Korean waste agency and Finnish waste organisations agree cooperation
29 oktober 2019
The Korea Radioactive Waste Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Finnish waste management company Posiva to exchange technology and know-how related to the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes.
Rafael Mariano Grossi of Argentina today received the majority required in an International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors ballot to be appointed new director-general of the Vienna-based organisation.
In a closed session, Mr Grossi received the support of 24 members of the 35-nation board
An IAEA team of experts said Croatia has made progress in strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. The team also noted areas where challenges remain, including the resources provided for regulatory activities.
An IAEA team of experts said the United Kingdom (UK) is committed to strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. The team identified areas that would benefit from further enhancement.
Renewable energy must join forces with nuclear to secure a low-carbon future, writes John Gorman, president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Association, and formerly chief executive of the Canadian Solar Industries Association. "I never thought I would become a passionate champion for nuclear energy
The world must learn to value nuclear energy for its energy security and reliability attributes, but most of all for its contribution to reducing carbon emissions before it is too late, the International Energy Agency's Fatih Birol has told a US-EU high-level forum.
In de periode van mei 2018 tot en met maart 2019 inspecteerde de ANVS 38 van de 120 schroothandelaren die een detectiepoort hebben. Zij werden gecontroleerd op de naleving van de Kernenergiewet en het Besluit detectie radioactief schroot. Het doel van het toezichtsproject was het voorkomen van ongec
Sweden’s nuclear regulator SSM has supported an application to expand and continue the operations of an existing repository for short-lived radioactive waste at Forsmark on the country’s eastern coast.
The government still has to take the final decision on the application for the repository near th
Ethiopia and Russia today signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy during the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. The document was signed by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov and Ethiopian Minister of Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria.
The operators of research reactors in Canada and the Netherlands are collaborating to provide the radioisotope radioiodine (I-125), which is used for the treatment of various types of cancers.
In a joint statement McMaster University and the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) said the co
The IAEA is organizing an international student competition inviting secondary school students aged between 14-18 to design and develop an original project on the use of digital technologies to support education in nuclear technology and its role in addressing climate change.
As global carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise sharply despite increasing use of renewables, the nuclear power industry is looking to lessons from its past success as well as innovations on the horizon in a bid to cut construction times and costs and accelerate the global transition to low carb
As part of ongoing informal consultations related to the appointment process, the IAEA Board of Governors today conducted a straw poll on the four candidates that have been nominated for the post of Director General.
Om de wereld van voldoende CO2-arme elektriciteit te voorzien om klimaatverandering te beperken, zijn alle bronnen nodig, zegt Ad Louter in navolging van organisaties zoals het IPCC, de OECD en het IEA....
The speed and scale needed to stop climate change requires laser-like focus on evidence-based, and sometimes tough, decision-making. Recently we witnessed a welcome example of such evidence-based decision-making in Europe's energy and climate change policies, write Kirsty Gogan, Rauli Partanen and E
French nuclear fuel cycle company Orano has signed has signed an agreement with Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to collaborate on the decommissioning of nuclear facilities at the Fukushima site.
Orano said the agreement will cover technical solutions for the design, manufactur
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fermi Energia have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH's BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Estonia. In a Memorandum of Understanding they have agreed to examine the economic feasibility of constructing a BWRX-300 in Estonia, to review siti
In 2018 verwelkomde het FANC een nieuwe directeur-generaal, Frank Hardeman. Hij legde het afgelopen jaar alvast de focus op openheid, de interne werking van het FANC, communicatie en het valoriseren van de expertise van het Agentschap.
The four candidates for the post of Director General presented their candidatures during an informal meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors today, as part of the process to appoint the sixth head of the Agency since it was established in 1957.
De ANVS heeft op 30 september 2019 het Nationaal Actieplan naar aanleiding van de collegiale toetsing over het thema verouderingsbeheer naar ENSREG verstuurd. ENSREG is de European Nuclear Regulators Group, een adviesorgaan van de Europese Commissie. De twaalf acties uit dit plan zijn in gang gezet
Rafael Mariano Grossi of Argentina today received the majority required in an International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors ballot to be appointed new director-general of the Vienna-based organisation.
In a closed session, Mr Grossi received the support of 24 members of the 35-nation board
An IAEA team of experts said Croatia has made progress in strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. The team also noted areas where challenges remain, including the resources provided for regulatory activities.