On 10 June 1992 during routine survey a particle with gamma activity 200mR/h was discovered. The particle was found along the route from the Main Entrance towards the Reactor Hall. Seven particles were discovered in all, the last one, with a gamma activity 300 mR/h, was found in the Corridor for Transportation of Fresh Fuel and Equipment of Units 1 and 2. The site of NPP Kozloduy 2 (Units 5 and 6) proved to be uncontaminated. It is supposed that all the particles originated from the Transport Corridor. The investigation continues. The event resulted in a failure to maintain the proper control over radioactive materials and spread of contamination on site. Level 1 was justified acc. p. 4.4e of the User's Manual.
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.
