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The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi NPP is progressing as planned and without any technical concerns, the Task Force set up by the IAEA confirmed after its recent mission to review the safety of the discharge with reference to the international safety standards, two months after it began.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-says-alps-treated-water-release-is-progressing-as-planned-11258466
EU supply agency also warns of continued dependence on Moscow for VVER nuclear fuel
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/97-of-europe-s-natural-uranium-comes-from-overseas-but-russia-deliveries-fall-10-4-2023
Wellfield pre-conditioning has started as the final step before uranium extraction at the Honeymoon in-situ leach (ISL) uranium project in South Australia, Boss Energy Limited has announced. It said Honeymoon is on track to resume production by the end of this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Mining-activities-recommence-at-Honeymoon
The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has welcomed a federal government funding allocation intended to support nuclear medicine development. During a visit to ANSTO’s Lucas Heights campus near Sidney, Minister for Industry & Science Ed Husic outlined plans for a new Nuclear Medicine Facility to replace ANSTO’s ageing Nuclear Medicine Processing & Distribution Facility, which was built in 1959 as a research laboratory, also known as Building 23.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 11 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsansto-plans-new-nuclear-medicine-facility-11206638
Proposed plant will ‘futureproof’ country’s ability to produce life-saving radioisotopes
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 07 October 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/minister-announces-funding-for-crucial-new-nuclear-medicine-facility-10-5-2023
The Australian government has officially outlined plans for a new nuclear medicine manufacturing facility at ANSTO’s Lucas Heights campus, replacing an existing facility that is now reaching the end of its operating life. The new facility is expected to be completed by the early to mid-2030s.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 06 October 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Australian-government-funding-to-futureproof-radio
A broader global effort is planned to ensure the smooth transportation of nuclear products, such as those used in vital medical diagnosis and treatment and in food safety, as well as in the nuclear energy sector, delegates at the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference were told.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Human-cost-of-delay-and-denial-of-nuclear-shipment
Kazak President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a wide-ranging state-of-the nation has proposed holding a referendum on the issue of NPP construction or refusal to build a nuclear power plant to a national referendum. The Ministry of energy said that, together with interested state bodies, Deputies of Parliament, experts in this field, and public activists, it will consider all issues related to the implementation of the President's instructions, work out other aspects and inform the public about this work.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskazakhstan-to-hold-referendum-on-nuclear-power-11122035
Several countries have shown interest in alternative disposal method, says agency
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 29 August 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/iaea-project-will-help-lay-groundwork-for-large-scale-demonstration-8-1-2023
Testing has been completed of the second full-scale laser system module developed by Australia's Silex Systems Ltd for deployment in Global Laser Enrichment's (GLE's) commercial pilot demonstration facility in the USA. The module is expected to be installed and operational by the end of this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Second-laser-enrichment-module-ready-for-shipment