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Final accord reached on Belgian reactor operations
A final agreement has been signed between the Belgian government and French utility Engie to extend the operation of the Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear power reactors by 10 years and on all obligations related to radioactive waste.
read more... 14/12/2023
Dutch regulator approves multi-functional storage facility
The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) has granted the final permit to the Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (Covra) for the construction of a new multi-functional storage building for low and intermediate-level waste at its site in Nieuwdorp, in the municipality of Borssele, the Netherlands.
read more... 05/06/2023
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Posiva applies to operate used fuel disposal facilities
Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has submitted its application for an operating licence for the used fuel encapsulation plant and final disposal facility currently under construction at Olkiluoto. The repository - the first in the world for used fuel - is expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s.
read more... 06/01/2022
Nuclear faces ‘a lot of uncertainty’ as EU green evaluation looms
The European Commission’s in-house research body, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), is putting the finishing touches to a report about the safe handling of radioactive waste that could be fateful for the future of Europe’s nuclear industry.
read more... 16/02/2021
US startup unveils battery made from nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years
The nano-diamond battery’s power comes from radioactive isotopes used in nuclear reactors
read more... 03/09/2020