World Nuclear News

Land secured for pilot fast reactor

2013-06-18T15:54:59Z

A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region. ...read more...(read more)

Rostov 3 vessel installation begins

2013-06-18T15:40:00Z

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant is in the process of installation. The component has been put in place ready for circulation pipes to be connected. ...read more...(read more)

UK looks to nuclear manufacturing future

2013-06-18T15:18:05Z

Work has begun on two collaborative research programs to develop new forging and casting techniques for nuclear components, while UK manufacturers are invited to apply for funding to help them compete in the nuclear industry. ...read more...(read more)

Fine for misdirected waste shipment

2013-06-17T15:50:12Z

Sellafield Ltd has been fined £700,000 ($1.1 million) for mistakenly sending four bags of low-level waste to a conventional landfill instead of the correct facility. ...read more...(read more)

Fuel cycle roundup #9

2013-06-17T15:23:26Z

• No appeals against Wiluna • Resources up at Eco Ridge • US production up in 2012 • Etango licence renewal ...read more...(read more)

Japan and V4 pledge cooperation

2013-06-17T15:02:21Z

A summit meeting of the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Japan has concluded with the prime ministers promising ongoing cooperation in fields including nuclear energy. ...read more...(read more)

TVO shows commitment to Olkiluoto 3

2013-06-14T15:17:58Z

The shareholders of Finland's Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have agreed to €300 million ($400 million) of loan commitments to enable the company to realise the completion of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR project. ...read more...(read more)

Regulatory blessing for Cigar Lake

2013-06-14T14:57:43Z

Cameco's Cigar Lake project has a uranium mining licence from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) that clears the way for the start of production at the northern Saskatchewan site. ...read more...(read more)

Go-slow on new US capacity

2013-06-13T15:49:26Z

US power market conditions have seen four uprate projects cancelled and a reactor completion slowed to a crawl. They amount to 1587 MWe that look unlikely to be online at the end of the decade. ...read more...(read more)

EU expands ambitions for regulatory role

2013-06-13T15:23:19Z

The European Commission proposed today that European Union (EU) member states repeat comprehensive stress test safety checks at their nuclear plants every six years and ensure that radioactive releases in any accident are "practically eliminated." ...read more...(read more)

Lockheed Martin extends Chinese nuclear cooperation

2013-06-13T15:20:58Z

Lockheed Martin and China's State Nuclear Automation System Engineering Corporation have extended their cooperation in the development of reactor protection systems for Chinese nuclear power plants. ...read more...(read more)

Minister calls for new Australian mines

2013-06-12T15:17:23Z

Australia must open new uranium mines if the country is to maintain its position as one of the world's leading suppliers, resources minister Gary Gray has warned. National and state governments must work with industry to make this happen. ...read more...(read more)

Second arch section for Chernobyl cover

2013-06-12T13:35:27Z

A steel arch weighing 3800 tonnes is being lifted at the Chernobyl site in Ukraine, the second such milestone for the New Safe Confinement project. ...read more...(read more)

Grid concerns for Baltic project

2013-06-11T15:42:16Z

Work may be halted on the Baltic nuclear power plant project as the possibility to export its power appears less certain. ...read more...(read more)

Areva signs up to support Japanese industry

2013-06-11T15:26:35Z

French nuclear company Areva is to work with Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd to bring the Rokkasho-mura recycling plant into commercial operation under a new strategic agreement. Franco-Japanese partnerships have been further strengthened by the signature of a cooperation between Areva and Atox. ...read more...(read more)