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DOE claims breakthrough in spent nuclear fuel transportation
26 Sep 2023 17:36 GMT
… railcar designed to securely transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive … of shipments of commercially generated spent nuclear fuel have been made throughout … roadshows before initiating shipments of spent nuclear fuel to a federal consolidated …
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DOE-developed rail car for spent nuclear fuel undergoes final testing
22 Sep 2023 22:28 GMT
… transportation of radioactive materials, including spent nuclear fuel,” Patrick R. Schwab, DOE … Department to effectively transport spent nuclear fuel to future DOE storage … interim federal storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel.
Thermo King unveils low …
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Analysis: Nuclear plant reactor would generate 12 tons of spent fuel a year
20 Sep 2023 15:55 GMT
… relatively small quantity of spent nuclear fuel may be an interesting … three options for spent fuel disposal: establishing a deep … using nuclear fuel made from spent fuel in technical … possibilities for reprocessing spent fuel are constantly being developed …
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Nuclear panel to meet Monday to discuss spent fuel transportation
19 Sep 2023 21:46 GMT
… Energy experts will discuss spent fuel transportation planning.
Vermont Business … the current planning efforts for spent nuclear fuel transportation within the continental United … Logistical considerations for moving spent fuel from the Vermont Yankee site …
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Taiwan’s ‘clear and present’ spent nuclear fuel danger
06 Sep 2023 05:03 GMT
The war in Ukraine has drawn concerns that there is potential for a conflict to happen across the Taiwan Strait.
In Ukraine, the attack and occupation of nuclear facilities, including the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the Russian military, initiated …
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IAEA Director General Grossi Sees “Impressive” Work in Sweden to Store Spent Nuclear Fuel Deep Underground
31 Aug 2023 16:32 GMT
… preparations to store its spent nuclear fuel safely and securely for … laboratory, the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company … neighbouring Finland, the nuclear fuel repository at Onkalo is … the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Sweden is showing …
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What to do with spent nuclear fuel?
31 Aug 2023 06:24 GMT
A representative photo of a nuclear power plant.
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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant has …
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Xcel approved for increased spent nuclear fuel storage in Monticello
25 Aug 2023 16:01 GMT
… double their capacity for storing spent nuclear fuel outside its plant at Monticello …
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Yamaguchi town OKs survey for interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility
18 Aug 2023 23:22 GMT
… facility to temporarily keep spent nuclear fuel.
Chugoku Electric Power Co … for radioactive nuclear waste.
Spent nuclear fuel is a byproduct of nuclear … facility to extract the fuel for reuse under the … government's nuclear fuel recycling policy has also …
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Town mayor accepts plan for storage of spent nuclear fuel
18 Aug 2023 12:20 GMT
… an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the struggling town.
The … second interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Japan. The first one …