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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
Lithuania's national programme for managing radioactive waste and decommissioning has demonstrated a commitment to safety, a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded. However, it noted areas where safety could be further enhanced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 27 May 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Lithuania-committed-to-safe-radwaste-management,-s
A consignment of intermediate-level radioactive waste has been safely returned to Australia from the Sellafield plant in the UK.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-repatriates-Australian-nuclear-waste
Stuk said it had notified countries that have supplied Finland with uranium for its nuclear power plants.
Stuk said normal verification inspections of nuclear materials cannot be performed once the materials have been finally disposed of, and so procedures related to inspections must be specified before final disposal begins.
Since Finland started up its first nuclear power reactors in the early 1970s, it has mainly sourced uranium from Russia, Australia, Canada and the US. Stuk maintains a national database of nuclear materials and oversees nuclear safeguards in Finland. The International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commission control Finnish operations to ensure that they comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 07 November 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/regulator-notifies-fuel-supply-countries-of-final-disposal-plans-11-5-2020
Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has notified the authorities in charge of radiation safety in the countries that have supplied the country with uranium for its nuclear power plants of Finland's intention to begin the final disposal of used nuclear fuel in the mid-2020s. Normal verification inspections of nuclear materials cannot be performed once the materials have been finally disposed of, and so procedures related to such inspections must be specified before the initiation of final disposal.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 07 November 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Finland-notifies-fuel-suppliers-of-final-disposal
The government of South Australia will support nine of the 12 recommendations of a Royal Commission on the nuclear fuel cycle, Premier Jay Weatherill announced today. These include the expansion of uranium mining and exploration, but not the removal of existing prohibitions on nuclear power generation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 15 November 2016
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/South-Australia-government-responds-to-Royal-Commi
South Australia Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle recommended, in its 344-page report published on 9 May, that South Australia should "further investigate" the feasibility of the storage and disposal of international used nuclear fuel and intermediate-level waste. The commission said South Australia has the attributes and capabilities to manage and dispose of international used nuclear fuel safely, and it would have a significant inter-generational benefit to the community.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 10 May 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssouth-australia-considers-international-waste-facility-4888242
Ukraine and Australia on 31 March 31 signed an inter-governmental agreement concerning the cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy laying the groundwork for Australian uranium deliveries to Ukraine. The agreement was signed at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington DC.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 05 April 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukraine-signs-nuclear-agreement-with-australia-4857078
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission, established last year by the South Australia state government, has said a facility accepting nuclear waste and used fuel created by the global power generation, industry, medicine and research could be viable and could deliver significant economic benefits to the state, generating more than AUD5bn (3.6bn) a year in revenue. South Australia, which hosts the Olympic Dam uranium mine, set up the commission last year to look at the role the state should play in the nuclear industry, from mining and enrichment to energy generation and waste storage.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaustralian-commission-supports-waste-storage-4814225
Australian resources and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, has released a shortlist of six sites nominated to store low-to-intermediate nuclear waste, including three in South Australia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 16 November 2015
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaustralia-shortlists-sites-for-waste-facility-4720142