Fuel

John on June 20th, 2011

British Energy, the owner and operator of Heysham 1, has requested that the regulator approves NSR 2 amendments so that Robust Fuel may be loaded into the Heysham 1 Power Station reactors.

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A new machine that sucks up sludge is helping to safely decommission the world’s largest open air nuclear fuel storage pond. 

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John on May 6th, 2011

Sellafield Ltd is forging ahead with the decommissioning of the legacy Pile Fuel Storage Pond (PFSP) and has successfully commenced the retrieval of contaminated waste from the pond, safely exporting five tonnes of metal.

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John on April 27th, 2011

Work to clean up Dounreay moves offshore next month when contractor Land and Marine returns to the seabed in the latest search for fragments of spent nuclear fuel.

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John on February 28th, 2011

The final piece in the jigsaw is now in place to start bulk sludge retrieval in one of the priority decommissioning projects at Sellafield.

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John on November 11th, 2010

The latest phase of offshore clean-up recovered 429 fuel fragments from the seabed off Dounreay during August, September and October.

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Toshiba Corporation and Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC today announced the formation of a new joint venture, UK based Advance Uranium Asset Management, Ltd. (AUAM), that will strengthen Toshiba Group’s capabilities in the nuclear front end business segments and enhance the extensive range of support services extended to utilities around the world.

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A proposed multinational nuclear fuel bank under IAEA control reached a milestone this month when Kuwait pledged a financial contribution of US$10 million.

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