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German reactor enters decommissioning
During the shutdown process, output from the 1392 MWe pressurised water reactor was gradually reduced by the stepwise insertion of the control rods into the reactor core. EnBW said this process - the same as that carried out prior to planned annual maintenance and refuelling outages - went "technically as planned and without any special features".
read more... 03/01/2020
FirstEnergy takes unwelcome step towards plant closures
FirstEnergy Solutions Inc (FES) has taken its next step towards the closure of three nuclear power plants, filing plans related to the decommissioning with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse and Perry plants are scheduled to close during the next three years unless legislative policy solutions can be found to keep them operating.
read more... 17/08/2018
Scotland provides £5m for oil and gas decommissioning
The Scottish Government is providing an additional £5 million to help the oil and gas supply chain benefit from decommissioning the North Sea infrastructure.
read more... 10/08/2018
Aberdeen-firm signs £28m deal to decommission 18 wells for Shell
An Aberdeen-based oil and gas firm has announced it has signed a £28 million contract with Shell for the decommissioning of 18 UK wells.
read more... 22/05/2018
Westinghouse finalized decommissioning work of Swedish nuclear power plant
Westinghouse accomplished a major decommissioning project at the former Barseback nuclear power plant in Skane, Sweden. Barseback's unit 2 is not functional since 2005, while the decommissioning work commenced in August 2016.
read more... 23/03/2018