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22 Feb (NucNet): The Takahama-3 nuclear reactor in Fukui, central Japan, was shut down yesterday for scheduled maintenance, leaving only two nuclear units out of 54 in commercial operation in the country.
22 Feb (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) are establishing a joint working group to better define and identify best practices for managing the relationship between nuclear safety and security.
22 Feb (NucNet): Transcripts of telephone conversations involving US nuclear regulatory staff indicate the extent of problems getting accurate information from authorities in Japan following the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi.
21 Feb (NucNet): A five-member International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team has left for Iran for talks aimed at resolving “all outstanding issues” in relation to Iran’s nuclear programme.
21 Feb (NucNet): China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has launched a series of research and development (R&D) projects to improve emergency response mechanisms for nuclear power plants in case of extreme disasters.
21 Feb (NucNet): The 2012 Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference in South Korea from March 18 to 23, will examine the impact of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident on the nuclear industry, organisers said.
21 Feb (NucNet): Spain’s Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power plant is safe to operate until 2019, Spain's nuclear security agency (CSN) has said in response to a request by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism to review the facility.
20 Feb (NucNet): Stress tests carried out as a result of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident show units 3 and 4 at the Ohi nuclear plant (pictured) would not be damaged by a tsunami 9.5 metres higher and an earthquake 80 percent more powerful than allowed for in the original design basis, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has said.
20 Feb (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has asked 11 nuclear power plants for analysis of the effects of irradiation on nuclear fuel’s physical properties under certain possible accident conditions.
20 Feb (NucNet): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) peer review has called on Sweden’s regulator and the government to develop a strategy to ensure that Sweden's regulatory framework is consistent with IAEA safety standards.
20 Feb (NucNet): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) peer review has called on Sweden’s regulator and the government to develop a strategy to ensure that Sweden's regulatory framework is consistent with IAEA safety standards.
17 Feb (NucNet): EDF today signed agreements in Paris that pave the way for “massive investment” to begin towards the construction to begin of the first new nuclear reactors in Britain since 1988.
17 Feb (NucNet): Areva and Czech company TS Plzen have signed a contract for the supply of a 9000-tonne new forging press and a 200-tonne manipulator for Areva’s Le Creusot manufacturing plant, in Burgundy, France. The contract is worth more than 500 million Czech crowns (20 million euro), Areva said.
17 Feb (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued three violations to the Palisades nuclear power plant, one of which is for a “substantial safety significance” issue related to a September 2011 electrical fault caused by personnel at the site which resulted in a reactor trip.
17 Feb (NucNet): The lifespans of France’s nuclear reactors should be increased beyond the current limit of 40 years to help address the country's future energy needs, according to a government-commissioned report released this week.
17 Feb (NucNet): The UK and France are to sign a landmark agreement in Paris today to cooperate on civil nuclear energy, paving the way for the construction of a new generation of power plants in the UK.
15 Feb (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued three violations to the Palisades nuclear power plant, one of which is for a “substantial safety significance” issue related to a September 2011 electrical fault caused by personnel at the site which resulted in a reactor trip.
15 Feb (NucNet): Canada’s prime minister Stephen Harper has announced the successful completion of negotiations between Canada and China on an agreement that will allow increased exports of Canadian uranium to China.
14 Feb (NucNet): The lifespans of France’s nuclear reactors should be increased beyond the current limit of 40 years to help address the country's future energy needs, according to a government-commissioned report released yesterday.
14 Feb (NucNet): The debate about nuclear power in the coming years will be dominated in Europe by the “open questions” of whether there should be a legal framework at EU level for safety, licensing and design clearance, the PIME 2012 conference in Warsaw heard today.
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