FiR-1 decommissioning ready to start VTT Research Centre and Fortum have agreed on a partnership to decommission the first Finnish research reactor FiR-1. The FIR 1 research reactor was commissioned in 1962 and operated until 2015. It has played a key-role in several projects, like the study of lunar rocks, gold prospecting and cancer treatments…
Chernobyl, New Technical Cooperation Project with IAEA The new technical cooperation project on Chernobyl nuclear site with IAEA has been initiated called UKR9040 “Supporting Ukrainian Institutions in Addressing National Decommissioning, Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management, including Radio-Ecological Monitoring”. The new cooperation cycle provides for the continuation of the IAEA expert support in the…
“Nuclear Waste Is An Opportunity” – Associazione Italiana Nucleare Early this year, Italy’s state-owned nuclear waste management company Sogin has published a list of 67 potential sites for a national radwaste storage facility. The list identifies areas whose characteristics meet localisation criteria defined by the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN) and…
Russian Research Institutes Support Fukushima Decommissioning Russia’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR), in close cooperation with VG Khlopin Radium Institute (St Petersburg), Production Association Mayak and Techsnabexport (all parts of Rosatom) completed two projects related to the justification of the safe decommissioning of the Fukushima-Daiichi NPP. The research results were highly appreciated by Japanese…
VIRERO, The Framatome’s Robotics Project For Dismantling And Decommissioning Framatome, ENS Corporate Member, announced the completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for the nuclear industry. Testing confirmed the operation of robotic systems for handling and sorting high-dose waste components, paving the way for…
Westinghouse To Support Vattenfall In Dismantling Ringhals Reactors Westinghouse Electric Company and Vattenfall (both ENS Corporate Members) are extending their long-standing nuclear energy partnership into decommissioning activities through a new agreement. As part of the arrangement, Westinghouse will segment and dispose of the reactor internals and pressure vessels at Ringhals 1, a Boiling Water Reactor…
Framatome To Provide Cybersecurity Services For German Shutdown NPP Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) recently signed a contract with RWE Nuclear GmbH to provide consulting and support services for the development of an autonomous cybersecurity solution, for a nuclear facility at a shutdown nuclear power plant in Germany. Framatome will consult on the implementation of the…
Sweden Approves SKB Final Repository Project On 27th January, the Swedish Government approved the project proposed by SKB to build a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark and an encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn. The final repository project will bring investments of around SEK19bn (approximately €1.8bn) and will create about 1,500 jobs. The projects…
NUKEM’s Radwaste Facilities At Ignalina Received Operational Licence The Ignalina Solid Radioactive Waste Management and Storage Facilities, built by NUKEM Technologies GmbH (ENS Corporate Member), is now operational. On 28th March 2022, following the approval of the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) granted Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant…
NUKEM’s Role In Decommissioning Dessel Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plant NUKEM Technologies (ENS Corporate Member) has been awarded a contract by Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible (FBFC) International to supply and operate a belt conveyor free release measurement system (FREMES) for radiological characterisation of soil and bulk material By Royal Decree of March 29, 2022, FBFC…