vattenfall moves to cross-border business structure
Vattenfall moves to cross-border business structure
Vattenfall will bring in a new organisational structure and executive management team. The changes - which will take effect on 1 April - are part of the state-owned Swedish utility's current review of its group-wide strategy.
Corporate · Thursday, 15 January 2015
Sweden submits revised action plan
Sweden submits revised action plan
The Swedish nuclear regulator has submitted a revised post-Fukushima safety action plan to the European Commission which incorporates independent core cooling requirements announced last year.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Early safety assessment for Oskarshamn 2
Early safety assessment for Oskarshamn 2
Oskarshamn_2_(OKP)_48Sweden's nuclear regulator has instructed operator OKG to submit its next safety assessment for Oskarshamn 2 in 2017, three years earlier than scheduled, because of shortcomings in its previous submission.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 22 December 2014
Government backs Swedish waste fee hike
Government backs Swedish waste fee hike
The Swedish government has backed the nuclear regulator's recommendation for an almost doubling of the fees paid by utilities into the country's nuclear waste fund over the 2015-2017 period.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 19 December 2014
Swedish regulator calls for upgrade plans
Swedish regulator calls for upgrade plans
Sweden's nuclear power plant operators have until the end of 2015 to submit plans to the country's regulator on implementing permanent safety improvements by 2020 to ensure independent reactor core cooling.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Forsmark 3 power uprate cancelled
Forsmark 3 power uprate cancelled
Forsmark_3_(Vattenfall)_48Plans for a power uprate of over 14% at unit 3 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden have been dropped as it is no longer economically feasible, Vattenfall has announced. An uprate at unit 1 will go ahead as planned.
Corporate · Monday, 24 November 2014
Sweden, Norway and Ukraine regulators to cooperate
Sweden, Norway and Ukraine regulators to cooperate
The regulatory authorities of Sweden, Norway and Ukraine have agreed to cooperate in making improvements to the regulatory guidelines of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine as well as establishing more robust safety systems at nuclear power plants in the country.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Olkiluoto fuel supply contracts renewed
Olkiluoto fuel supply contracts renewed
Olkiluoto 1 and 2 - 48Areva and Westinghouse are to supply fuel for units 1 and 2, respectively, of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant between 2016 and 2019 under renewed contracts with Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Vattenfall sues Germany over phase-out policy
Vattenfall sues Germany over phase-out policy
Swedish utility Vattenfall is suing Germany at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over the closure of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Thursday, 16 October 2014
Westinghouse rapped over worker medicals
Westinghouse rapped over worker medicals
Vasteras fuel factory 48Westinghouse has been criticised by the Swedish nuclear regulator for failing to carry out required medical examinations of some workers at its fuel fabrication plant in Västerås.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 15 October 2014
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