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A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plans to deploy a “telesco-style” extendable pipe robot into Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 reactor to test the removal of debris from its primary containment vessel by October.
BWXT-led team gets $45 billion environmental management contract for DOE’s Hanford Site
The scope of work includes operation of Hanford tank farm facilities, eventual operation of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and responsibility for other core functions.
Sellafield’s robot dogs on the cutting edge of nuclear clean-ups
Sellafield specialists are continuing to push the envelope in developing and using innovative technologies for safe nuclear clean-up operations.
Holtec will try again to reopen Palisades nuke plant
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The company previously said it understood that its bid to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant would be a challenge, as the reversal in operating status would have been a first for the industry.
Westinghouse to decommission experimental Alaskan nuclear plant
The $103 million job is expected to take approximately six years to complete, with work expected to begin next year.
Holtec adds two more Entergy nukes to decommission
Holtec International said it completed its acquisition of the 800 MW Palisades Power Plant and the Big Rock Point site from Entergy Corp. This asset transfer was made possible by a license transfer approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December. The sites’ ownership was transferred to Holtec International with Holtec Decommissioning International serving as the license holder and the
Palisades nuclear power plant retires early
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Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down eleven days earlier than expected.
U.S. nuclear generation declines for second straight year
U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year, according to the latest reporting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Palisades nuclear power plant retires early
Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down eleven days earlier than expected….
U.S. nuclear generation declines for second straight year
U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year, according to the latest reporting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
Four Canadian provinces release SMR strategy
Ontario, New Brunswick, Alberta and Saskatchewan released a strategic plan providing a path forward to advance small modular reactors (SMR) in the country….
SNC-Lavalin to help design Canadian nuclear research facility
SNC-Lavalin announced it received a contract to provide engineering and design services as part of the development of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ new Advance…
Texas Governor joins legal fight against spent nuclear fuel storage site
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a state petition urging the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a federal license that would bring spent nuclear fuel to…
UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water
A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wreck…
EDF Energy decommissioning 7 UK advanced gas-cooled reactors by 2030
French-based global power developer EDF Energy vowed to put all seven of its advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom into the d…
Technical risks lead EDF to suddenly defuel Dungeness B nuclear power station in UK
EDF has decided to move one of United Kingdom nuclear stations into the first phase of decommissioning immediately after discovering several risks to parts of t…
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End of an Era: Entergy shuts down final nuclear reactor at Indian Point
Control room operators at Entergy Corp’s sole nuclear power plant in New York flipped the switch to cease operations on 60 years of carbon-free power at the s…
Just the Stats: Volume of U.S. spent nuclear totals 85K metric tons since 1968
U.S. Department of Energy data indicates that the spent nuclear fuel discharged and stored by the electric power industry totals close to 85,000 metric tons ove…
Ten years after: Japan seeks water release from Fukishima nuclear site
TOKYO (AP) – Japan on Tuesday asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for support carrying out the future release of massive amounts of treated but still…
Honeywell restarting uranium hexafluoride conversion plant in 2023
The Associated Press The industrial conglomerate Honeywell on Tuesday announced plans to reopen its uranium conversion facility in southern Illinois. The multin…
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