nuclear safety News
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EC Commissioner Piebalgs underlines the need to reinforce rules on nuclear safety
At the fifth meeting of the High Level Group (HLG) on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner highlighted the need for a higher level of nuclear safety. 'While we can see a potential rise in the use of nuclear energy around the globe as well as in the EU, European citizens call for a strong European role in the field of nuclear safety', said the Commissioner. ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs underlines importance of common rules for waste management
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has met with the first chairman of the European High Level Group (HLG) on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, Mr Andrej Stritar, in Brussels. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss nuclear safety and waste management issues, particularly the establishment of common European rules in the field, ahead of the HLG's third meeting in April. 'Citizens main ...
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Council establishes the instrument for nuclear safety cooperation
The Council today adopted1 a regulation establishing an instrument for nuclear safety cooperation (16737/13). Under the new instrument, the Union will finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and the application of efficient and effective safeguards for nuclear material in third countries. A total of EUR 225 321 000 has been set aside for ...
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New thematic report: Science for Nuclear safety and security
The JRC has released a new report giving a comprehensive overview of its research on nuclear safety and security, including their policy background and context. The nuclear activities of the JRC are aimed at supporting the implementation of EU legislation, giving priority to the highest standards for nuclear safety and security in the Union, and internationally. This work is carried out in ...
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EC welcomes the recommendations presented in the first activity report of the EU Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG)
European Commissioner for Energy, Mr Piebalgs welcomed the first activity report of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), presented today by the group's chairman, Mr Stritar. The broader objective of the Group's work is to contribute to maintaining and further improving the safety of nuclear installations and the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The report ...
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Review finds Spain´s nuclear safety regulation positive
A comprehensive review of Spain´s nuclear safety carried out under the IAEA´s Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) has highlighted positive aspects of the country´s nuclear system and identified areas for improvement. Good practices have been found in areas such as technical competence of personnel and quality of infrastructure. Speaking at a workshop in Seville, Spain, on lessons learned ...
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India tightens nuclear safety regime
India has announced that it will set up a new, independent nuclear regulatory authority and invite international experts to conduct safety audits of its nuclear power plants, The steps to allay public fears following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant breakdown in March were announced this week (26 April) at a joint media briefing by three ministers. It included a minister from the prime ...
By SciDev.Net
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The EU Takes the Lead on Nuclear Safety with the Amendment to the Nuclear Safety Directive
The EU's new Nuclear Safety Directive was adopted today by the Council. It provides more power and independence for national regulatory authorities, a high-level EU-wide safety objective, and a European system of peer reviews. It will also introduce periodic national safety assessments and on-site emergency preparedness and response arrangements. In addition, it increases transparency and improve ...
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Nuclear safety in EU gets strong boost by commitment of nuclear regulators
Nuclear safety regulators from all 27 EU Member States have reached agreement on steps to further strengthen nuclear safety, radioactive waste management and decommissioning arrangements in EU. These areas are under the jurisdiction of individual countries and as part of their continuous self improvement drive they are seeking better ways to learn from each other. At the meeting of the European ...
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Nuclear safety´s long horizon
Potential newcomers to the world of nuclear electricity production got close to the attention this week in India. An international conference in Mumbai on topical nuclear safety issues will help them focus on what IAEA experts describe as 'a hundred year horizon'. 'Many new entrants are embarking on nuclear power,' points out Mamdouh El-Shanawany, Head of the IAEA´s Safety Assessment Section. ...
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HSE welcomes IAEA report
The Health and Safety Executive has welcomed the publication of a second report into its Nuclear Directorate from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). A team of senior nuclear regulators from across the world visited the UK in October 2009 to perform a second peer review of ND's work in regulating safety at Britain's nuclear facilities, the first being in 2006. During ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs underlines role of nuclear energy in transition towards a low carbon economy
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs reiterated today the importance of nuclear energy for the reduction of CO2 emissions in a speech at a European Nuclear Assembly conference in Brussels. The conference was dedicated to the development of Europe's low carbon economy and organised by Foratom. 'Nuclear energy makes an important contribution to our fight against climate change and our security of ...
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UN helps Chinese authorities search for radioactivity after quake
Training and equipment supplied by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has helped emergency workers search for sources of radioactivity during rescue work following the massive earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province last month. In the two weeks immediately following the earthquake, a team of radioactive source search and recovery experts fanned out across all ...
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Infocast`s Nuclear Safety Post-Fukushima Summit Debuts
Infocast will hold the Nuclear Safety Post-Fukushima Summit at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, D.C., on December 5-7, 2011. The Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami triggered a worldwide examination of safety regulations and operating procedures for all nuclear power plants. Nuclear Safety Post-Fukushima will bring regulators and policy-makers together with nuclear ...
By Infocast
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Great honor for Arktis Radiation Detectors to present our airborne
Great honor for Arktis Radiation Detectors to present our airborne radiation detectors at the IAEA event. Check out the video. The IAEA successfully concluded a Technical Meeting on the Use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) for Radiation Detection and Surveillance, 26-30 September 2020 in Brno, Czech Republic. 120 representatives from 51 Member States actively participated in the meeting that ...
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Building a better Critical Sites Network Tool – Input needed for User Survey
The Critical Sites Network tool was launched in 2010 to provide access to information about waterbird populations and their most important habitat sites. The importance of this tool is well recognised, so we are happy to announce that a new version is being developed. To provide you with the best tool possible, we want to hear from you: people who have used or will use it to help protect these ...
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Safety regulator continues probe into shutdown Australian reactor
The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation said this week that further information had been provided to the nuclear safety regulator ARPANSA on ANSTO's application to modify its reactor fuel design. ANSTO has completed providing responses to 95 questions or requests for information on the application. The answers were provided in three separate packages progressively over a ...
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EU presents post-Fukushima nuclear safety rules
The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants. Stress tests on European nuclear plants prompted by the 2011 disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant showed that almost all of them needed safety improvements. A report on those tests called for more consistency across the ...
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Nuclear accident in Japan: where to get up-to-date information
Following the massive earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, a number of explosions and fires took place at the reactor buildings of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan declared a state of alert and reported leaks of radioactive material. Given the magnitude and the global dimension of the disaster, Japanese authorities and the international community are following the situation very ...
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Mexico plans how to safely box up recovered cobalt
Officials were engaged Thursday in the delicate task of recovering a stolen shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60 abandoned in a rural field in central Mexico state. The material, which the International Atomic Energy Agency called "extremely dangerous," was found removed from its protective container. The pellets did not appear to be been damaged or broken up and there was no sign of ...
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