On July 23, 1999 a maintenance worker at Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) inadvertently; handled a radioactive source that should have been contained in a gauge at the plant. DEVCO took immediate steps to deal with the device, and to reconstruct the incident and the maintenance activities so more accurate dose estimates can be obtained. A preliminary assessment of the incident by Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), the regulatory authority in Canada, concluded that there was a possibility that the worker's hand was exposed to radiation in excess of a regulatory limit but that it is unlikely that the worker's "whole body dose" exceeded the limit for members of the general public. It appears that there may have been a breakdown in safety practices associated with the gauge because workers have been performing maintenance activities on the gauge without being aware that it contained radioactive material. An AECB inspector has been on site investigating for several days.
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.
Yesterday, the ANVS, the Dutch nuclear supervisor, authorized the transport of up to six shipments of fissile enriched uranium from Russia to Urenco in Almelo. This is remarkable because after the Russian invasion, almost two years ago, the uranium-enriching state-owned company in Almelo claimed to be "very concerned" about developments in Ukraine and therefore "stopped […]
[The Guardian]: "As nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices. The owner of Hinkley Point C has blamed inflation, Covid and Brexit as it announced the nuclear power plant project could be delayed by a further four years, and cost […]
From WNN: In 2022, 13 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 609,255 GWh of nuclear electricity - down 16.7% compared with 2021, according to figures released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. It noted this is the lowest level registered in the period from 1990, the first year for which comparable […]