During routine sampling of water from storm drain on May 8, 1995, an activity of 10 Bq/litre predominantly Caesium-137 was detected in the open drain coming from the Waste Immoblisation Plant (WIP), Tarapur Complex. Investigations carried out revealed the source of activity to be the steam condensate from the steam coil of concentrator of WIP. The event is rated at level 1 of INES. Justification of Rating: the maximum estimated total discharge was only about ten giga bequerels of Ruthenium-106 (equivalent) which is way below the criteria for rating under on-site impact criteria as per 1.2.2 of user's manual. The event is thus rated at level 1 as per 1.2.2 (last paragraph) and IV-5.1.3 (spread of contamination).
An analysis by the Norwegian NGO Bellona of transborder trade operations with the customs code 840130 (irradiated fuel assemblies or fuel elements) show a more than twofold increase of import to EU countries of fresh nuclear fuel in cash terms – from 280 million Euros in 2022 to 686 million Euros in 2023. In physical […]
The French government has said it is "seriously" studying the option of building a plant to convert and enrich reprocessed uranium to cut its reliance on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia. "The option of […]
Jan vd Putte quickly changed from dressing as the pied piper at the protest during the IAEA nuclear power conference to warn for the Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom and its role in Ukraine.
Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.
