Sweden Works On Expanding Forsmark’s Radwaste Repository Sweden’s radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) signed a collaboration agreement with construction firm Skanska regarding the expansion of the existing SFR (Short-lived radioactive waste) final repository at Forsmark. SFR currently holds approximately 63,000 cubic meters of short-lived low- (LLW) and intermediate-level (ILW) waste. It is situated…
How The Plan For Releasing Treated Water In Fukushima Works Technological causes, expected environmental impacts, foreign policy implications and background – A personal expert analysis Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi In recent days, the international press has focused on the Fukushima nuclear power plant’s wastewater treatment plans and the release of tritium-contaminated water into the…
Belgium Approves The Surface Radwaste Storage Facility In Dessel The Royal Decree published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 16 May 2023 issued the necessary authorisation for the construction and operation of the surface disposal facility in Dessel (Belgium). There the ONDRAF/NIRAS, the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Material, will safely…
Successful IAEA ARTEMIS Mission Concluded In Sweden An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said that Sweden has a comprehensive, robust and well-functioning system for safely managing radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants and commended the country’s development of a concept for spent fuel disposal. The Integrated Review Service for Radioactive…
IAEA Positively Concluded The ARTEMIS Mission To Slovakia An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said that Slovakia is committed to the safe and effective management of radioactive waste and spent fuel. The team also commended Slovakia for its decommissioning activities while noting opportunities to enhance preparations for geological disposal. The Integrated Review…
Steps Forward For The French Deep Geological Disposal Facility Last week, Andra (the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) applied to France’s Ministry of Energy Transition for authorization to create the planned Cigéo (Centre Industriel de Stockage Géologique). This is a key step for the project, which marks the beginning of a new phase,…
NUKEM Upgrades The Incineration Facility For Radwaste In Seibersdorf In 2016, NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (NUKEM – ENS Corporate Member) was awarded a contract for the upgrade of the Incineration Facility for low-level radioactive waste in Seibersdorf, Austria. The purpose of the upgrade was to optimise the incinerator feed and ash discharge processes, in particular…
Switzerland Presents Plan For Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository Swiss radioactive waste disposal cooperative Nagra officially announced the site which will host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste. Nördlich Lägern, located in the northern part of Canton Zürich (Switzerland), will be the place of Nagra’s “project of the century”. Nördlich Lägern has the largest…
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…
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…