April, 2011

A visual inspection by remote controlled camera has shown no significant damage to the used fuel pond of Fukushima Daiichi unit 4. ...read more

A nuclear power plant shut down automatically as the worst outbreak of tornados to hit America for many years downed power lines in three southern states. ...read more

Tournigan Energy has updated its resource estimate for the Kuriskova uranium deposit in Slovakia. According to the latest NI 430-101 compliant estimate, the deposit contains indicated resources of 28.5 million pounds U 3 O 8 (10,965 tU) at an ore grade of 0.555% U 3 O 8 . This is a 39% increase from...

A study on the environmental impact of storing radioactive waste underground in Ontario has been put to safety regulators as part of the process to develop permanent storage facilities. ...read more

Exelon and Constellation Energy have announced a $7.9 billion merger. Under the name Exelon, the resulting firm will be America's largest generator of nuclear power by an even greater margin. ...read more

The operating licences of all three units at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona have been extended for a further 20 years beyond the original 40-year licence period by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ...read more

Indian leaders are preparing for a certain reassessment of nuclear policy following the Fukushima accident and violent protests against a proposed nuclear plant at Jaitapur. ...read more

Recovery operations have continued in line with recent patterns at Fukushima Daiichi, while a map has shown rubble to be the biggest source of radiation for workers on site. ...read more

Ceremonies have been held in Ukraine to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. Those involved in the initial efforts to stabilize the destroyed reactor are still being recognized for their selfless courage. ...read more

Rolls-Royce has announced its contract to supply neutron instrumentation to units 3 and 4 at Mochovce in Slovakia. Work to complete the two V-213 model VVER-440 units to compliment two similar units at the site started in 2008. Together with another nuclear power plant, Bohunice, nuclear power is established...

The European Parliament has called for improvements in three eastern Europe decommissioning programs if generous European Union funding is to be renewed. ...read more

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has won an order to supply India's highest rated indigenously developed nuclear turbine generator sets for the forthcoming two reactors at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant. ...read more

[Economic Times, 18 April; Times of India, 20, 21 April] Serious violence erupted in India's Sakhri Nate village in parallel with a demonstration against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. Police officers were occupied preparing for a protest at the Jaitapur site when 600-700 people attacked...

Japanese authorities have decided to revise a marginal portion of the Fukushima evacuation zone and police the area more strictly. ...read more

Up to one quarter of the nuclear electricity generated by EDF will be made purchasable by alternative suppliers in the French electricity market from 1 July. ...read more

The future development of South Texas Project units 3 and 4 looks unlikely after majority shareholder NRG Energy announced that it will write down its investments so far in the project and make no further investment. ...read more

In-situ leach (ISL) uranium projects in Australia and the USA have taken steps forward with the announcement of a final optimisation study for the Four Mile project in South Australia and the award of a deep disposal well licence for the Lance uranium project in Wyoming. ...read more

The Italian government has put the country's rebooted nuclear program into a holding pattern, introducing an amendment yesterday that will extend indefinitely a moratorium on the construction of new reactors. ...read more

Full-scale spraying of agents to control dust scattering is taking place at Fukushima Daiichi. The work should limit travel of radioactivity beyond the site boundary. ...read more

Entergy Corporation has filed a complaint with the US District Court in a bid to prevent the state of Vermont from forcing the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in 2012. ...read more

As the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident approaches, the international community has pledged a further €550 million ($786 million) to ensure the plant site in Ukraine is made stable and environmentally safe. ...read more

Plans to remove contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi 2 should see it moved at the rate of 480 tonnes per day. ...read more

The governments of India and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in 2009. ...read more

Both units at Dominion Virginia Power's Surry nuclear plant in Virginia shut down automatically as designed when an apparent tornado touched down at the plant's switchyard, cutting off external electricity supplies to the station. Backup diesel generators started up immediately to provide the...

Remote-controlled robots are being used to assess the conditions inside the damaged reactor buildings of units 1, 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ...read more