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Korea extends nuclear cooperation to Qatar
South Korea and Qatar are to cooperate on the training of nuclear experts and on the construction of a research reactor under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries yesterday.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 9 March 2015
US-Canadian partnership for isotopes
A Canadian-US partnership has been announced to create a "new, reliable supply" of medical isotopes for use worldwide.
Corporate
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Monday, 23 February 2015
Reprieve for Canadian isotope reactor
Canada's NRU reactor will be able to continue to play a key role in providing medical isotopes until March 2018 after the Canadian government announced its decision to support an extension of the reactor's operations. The extension will be subject to regulatory approval.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 9 February 2015
Amano wants development recognition
The IAEA's mandate could easily be changed to 'Atoms for Peace and Development', said its leader Yukiya Amano in Malaysia. He wants the organisation to be a "unique stakeholder" in global development.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 23 January 2015
HEU removal from Kazakh reactor
International cooperation has seen 36 kg of high-enriched uranium removed from a scientific institute in Kazakhstan and returned to Russia.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 9 January 2015
Belgian reprocessing contract completed
The final shipment of waste from the reprocessing of Belgian research reactor fuel has been made from the UK to Belgium.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Chinese fast reactor completes full-power test run
China's experimental fast neutron reactor has successfully been operated at full capacity for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 19 December 2014
Ukraine unveils new nuclear research facility
Ukraine's Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology has completed the construction of a nuclear research facility called Neutron Source that will be used to treat cancer.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 8 December 2014
Safety review sought for HTTR
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has requested a safety review by the country's nuclear regulator of the High-Temperature Test Reactor (HTTR), prior to its restart.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
Canada ships first synchrotron isotopes
The first batch of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) produced in the Canadian Light Source (CLS) linear accelerator in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been shipped in a developmental milestone for the non-reactor production of medical isotopes.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 17 November 2014
NNSA announces funding for isotope projects
The US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is to award over $8 million of funding to push forward two projects aimed at securing a domestic supply of the molybdenum-99 without using highly enriched uranium.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 14 November 2014
Innovative way to plug tubes at BEPO
A novel technique using expanding polyurethane foam has been used to prevent radioactive materials escaping from storage tubes at the British Experimental Pile Zero (BEPO) at Harwell, which is being decommissioned.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 10 November 2014
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South Korea and Qatar are to cooperate on the training of nuclear experts and on the construction of a research reactor under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries yesterday.
A Canadian-US partnership has been announced to create a "new, reliable supply" of medical isotopes for use worldwide.
Canada's NRU reactor will be able to continue to play a key role in providing medical isotopes until March 2018 after the Canadian government announced its decision to support an extension of the reactor's operations. The extension will be subject to regulatory approval._79x48.jpg "Amano in Kuala Lumpur, Jan 2015 (C.Brady-IAEA) 79x48")
The IAEA's mandate could easily be changed to 'Atoms for Peace and Development', said its leader Yukiya Amano in Malaysia. He wants the organisation to be a "unique stakeholder" in global development.
The final shipment of waste from the reprocessing of Belgian research reactor fuel has been made from the UK to Belgium.
China's experimental fast neutron reactor has successfully been operated at full capacity for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
Ukraine's Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology has completed the construction of a nuclear research facility called Neutron Source that will be used to treat cancer.
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has requested a safety review by the country's nuclear regulator of the High-Temperature Test Reactor (HTTR), prior to its restart.
A novel technique using expanding polyurethane foam has been used to prevent radioactive materials escaping from storage tubes at the British Experimental Pile Zero (BEPO) at Harwell, which is being decommissioned.