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- Advanced Nuclear Reactor Projects To Receive USD 3.5 Million From DOE(NUCNET, 2013-07-03) Mitev, LubomirGeneral Atomics, GE Hitachi, Gen4 Energy and Westinghouse will receive 3.5 million US dollars (2.68 million euros) for four projects that “go beyond the traditional light water design”, the US department for energy has said.
- Areva Begins Production Of First MOX Fuel For Borssele(NUCNET, 2013-11-04) Mitev, LubomirAreva has begun the fabrication of the first mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the single-unit Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, the company has said
- Belgium’s SCK•CEN And CERN To Develop Particle Accelerators(NUCNET, 2013-11-05) Mitev, LubomirThe Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva have signed a cooperation agreement to develop high-intensity particle accelerators, SCK•CEN said in a statement.
- Bulgaria Nuclear Regulator Gives Site Selection Permission For New Nuclear Unit(NUCNET, 2013-09-04) Mitev, LubomirThe Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) has issued a permit for the site selection of a new nuclear unit in the country, the NRA has said in a statement.
- Central Europe Takes Major Role In Generation IV Development(NUCNET, 2013-10-22) Mitev, LubomirThe V4 countries are at the heart of an initiative to develop Generation IV nuclear reactors that will make nuclear energy more sustainable by closing the fuel cycle and exploiting the full potential of uranium,says Peter Líška, vice-chairman of the newly established V4G4 Centre for Excellence
- Chinshan Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Has ‘Very Small Amount Of Leakage’, says AEC(NUCNET, 2013-08-13) Mitev, LubomirSpent fuel pools at Taiwan’s oldest nuclear power plant, Chinshan, have been leaking small amounts of water for nearly four years, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) has said in a statement.
- Construction Licence Granted For First Belarusian Nuclear Plant(NUCNET, 2013-10-10) Mitev, LubomirThe Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Belarus has issued a licence for the construction of the first unit of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant, the department has said in a statement
- Czech Republic Could Become ‘Hub’ For Westinghouse New Build Projects(NUCNET, 2013-11-21) Mitev, LubomirThe US-based company is hoping a successful bid for two new units at Temelín would result in a more substantial role for the Czech Republic as the AP1000 reactor design is deployed globally, says Pavel Janík, president of Westinghouse Czech Republic
- Digitalisation ‘A Major Issue’ For Modernisation Of Ageing Plants(NUCNET, 2013-09-26) Mitev, LubomirThe digitalisation of both safety and non-safety related systems of ageing nuclear power plants is a major issue for their lifetime extensions and long-term operations management, a conference has heard.
- Dismantling Of Four Units At Kozloduy Given Green Light(NUCNET, 2013-10-22) Mitev, LubomirBulgaria’s ministry of environment has approved the environmental impact assessment report on the decommissioning of the four shut-down units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, a statement said
- EC Excludes Nuclear Power From New State Aid Guidelines(NUCNET, 2013-10-09) Mitev, LubomirThe European Commission has decided to exclude nuclear power from new guidelines on state aid for energy and environmental protection set to be adopted in 2014, Joaquín Almunia, commissioner for competition, has said.
- EC Launches Full Investigation Into ‘State Aid’ For UK’s Hinkley Point(NUCNET, 2013-11-18) Mitev, LubomirThe European Commission (EC) has launched an “in-depth” investigation to examine whether UK plans to subsidise the construction and operation of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset are in line with EU state aid rules, EU competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia has announced.
- EU Parliament Wants More Say On Basic Radiation Safety Standards(NUCNET, 2013-10-25) Mitev, LubomirThe European Parliament has proposed changing the legal basis for a proposed directive which will lay down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers of exposure to ionising radiation. The changes would give the Parliament more formal power over the content of the directive.
- EU Safety Funding For Neighbours To Be Cut By 65 Percent(NUCNET, 2013-11-27) Mitev, LubomirPlans to increase funding for a programme to support nuclear safety outside the EU from 524 million euros (EUR)(712 million US dollars) to EUR 631 million have been revised by the European Commission to a new level of EUR 225 million, a cut of 65 percent from the original proposed budget, a document says
- European Commission Proposes Changes To Iter Financing(NUCNET, 2013-11-27) Mitev, LubomirThe International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project will be financed from within the EU’s multiannual financial framework(MFF) with the total contribution set at 2.9 billion euros (EUR) (3.9 billion US dollars) for 2014-2020, a European Commission (EC) proposal document says.
- Exposure Of Worker At CEA Facility In France Rated INES Level-2(NUCNET, 2013-09-06) Mitev, LubomirAn incident involving the exposure of a sub-contract worker at a research and development facility in Grenoble, France, has been provisionally rated as Level-2 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Events Scale (INES), France’s nuclear safety authority ASN (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has said.
- Fennovoima And Rosatom To Submit Proposal For Hanhikivi-1(NUCNET, 2013-09-03) Mitev, LubomirFinnish nuclear power company Fennovoima and Russia’s Rusatom Overseas have agreed on a proposal to be submitted to Fennovoima shareholders with the aim of making an investment decision and signing a power plant supply contract by the end of 2013.
- Fennovoima Gets Go-Ahead To Prepare Hanhikivi-1 EIA(NUCNET, 2013-12-16) Mitev, LubomirFinland’s Ministry of Employment and Economy has given the go-ahead for energy company Fennovoima to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed Hanhikivi-1 nuclear plant, the ministry said in a statement.
- Forsmark-1 To Continue Operation Until 2015 Despite Small Cracks, Says Regulator(NUCNET, 2013-08-15) Mitev, LubomirThe Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has authorised the continued operation of the Forsmark-1 nuclear unit even though small cracks remain in the leg of the supporting structure for the unit’s moderator tank, a statement says.
- Four Sites Prioritised For Potential Hazards In UK Chief Nuclear Inspector’s Report(NUCNET, 2013) Mitev, LubomirFour nuclear sites in the UK have been given a ‘significantly enhanced level of regulatory attention’ (level 1) or ‘enhanced level of regulatory attention’ (level 2) according to the first annual report of the chief nuclear inspector, published yesterday by the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).