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Germany's Krümmel nuclear power plant has been given the regulatory go-ahead to move from post-operation to decommissioning, with dismantling work scheduled to take about 15 years.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 22 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Germany-s-Krummel-gets-decommissioning-and-dismant
A call for proposals has been released by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) for candidate sites to host an underground laboratory for research into high-level radioactive waste disposal.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/South-Korea-seeks-site-for-underground-research-fa
President Biden has signed into law HR 1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, just two weeks after the bill was passed unanimously by the US Senate. The legislation, which bans the import of Russian-produced low enriched uranium (LEU), will come into effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of the bill, and will remain in effect until the end of 2040. Waivers may be granted to allow the import of limited amounts of LEU, under certain circumstances, until 1 January 2028.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-ban-on-russian-uranium-signed-into-law-11779066
The Group of Seven (G7) nations undertook to support the use of nuclear energy in countries that opt for its use, following a two-day Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Italy. The G7 includes Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA as well as the European Union. The ministerial meeting was in preparation for the G7 summit planned for June.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsg7-acknowledges-need-for-nuclear-despite-differences-on-energy-policy-11733162
The US Senate has unanimously voted to approve legislation banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia. The Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act must be signed by President Biden before becoming law. It would bar US imports 90 days after enactment while permitting temporary waivers until January 2028. The House of Representatives adopted a similar bill by voice vote in December 2023. However, the legislation was stalled for some time in the Senate due to unrelated political differences.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-senate-passes-act-banning-imports-of-russian-enriched-uranium-11733166
Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries meeting in Turin have reportedly reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired power plants in the first half of the 2030s. Italian energy minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, who is chairing the meeting said there is a technical agreement pending a final political decision.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsg7-energy-ministers-reach-understanding-on-coal-but-nuclear-remains-contentious-11724573
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have committed to support the use of nuclear energy in those countries that opt to use it, a communique released at the end of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Turin, Italy, says.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-s-role-in-reaching-climate-targets-recogni
Sector wants decisive action on ‘consistent and coherent long-term policies’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-groups-call-on-ministers-to-set-out-plans-for-deployment-4-1-2024
Representatives of the nuclear industry have issued a statement calling for Group of Seven (G7) governments to embrace nuclear deployment as a strategic priority, by maximising use of existing nuclear power plants and setting clear plans for further deployment that would fulfil the targets they set at COP28, to triple global nuclear capacity.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-industry-calls-for-continued-G7-support
Netherlands-based AMG Critical Materials has established a new company, NewMOX SAS in Grenoble, France, to service the nuclear fuel market. NewMOX is a subsidiary of ALD Vacuum Technologies based in Hanau, Germany. ALD is AMG’s engineering subsidiary focused on vacuum furnace technology, which includes sintering furnace systems enabling the production of commercial nuclear fuel from plutonium and depleted uranium mixed oxides (mox). ALD’s MOX technology has been applied in Germany, the USA, France, Belgium, the UK and recently ALD has been delivering furnace systems to China. ALD inherited the mox technology from Degussa AG, ALD’s former owner (later renamed Evonik AG).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsamg-establishes-new-company-to-support-mox-production-11669474