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Japan is turning to international experts for help with decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Kirill Komarov, first deputy director general for development and international business at Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on 26 November that Rosatom is ready to offer Japan the entire spectrum of services and technologies in the back-end of nuclear fuel cycle.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 26 November 2015
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjapan-seeks-international-assistance-for-decommissioning-4738248
The UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has a problem with the world’s largest stocks of reactor-grade plutonium. The international association Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy view this as a one-time opportunity to benefit several advanced nuclear energy developments, none of which are acknowledged by DECC. By Brendan McNamara
Weak, short distance radiation makes it warm; so it is safe to hold but not to swallow. UK reactor grade plutonium is unsuitable for making weapons. And small-scale uses of UK plutonium could never go critical
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 27 May 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmarter-uses-for-plutonium
JSC PO Electrochemical Plant, an Atomenergoprom company has commissioned Russia's first commercial plant to reprocess depleted hexafluoride into uranium oxide concentrate. The plant uses Areva NC technology and the pyrohydrolysis method to convert the depleted hex (UF6) into hydrofluoric acid and U3O8, which can be used to produce fuel for fast neutron reactors.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 18 December 2009
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-opens-depleted-hex-reprocessing-plant
NEI translates a statement from Enel on the law overturning Italy's ban on nuclear power.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 13 July 2009
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenel-statement-return-to-nuclear-an-historic-choice-in-english