Another delay for the N.B. reactor refurbishment
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has pushed back its deadline again on when it will complete the installation of 380 calandria tubes at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.(CBC) The troubled $1.4-billion refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor is continuing to miss deadlines set by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), CBC News has learned. The upgrading of the reactor, which is about 40 km southwest of Saint John, is already 16 months behind schedule and is now facing more problems. AECL had planned on installing 380 calandria tubes in the nuclear reactor by the end of February, a deadline ...
Yucca Mountain repository project has come to an end
The withdrawal of its licence application yesterday marked the official end of the Yucca Mountain repository project. A file photo of Yucca Mountain, being used here for the last time The landmark means that efforts to make real the pledges of the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act resulted only in $10 billion of spending on a project now described as "not an option." The project came to an official halt yesterday when the Department of Energy (DoE) filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to withdraw the application to build and operate Yucca Mountain. About ...
Introducing World’s first viewer-type anti-counterfeit label that supports full-color images
Anti-Counterfeit Label “ForgeGuard” Advanced counterfeit-proof label that offers easy genuine - fake judgment March 3, 2010 FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigetaka Komori) launches “ForgeGuard”, the world's first*1 anti-counterfeit label which can be seen full-color images or text clearly with a special viewer on March 3, 2010. *1 The world's first such system that supports full-color and uses a special viewer as of February 2010, according to Fujifilm research The number of counterfeit products in circulation is getting larger each year, causing damage worth tens of trillions of yen each year, across the world. The fake items include premium ...
Reality check for Obama’s nuclear plans as Vermont plant faces shutdown
Vermont would be the first state to close a nuclear reactor after 38-year-old Yankee's history of leaking cancer-causing tritium The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant on the Connecticut river, Vermont. Photograph: Michael Springer/Getty Images Barack Obama's new dream of a nuclear renaissance faces a major reality check tomorrow when the state of Vermont is expected to shut down an ageing nuclear reactor with a history of leaks. It would be the first time a state has moved to shut down such a reactor, and follows Obama's announcement last week of $8.3bn (£5.4bn) in loan guarantees ...
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Another delay for the N.B. reactor refurbishment
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has pushed back its deadline again on when it will complete the installation of 380 calandria tubes at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.(CBC) The troubled $1.4-billion refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor is continuing to miss deadlines set by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), CBC News...
New Brunswick minister concerened after throne speech
Throne Speech: N.B.’s Byrne hopes restructuring promise includes funds to finish Lepreau project One line in the Harper government’s long and detailed throne speech on Wednesday caught the attention of New Brunswick Finance Minister Greg Byrne – the promise to restructure Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Greg Byrne photo by: Stephen...
Monju reactor gearing up for a restart after long shut down
The Monju prototype fast reactor (FBR) in Japan has completed a government-mandated procedure to ensure the reactor is safe to restart following a sodium coolant leak which forced it out of action almost 15 years ago. It could restart as early as next month. Monju (Image: JAEA) The final requirement in the procedure was cleared with a decision...
Bruce Power workers exposed to radiation in nuclear incident
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