The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was informed of an overexposure of a radiographer assistant employed by Western X-ray Services. The dose involved is 51 mSv (5.1 rem). On seven occasions during 2012, the dosimetry vendor had contacted Western X-Ray Services to inform them of the high dosimetry dose readings for the radiographer assistant. The supervising radiographer whom the radiographer assistant had worked with stated that there were no unusual incidents or equipment problems with their QSA Global model 660 exposure device and the Ir-192 sources. It was concluded that Western X-Ray Services had not monitored the assistant’s exposure closely enough. Western X-Ray Services requested termination of their license. NRC130131
Last year, the Dutch Province of Limburg started an alliance in which, besides the local government, research institutes, small nuclear reactor (SMR) developers, utilities, industrial customers and funders cooperated. With this "Limburg SMR alliance" Limburg tried to lead the way towards an SMR in Limburg. The preferred site for a first SMR would be Chemelot, […]
From the IPFM: During a visit to the Civaux nuclear power plant on 18 March 2024, France's Minister of the Armed Forces unveiled a plan to use the plant to produce tritium for the French nuclear weapons program. Civaux is a civilian power plant that belongs to and is operated by Electricité de France. According […]
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.