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Friday, February 5, 2021
Fukushima Update February 5, 2021
Fukushima Update February 5, 2021 -
Four “deformed” fuel cells will be removed from the unit #3 Spent Fuel Pool (SFP)… The mayor of Takahama Town OKs two controversial nuke restarts… A Fukushima centotaph will honor those who died because of a 3/11/11 dam break… A Fukushima photographer has made a large picture linking two international tragedies… The Yomiuri Shimbun says Fukushima decommissioning still has a “very long way to go”… Tepco’s K-K unit restarts possibly delayed because of an alleged “misconduct”.
https://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html
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Westinghouse signs VVER fuel licensing contract : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
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A global nuclear phaseout or renaissance? | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW | 04.02.2021
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Russia’s Mayak proceeds with decommissioning, remediation and modernisation - Nuclear Engineering International
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Kozloduy Signs Contract For Safety Assessment Of Westinghouse Fuel :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
Kozloduy Signs Contract For Safety Assessment Of Westinghouse Fuel :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station signed a contract with Westinghouse Electric Sweden on Thursday for the preparation of a safety assessment to be used in the licensing process before the introduction of Westinghouse-made nuclear fuel.
Kozloduy said in a statement that the contract is part of the station’s efforts to diversify its fuel supplier portfolio as required by the European Union’s energy security strategy.
Diversification plans were coordinated with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA), the body which supervises nuclear fuel supplies in the bloc.
Kozloduy said in a statement that the contract is part of the station’s efforts to diversify its fuel supplier portfolio as required by the European Union’s energy security strategy.
Diversification plans were coordinated with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA), the body which supervises nuclear fuel supplies in the bloc.
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