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Rosatom’s floating NPP (FNPP), the Akademik Lomonosov, moored at the city...
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University of Bristol team undertakes research at Chernobyl NPP
Researchers from the University of Bristol are leading activities with Ukrainian researchers and engineers at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) to carry out radiation...
Rosatom to survey contaminated areas near Elektrostal plant
Russia’s Rosatom on 22 June signed a state contract with VNIPIpromtekhnologii to conduct a radiation survey in 2021 of three legacy radiation-contaminated areas in the Moscow...
IAEA develops drone technology to aid remediation
A new technology using drones, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for use by the authorities of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan, allows for radiological...
Russian scientists develop a supersorbent for radioactive iodine
Scientists at Russia’s DI Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology (MUCTR) have developed a new technology for the manufacture of a sorbent for the elusive form of radioactive iodine...
Resolve Optics expands range of non-browning zoom lens
Resolve Optics has announced a new Model 192-001 non-browning 6x zoom lens, which offers high performance over an extended 24-144mm focal length range making it perfect for...
ANSTO develops new radiation detection device
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) announced that scientists had created a new portable device that can pinpoint the exact location of radiation...
IAEA to oversee collection of marine samples near Fukushima
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has commissioned Japanese experts to independently observe and document the collection of seawater, marine sediment and fish samples...
Resolve Optics supports visual inspection in nuclear environments
UK-based Resolve Optics has reported that its non-browning lenses are helping a specialist camera manufacturer to supply a turnkey solution for monitoring remote operations in...
International study finds plutonium particles were released during Fukushima accident
Researchers have found that small amounts of plutonium were included inside cesium-rich microparticles (CsMPs) emitted during the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011.
General Atomics to deliver radiation monitoring systems to Millstone 3
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract from Dominion Energy to deliver radiation monitoring systems for unit 3 of the Millstone Power Station...
IAEA reports on elevated radiation levels in northern Europe
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on 2 July that the recent detection of slightly elevated levels of radioisotopes in northern Europe is likely related to a...
Belarus receives IAEA radiological monitoring equipment
In the wake of the forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone straddling Ukraine and Belarus in April, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced it has helped to...
Swedish regulator reports on radiation safety at Forsmark
The radiation safety at Forsmark's Kraftgrupp AB's three boiling water reactors at the Forsmark nuclear power plant is acceptable the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) said on...
Chernobyl forest fire threatens radwaste store
The forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone which began on 4 April was still burning on 14 April, Ukrainian media reported, raising concerns about a possible increase in...
Rosatom to modernise neutron-flux monitoring equipment at Kozloduy 5&6
Rusatom Service, the electric power division of Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, has been selected to modernise neutron-flux monitoring equipment at 5 and 6 of...
Chernobyl fungus used in space experiments
American astronauts plan to take samples of fungus from the walls of the Chernobyl nuclear plant on-board the International Space Station (IIS) for experimentation, Russia’s...
Nuvia Canada awarded contract by Bruce
Canada’s Bruce Power on 3 October signed a $58 million contract with Nuvia Canada for radiation protection services during the Major Component Replacement Unit 6 project.
New study suggests Russia’s Mayak may be the source of 2017 ruthenium release
Russia’s Mayak PA reprocessing plant in the southern Urals region (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) is the most likely source of a release of ruthenium-106 detected...
IAEA opens new linear accelerator
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has marked the opening of a new linear accelerator (linac) facility at its laboratories in Seibersdorf.
