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- Fukushima-Daiichi Was A New Type Of Nuclear Accident, Argues New Book(NUCNET, 2013-12-12) Mitev, LubomirIn his new book, Australian academic Richard Hindmarsh argues that the social and political landscape of nuclear power development in Japan significantly contributed to the March 2011 Fukushima- Daiichi accident. In an interview with NucNet, Dr Hindmarsh also discusses what he sees as flawed disaster management at the plant, and the political, technical, and social reactions as the accident unfolded.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fennovoima Signs Hanhikivi-1 Supply Contract With Rusatom Overseas(NUCNET, 2013-12-21) Dalton, DavidFennovoima of Finland and Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, have today signed the plant supply contract for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant that is to be constructed in Pyhäjoki, western Finland.
- Holtec Reaffirms Plans To ‘Push Ahead’ With SMR-160 Project(NUCNET, 2013-12-17) Dalton, DavidUS-based Holtec International has said it remains confident that its SMR-160 small modular reactor (SMR) unit has the greatest potential to triumph in a global marketplace and is firm in its commitment to forge ahead and bring the unit to market
- Hungary Contamination Incident Gets Provisional INES Level-2 Rating(NUCNET, 2013-12-16) Dalton, DavidAn incident on 2 December 2013 that resulted in three workers in Hungary being contaminated when they opened metal drums containing compacted radioactive waste has been provisionally rated as Level-2 on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Nuclear and Radiological Events Scale (INES).
- IAEA Praises Belgium’s Review Of Doel And Tihange RPV Problems(NUCNET, 2013-12-16) Mitev, LubomirA review of flaws in the reactor pressure vessels at the Doel-3 and Tihange-2 nuclear power stations in Belgium was “thorough and significant” in terms of international collaboration, an Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded.
- International Sites In Asia Could Offer ‘Interim Solution’ For Used Fuel Storage(NUCNET, 2013-12-10) Dalton, DavidInternationally supervised storage of used fuel at a relatively small number of consolidated sites – focused initially in East and South Asia – could potentially eliminate the expense and risk of managing multiple storage sites, many of them at nuclear power plants, scientists have said.
- MEPs Approve Common Rules For Carriers Of Radioactive Materials(NUCNET, 2013-12-11) Dalton, DavidMembers of the European Parliament today approved plans for a single registration procedure for carriers of radioactive materials, to replace EU member states’ differing and often complex national reporting and authorisation procedures.
- UK Union Says EU Blocking Of Hinkley Point Would Be ‘A Disaster’(NUCNET, 2013-12-17) Dalton, DavidA union that represents more than 600,000 energy and construction workers in the UK has said the unexpected EU blocking of the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station because it infringes state-aid rules would be “a disaster” for jobs and for energy supply.
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- Swedish Regulator Approves Postponement Of Ringhals Modernisation(NUCNET, 2013-12-02) Mitev, LubomirThe Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has accepted a proposal for the postponement of modernisation work at units 2, 3 and 4 of the four-unit Ringhals nuclear plant, a statement said.
- Shutdowns Hit Nuclear Generation In OECD Countries(NUCNET, 2013-12-03) Dalton, DavidElectricity generated by nuclear energy in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) area declined between 2011 and 2012 by 5.2 percent, reflecting the permanent shutdown of three reactors that had reached the end of their operational lifetime (two in the UK and one in Canada), operational issues at some facilities and suspended operation at all but two reactors in Japan, according to the Nuclear Energy Agency’s ‘Nuclear Energy Data 2013’, also known as the ‘Brown Book.’
- Mexico Has Found Missing Radioactive Source, IAEA Confirms(NUCNET, 2013-12-05) Dalton, DavidMexican authorities say they have located a dangerous radioactive source that had been missing since the truck on which it was being transported was stolen in central Mexico on 2 December 2013.
- Mexico Finalising Plans To Retrieve Radioactive Source From Field(NUCNET, 2013-12-09) Mitev, LubomirMexico is finalising plans for the retrieval of the dangerous radioactive source abandoned in a field after the truck transporting it was stolen last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.
- IAEA Team Urges Tepco To Consider Radioactive Water Release Into Sea(NUCNET, 2013-12-06) Mitev, LubomirTokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has made significant progress towards decommissioning the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, but should consider a controlled release of radioactive water into the sea in an effort to manage contaminated water, says a preliminary reportby the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Germany’s ‘Grand Coalition’ Remains Committed To Energy Transition(NUCNET, 2013-11-28) Mitev, LubomirThe new German ‘grand coalition’ between Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) will remain committed to the nuclear phase-out and the energy transition, the coalition contract between the three parties says.