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Magnox expands with merger of RSRL
The UK's Magnox Limited and Research Sites Restoration Limited (RSRL) have today merged to form a single organization operating as Magnox Limited. The combined business will be responsible for 12 nuclear sites.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Rosenergoatom plans tender for decommissioning feasibility study
Rosenergoatom plans to launch tender at the end of April to conduct a feasibility study for preparing nine reactors for decommissioning between 2016 and 2020. A subsidiary of Rosatom, Rosenergoatom operates all of Russia's civilian nuclear power plants.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 30 March 2015
Westinghouse, Hochtief partner on decommissioning services
Westinghouse and German construction company Hochtief AG have teamed up to offer decommissioning, decontamination and remediation services for Germany's nuclear power plants.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 27 March 2015
NDA lays out plans for years ahead
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published its latest business plan, setting out its anticipated income and expenditure during the next financial year. It also includes a high-level 20-year overview of objectives it is working towards, and takes a more detailed look at key activities over the next three years.
Corporate
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Friday, 27 March 2015
Bespoke equipment trial completed at Dounreay
A trial of bespoke equipment to lift off the top plate of the Dounreay Fast Reactor in Scotland in order to remove trapped fuel elements has been completed successfully, the Nuclear Decommissioing Authority said on 19 March. The authority said decommissioning the 50-year-old experimental reactor is one of the most technically challenging projects in its estate.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015
First radioactive waste removed from Magnox storage pond
The very first radioactive sludge has been removed from the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) at Sellafield in north-west England. The FGMSP is one of the site's four Legacy Pond and Silo facilities.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Muon data confirms fuel melt at Fukushima Daiichi 1
Initial results from using a muon detection system at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 in Japan appear to confirm that most of the fuel has melted and dropped from its original position within the core, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Three Japanese reactors to be retired
Kansai Electric Power Company and the Japan Atomic Power Company have decided to decommission three nuclear power plants shut down after the Fukushima accident of 2011 rather than applying to restart them.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Chernobyl Confinement reaches final stage, but funds need boost
Construction of the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement on the site of the 1986 nuclear accident is entering its final stage, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said yesterday.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Tepco reschedules water purification target
More than 90% of the contaminated water stored on the Fukushima Daiichi site will be treated by the end of May, two months later than originally planned, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced today.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 16 March 2015
Swiss decommissioning company gets in position
Swiss nuclear operator Alpiq has founded a new company to offer integrated nuclear plant decommissioning services in readiness for the post-operation stage of the country's nuclear power sector.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Britain remains key to Areva's strategy, says UK CEO
The UK is one of the two key markets for Areva, together with China, as it is "where the group sees growth", the French engineering company's UK chief executive officer Robert Davies told
World Nuclear News
in an interview yesterday.
Corporate
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Friday, 6 March 2015
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