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Milestone in restoration of Zorita plant site

Milestone in restoration of Zorita plant site

Work to fill in the hole left following the demolition of the containment building of the José Cabrera nuclear power plant has been completed, Spanish decommissioning and waste management firm Enresa announced. The plant - also known as Zorita - is the first to be fully dismantled in Spain.

Waste & Recycling 22 September 2023

Fuel removed from first Hunterston B reactor

Fuel removed from first Hunterston B reactor

The defueling of the first of two reactors at the Hunterston B advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant in the UK has been completed on time and on budget, EDF Energy announced.

Waste & Recycling 21 September 2023

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Palisades restart takes 'giant step' with Holtec-Wolverine deal

Palisades restart takes 'giant step' with Holtec-Wolverine deal

A long-term power purchase agreement signed between Holtec Palisades Energy and the non-profit Wolverine Power Cooperative is described as a "significant milestone" towards restarting the 800 MW Palisades nuclear power plant in the USA.

New Nuclear 13 September 2023

Joint UK-Japanese research on waste and decommissioning

Joint UK-Japanese research on waste and decommissioning

Two research projects are to receive funding totalling GBP1 million (USD1.2 million) from UK and Japanese research councils to develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste. The research will support work to decommission the UK's Sellafield plant and remove radioactive debris from the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan.

Waste & Recycling 12 September 2023

Robot navigates Dounreay evaporator cell

Robot navigates Dounreay evaporator cell

Spot, a robotic quadruped, has completed a trial at the Dounreay site in Scotland, UK, where it successfully navigated an evaporator cell in the Fuel Cycle Area that has been shut off for 25 years.

Waste & Recycling 05 September 2023

Defuelling completed at Mühleberg

Defuelling completed at Mühleberg

All the nuclear fuel at the shut down Mühleberg nuclear power plant has now been transported to the Zwilag interim storage facility in Würenlingen, Swiss utility BKW announced. The removal of the fuel marks the completion of the first of three stages of decommissioning of the plant.

Waste & Recycling 01 September 2023

Orano completes first cut of Crystal River reactor vessel

Orano completes first cut of Crystal River reactor vessel

Orano USA has completed work to separate and pack the top third of the reactor vessel, with its embedded internal components, using its patented Optimized Segmentation process. The reactor vessel will be cut into three segments as the company carries out accelerated decommissioning of the plant.

Waste & Recycling 24 August 2023

Grafenrheinfeld reaches new decommissioning milestone

Grafenrheinfeld reaches new decommissioning milestone

The process of treating, cleaning and emptying the 14-metre-deep fuel element storage pool at the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany has been completed. It follows the emptying and cleaning of the reactor pool at the end of last year.

Waste & Recycling 24 August 2023

Second Leningrad unit defuelled

Second Leningrad unit defuelled

Defuelling of the second of two shut-down RBMK reactors at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Russia has now been completed, an important step in the process to decommission the units.

Waste & Recycling 23 August 2023

Waste retrieval begins at Sellafield silo

Waste retrieval begins at Sellafield silo

The first waste has been removed from the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo, one of the oldest waste stores and one of the highest hazard facilities on the UK's Sellafield site.

Waste & Recycling 16 August 2023