A minor seepage of uranyl nitrate liquor from the containment surrounding a pump has occurred in the chemical separation area of the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield. The volume was approximately one litre, covering an area of about 30 cm squared. No person has been sujected to any radiological hazard from the seepage and there was no relase of radioactive material to the environmet. Air smaplers confirmed that there was no abnormal airborne radioactivity resulting from the seepage. The seepage was discovered during a routine inspection and occurred in a fully enclosed area.
An analysis by the Norwegian NGO Bellona of transborder trade operations with the customs code 840130 (irradiated fuel assemblies or fuel elements) show a more than twofold increase of import to EU countries of fresh nuclear fuel in cash terms – from 280 million Euros in 2022 to 686 million Euros in 2023. In physical […]
The French government has said it is "seriously" studying the option of building a plant to convert and enrich reprocessed uranium to cut its reliance on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia. "The option of […]
Jan vd Putte quickly changed from dressing as the pied piper at the protest during the IAEA nuclear power conference to warn for the Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom and its role in Ukraine.
Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.
