Two of the German reactors ordered to shut after Fukushima will be dismantled as soon as possible. EnBW has applied for permission to do the work and said it has more than enough funds set aside.
The decommissioning of America's Rocky Flats facility and the disposal of resulting waste was the main factor in a four-tonne reduction in US plutonium stocks over the last 15 years.
Yesterday saw the end of operations at Areva's Georges Besse diffusion enrichment plant following 33 years of service.
Decommissioning worker Neil Parkin has established a sideline by making banjos out of wood salvaged from the Dounreay site.
Tepco has published further measurements showing that the used fuel pool at the damaged reactor building of unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi is not tilting and would be able to withstand a large earthquake.
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Two companies have won a framework contract worth nearly £300 million ($477 million) for construction work at ten UK sites as former Magnox plants are prepared to enter care and maintenance.
Tokyo Electric Power Company has examined two unused fuel assemblies from the fuel storage pool at unit 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant and found no significant damage. A further 200 unused assemblies remain in the pool, alongside over 1300 which have been used._615x160.jpg)
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Tepco's latest step in decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi has been to remove unit 4's containment vessel head from storage on the service floor. The lift is a milestone in a plan to remove nuclear fuel from the building.
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Yesterday saw the end of operations at Areva's Georges Besse diffusion enrichment plant following 33 years of service.
Decommissioning worker Neil Parkin has established a sideline by making banjos out of wood salvaged from the Dounreay site. 
Work to assemble the giant arched structure that will protect the ruined Chernobyl unit 4 and enable its dismantling has officially begun on the 26th anniversary of the accident.