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Construction of unit 5 at Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP with a BN1200 sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor will begin in 2027, according to plant director Ivan Sidorov. The BN1200 will be the world’s largest fast neutron reactor, replacing Beloyarsk 4 with a BN800 reactor, which previously held that record. Sidorov told the Beloyarsk corporate newspaper, Quick Neutron, that work at unit 5 was on schedule. "The site for the new unit has already been determined, public hearings on the placement have been held. In accordance with the programme, we are doing engineering research, we are drilling wells for them," he said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-bn1200-to-begin-construction-in-2027-11456363
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
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