Safety
EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger and Andrej Stritar, Chairperson of ENSREG, the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group, welcomed the adoption of the ENSREG stress test report and the agreement to examine some safety aspects in more detail and prepare a follow up in the next few months.
Generic designs for two nuclear reactors proposed for construction in the UK have been granted interim design acceptance by the independent nuclear safety, security and environment regulators.
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The British Safety Council has named Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd one of the country’s top companies for its standards of environmental management.
Operators of the world’s commercial nuclear plants unanimously approve wide-ranging new commitments to nuclear safety.
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An analysis published today of the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident in Japan reveals no fundamental safety weaknesses in the UK’s nuclear industry but concludes that by learning lessons it can be made even safer.
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The online event I talked about in August has been launched. Dec 5-12 marks the series of webinars that offer the best speakers on the most important topics in nuclear safety and operations. As a member of the Nuclear Matters community you are entitled to a discounted rate of $99 by using the code at the end of this post.
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The IAEA Board of Governors has approved the Agency’s Action Plan on Nuclear Safety.
I am working with Energy IQ towards building an online nuclear safety event that will get the industry talking about safety. We are targeting a Western European and worldwide audience and are in the final stages of building our list of world class speakers. You can play your part in this event.
The first European Nuclear Safety Conference will be held on 28 and 29 June 2011 in Brussels.
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The UK today joined international partners in contributing to a fund to ensure the permanent safety of the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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