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Hanford demolition of reactor annex clears the way for clean-up
Clean-up activities continue at the US Hanford Site with demolition of the K West Reactor Annex that was used to transfer radioactive sludge away from the Columbia River. The...
Sellafield begins waste removal from 70-year-old silo
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield Ltd have announced the start of work to retrieve waste from the 70-year-old Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS) at the...
Thailand hosts inaugural mission of IAEA service for disused sealed radioactive sources
Sealed radioactive sources are the key component in thousands of devices used worldwide in industry, medicine and agriculture. Sustainable management of these sources at the end of...
IAEA launches new research project on deep boreholes
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to increase international knowledge and drive progress towards testing deep...
Skanska and SKB to collaborate on Forsmark waste repository
Swedish construction company Skanska has signed a collaboration agreement with waste management company Svensk Kärnbränsförhantering (SKB) for extension of the final repository...
SKB receives permit for Forsmark's port expansion
Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has received an environmental permit to expand and conduct operations in Forsmark port. The...
Savannah River Site completes large disposal unit
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management Office (EM) has authorised operation of a new large-size disposal unit at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The...
Refurbishment completed at UK LLW repository site
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), part of the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), is currently preparing 260 containers of nuclear waste for final emplacement in disposal vaults...
US legacy radioactive contamination revealed in St Louis
The US federal government and companies responsible for nuclear weapons production and atomic waste storage sites in the St Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware of health...
Deep Isolation to investigate borehole disposal for Krško used fuel
US-based Deep Isolation EMEA has been contracted by Slovenia’s Agency for Radwaste Management (ARAO) and Croatia’s fund for financing the decommissioning of the Krško NPP (Fond-NEK),...
NEA releases report on deep geological repositories and nuclear liability
According to a new report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) countries developing or intending to develop deep geological repositories (DGRs) need to consider nuclear liability....
Skoda JS to supply used fuel containers for Temelin NPP
Czech power utility CEZ has selected ŠKODA JS to supply containers for used nuclear fuel assemblies for the Temelín NPP following a public tender. The Pilsen manufacturer will build on...
US DOE updates clean-up statistics
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has updated its “By the Numbers” series of publications that track progress at clean-up sites using...
Sogin awards contract for waste cementation plant
Italy's Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari SpA (Sogin) has awarded a €43m ($47m) contract for the construction of the Finished Product Cementation Plant (ICPF) to a consortium...
IAEA says Croatia is committed to safe radwaste management
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) mission concluded...
UK begins studies to assess potential nuclear waste disposal sites
UK Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has begun a wide range of studies to evaluate sites that could be suitable to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The studies will be conducted...
ASN to assess planned Cigéo waste facility
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority) is to start technical examination of the file related to the planned Cigéo deep geological disposal facility....
NUKEM supplies equipment to China’s Zhangzhou NPP
Germany-based NUKEM Technologies has delivered equipment and related services for a spent ion exchange resin treatment plant at China’s Zhangzhou NPP in Fujian Province. NUKEM...
El Cabril reports waste receipts for 2022
Spain’s El Cabril storage centre at Sierra Albarrana in Córdoba province received 2,129.30 cubic metres of very low and low and medium activity radioactive waste during 2022....
