Posted by NucNet on 31 January 2014 in NucNet
A scale model of the Myrrha research reactor being developed by the Belgian nuclear research centre SCK•CEN has been unveiled at the von Karman Institute for fluid dynamics in Belgium. The model, named MyrrhaBelle, is a one-to-five scale model of the Myrrha reactor and will use water to ...
Posted by SONE on 31 January 2014 in Newsletters
The slow race to develop UK nuclear power is on So far the New Year has delivered some cheer to nuclear supporters. Perhaps the best news is the purchase by Toshiba, owners of Westinghouse, for £85m of a controlling 60% stake from Iberdrola/GDF-Suez in what seemed to be ...
The board of directors of the Swiss company Axpo Holding AG, owner of the two-unit Beznau nuclear plant, has decided to discontinue uranium deliveries for the production of fuel elements from the Russian production association Mayak, Axpo has said in a statement.
Posted by NucNet on 31 January 2014 in Issues
Can we stop burning coal? Leaving aside the arguments over the possible threat that climate change may threaten in the future if emissions of carbon dioxide from coal-fired electricity plants continue to rise, there is no doubt at all about the serious health effects that these emissions have.
Posted by NucNet on 30 January 2014 in NucNet
The potential success of a reinvigorated nuclear industry in the US hinges largely on the ability of the industry to build supply chain efficiency while managing costs and ensuring safe generation, a conference will hear. The IQPC Nuclear Supply Chain: Procurement and Vendor Management Summit, taking place on ...
Finland has one of the highest energy consumption rates per capita in Europe and teaming up with Russia to build a new reactor is the right choice if the country is to meet demand, Fennovoima project director Minna Forsström told NucNet.
Poland’s government has adopted a programme which will see the country’s first nuclear unit completed and producing electricity by the end of 2024. The government said that the Polish nuclear power programme defines a timetable for the development of nuclear energy, with a second reactor scheduled to begin ...
Posted by SONE on 30 January 2014 in Historic
Japan’s federal draft budget for the forthcoming fiscal year includes 652 billion yen (about 6.2 billion US dollars, 4.5 billion euros) for expenditure related to the decommissioning of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant and the rehabilitation of surrounding areas. According to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (Jaif), the draft ...
Continued US government and commercial engagement in other countries’ new and expanding nuclear power programmes are vital tools to advance global nuclear safety, security and nonproliferation, US Nuclear Energy Institute president and chief executive officer Marvin Fertel has said.
The US Congress has appropriated 110 million US dollars (USD) (80 million euros) for funding to support the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) in 2014, the House of Representatives has said in a statement. The US Department of Energy had requested an SMR research budget for 2014 ...
Posted by NucNet on 22 January 2014 in NucNet
Security & Safety The government of South Korea has taken several steps to improve public information and involvement in nuclear safety, and has applied lessons learned from a 2012 case that revealed that domestic suppliers to the nuclear industry had falsified quality assurance documents, the International Atomic Energy ...
Posted by NucNet on 14 January 2014 in NucNet
Toshiba Corporation has reached an agreement in principle with GDF Suez of France and Iberdrola of Spain to take a 60 percent stake in NuGeneration Limited (NuGen), the UK-based nuclear energy company which plans to build three Westinghouse nuclear reactors at the Moorside site in Cumbria, northwest England.
In a case brought by German utility RWE the administrative court in Leipzig has decided that the shutdown of the two-unit Biblis nuclear plant was illegal. RWE was ordered to shut down the plant after the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi in Japan. Unit A of the plant ...
Posted by NucNet on 13 January 2014 in NucNet
Nuclear scientists at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) are to create a “mini nuclear reactor meltdown” to try to better understand what causes them, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (Jaif) has said. Jaif told NucNet that the team wants to use the controlled meltdown to learn how ...
Posted by NucNet on 10 January 2014 in NucNet
Nuclear power stations in the US operated at “nearly 100 percent” capacity during record cold temperatures experienced in the US this week, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has said. NEI senior vice-president of communications Scott Peterson said all of the country’s 100 commercially operational nuclear power units were ...
Posted by NucNet on 9 January 2014 in NucNet
Public attitudes towards nuclear power in the UK have not followed a trajectory that could have been expected following the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi in Japan, a report says. The report, published by the UK Energy Research Centre, describes the findings of a survey conducted in March ...
