On September 13, 2006 the Texas Department of State Health Services notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that a radiography truck was stolen. An iridium 192 source with an activity of approximately 3.7 terabecquerels (100 Ci) was stored on the truck. The truck was parked at a gas station and the driver was in the store talking with his supervisor. The keys were reportedly left in the vehicle. The event was reported to the local law enforcement authorities, FBI, and the state of Texas.
On September 15, 2006, the truck and source were found intact approximately 4.8 km (3 miles) from where they were stolen.
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.
