In 29 November 2001, during checking of radioactive sources according to procedure SI-01365-RP1, was descovederd the absence of a solid Cs-137 source no. CNE PROD 36. The activity of source was 111*exp(4) Bq (1986). The source is a part of Beckmann equipment from Environmental Surveillance Laboratory. The Beckmann equipment was taken away from service at the end of 1999 and transferred at the storehouse obsolette equipment at the beginning of 2001, without removal of radioactive source. After the regulatory Body inspection on-site were disposed the following countermeasures: checking the existence and physical integrity of all radioactve sources; any metal piece can be removed from the Unit 1 on the base of a written procedure approved by Regulatory Authority; reassessment of all reports concerning radiation sources; application of all necessary administrative actions.
Everywhere you look, the nuclear industry’s hype machine is in overdrive. Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and the UK government all tout small modular reactors as the silver bullet for climate change and energy security. Tech billionaires are hiring nuclear veterans. Wall Street is whispering about “round-the-clock power” for artificial intelligence data centers. For those old enough […]
Kernenergie en veiligheid: A wargame sought to test if a major radiological release that would prompt the evacuation of millions of civilians in South Korea could distract key US allies from assisting and rebuffing an all-out military invasion of Taiwan. The short answer was yes. The game originally presumed that China, wanting to keep the […]
Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids The Finnish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto was finally connected to the grid last year, at an estimated cost of €11 billion compared to the original budget of €3 billion. That cost blowout forced its developer, the […]
A vast subsea nuclear graveyard planned to hold Britain’s burgeoning piles of radioactive waste is set to become the biggest, longest-lasting and most expensive infrastructure project ever undertaken in the UK. The project [UK's nuclear waste dump] is now predicted to take more than 150yrs to complete with lifetime costs of £66bn in today’s money...The […]
Last year, the Dutch Province of Limburg started an alliance in which, besides the local government, research institutes, small nuclear reactor (SMR) developers, utilities, industrial customers and funders cooperated. With this "Limburg SMR alliance" Limburg tried to lead the way towards an SMR in Limburg. The preferred site for a first SMR would be Chemelot, […]
