Westinghouse To Decommission Norway’s Research Reactors Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) announced last week a major engineering contract with Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) to plan the decommissioning of the country’s two nuclear research reactors located in Halden and Kjeller. The three-year agreement includes options up to six years and is valued up to $100…
New Milestone Achieved In The Slovak Decommissioning Project European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced further progress in the Slovak nuclear decommissioning plan, as two Soviet-era reactors at the Bohunice nuclear power plant have been fully dismantled and the components decontaminated for safe storage or recycling. The work was funded through the Bohunice International…
International Consortiums Plan Dismantling The Ignalina Reactor Last 28 December, SE Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant signed two contracts for design services for reactor dismantling technologies. Reactor dismantling technologies for INPP will be developed by a consortium led by Westinghouse Electric Spain (Spanish subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company, ENS Corporate Member), including Jacobs Slovakia, and Lithuanian…
IAEA Successfully Accomplished ARTEMIS Mission to Italy An Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) review team concluded a ten-day mission to Italy on 10 October. The review was carried out at the request and hosted by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (‘MASE’). The International Atomic Energy…
IAEA Positively Concluded An ARTEMIS Mission to Belgium In mid-December, an Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) review team concluded a ten-day mission to Belgium. The review was carried out at the request of the country and hosted by ONDRAF/NIRAS, the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched…
SCK CEN Boosting Circular Economy In Nuclear Dismantling SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) and CRM (Centre for Metallurgical Research) received the green light from the European Commission to continue the development of a melting furnace for research purposes. The nuclear melting furnace for research purposes – known as SMELD – is a project being undertaken by the two…