February 15, 2013 Radwaste storage at nuclear fuel cycle plants in Russia Russian nuclear officials report their sites unaffected by Chelyabinsk near-miss meteorite shower Russian nuclear officials said preliminarily that the spectacular meteor shower that cut a swathe across southwestern Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, home…
February 14, 2013 Accidents and incidents Roof at Chernobyl’s ill-fated machinery hall collapses under heavy snowfall – no injuries or radiation leaks A section of the roof at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant collapsed yesterday, causing a worker evacuation – but there has…
February 14, 2013 Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, Russian Navy Italian nuclear waste transport ship still awaiting work in Northwest Russia Two years after the € 70 million Italian-built spent nuclear fuel transport ship Rossita was launched as part of Italy’s…
February 12, 2013 Nuclear issues Olkiluoto 3’s new-generation reactor hits more delays, casting an ill light on its viability The troubled Olkiluoto 3 nuclear plant in Finland “is preparing for the possibility” that it will not start operating before…
February 8, 2013 Accidents and incidents, Nuclear Russia Russian nuclear power plants start new year with new glitches MOSCOW – Five Russian nuclear power plants (NPPs) started the new year with new statistics of scrams, emergency repairs, and…
