| 单词 | nuclear fuel |
| 例句 | Since such stars with higher temperatures and pressures run rapidly through their store of nuclear fuel, their lifetimes are much shorter than the Sun’s. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But a more massive star will spend its nuclear fuel faster, become a red giant sooner, and be first to enter the final white dwarf decline. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The number of black holes, however, is almost certainly very much higher; in the long history of the universe, many stars must have burned all their nuclear fuel and have had to collapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So we mixed up a batch of what Brian called nuclear fuel, pouring different liquids into a can. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The advance would be another step in achieving proficiency in the entire nuclear fuel cycle. Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar 2012-05-22T16:46:00Z At its core, “The Incendiaries” is about religious fervor, which has long functioned as America’s nuclear fuel: useful and energizing, except when it melts down and explodes. Review | ‘The Incendiaries’ is the most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should be 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Spent nuclear fuel will remain poisonously radioactive for at least 100,000 years, while human civilization, even if you stretch the definition to its outermost limit, goes back perhaps 10,000 to 12,000 years. "Into Eternity": The quest to make us forget nuclear waste 2011-02-04T19:45:00Z Iran said in January that it had produced the first nuclear fuel rod, and that it had to find a way to make them because Western sanctions prohibit their purchase from foreign markets. Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar 2012-05-22T16:46:00Z A particularly significant achievement was the 2008 agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation, which cleared the path for India to purchase American nuclear fuel and technology. India and the United States: Two Countries That Can’t Live With Each Other or Without Each Other 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z That could cool down worries in international markets over possible military action, but reinforce the suspicions of Israeli leaders who claim Iran seeks only to buy time to keep up its production of nuclear fuel. Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar 2012-05-22T16:46:00Z The solution will dissolve more than 5 million pounds of uranium deposits, freeing them to be sucked back out and processed for nuclear fuel. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z It takes longer, though, to get a handle on the complicated and all-too-real material it uses as its nuclear fuel. Review: ‘Watchmen’ Is an Audacious Rorschach Test 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The pressure vessels are thick steel containers that hold nuclear fuel and cooling water in the reactors. Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK’d plan to keep last nuke plant running 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In a separate deal, CEZ had signed a deal with U.S. energy giant Westinghouse Electric Co. to supply nuclear fuel for the Dukovany nuclear plant, eliminating dependence on Russia for such fuel. 3 energy companies compete to build a new nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "We're taking the nuclear fuel out, and just not replacing it with new fuel." What happens after a nuclear power station is closed? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z As part of its energy diversification efforts, Bulgaria signed agreements last year with France’s Framatome and Westinghouse Electric to receive fresh nuclear fuel for its operating reactors. Bulgaria is launching the construction of 2 US-designed nuclear reactors 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Currently, most of the spent nuclear fuel is stored at various nuclear reactors across the country. AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The vessels are thick steel containers that hold nuclear fuel and cooling water in the reactors. Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z It asserts that with its approach, nuclear fuel is used “up to a hundred times better” than in traditional light water reactors. Rwanda will host a company’s 1st small-scale nuclear reactor testing carbon-free energy approach 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z "The project is progressing smoothly in line with the schedule, and delivery and charging of first nuclear fuel are expected as early as in October," Lavrov said after the meeting. Russia' Lavrov assures Bangladesh to complete nuclear power plant on time 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The researchers have just sent the tiny nuclear fuel cell, known as a Trisofuel, to their partners for testing. Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The U.S. currently does not recycle spent nuclear fuel but other countries, including France, already have experience with it. AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z According to the NRC, embrittlement occurs as a result of reactor operation when neutrons from the nuclear fuel irradiate the steel plates and welds used to construct the reactor vessel. Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z According to Conrad, turtle shells grow in a sequential style, similar to tree rings, and record isotopic elements such as uranium-236 from spent nuclear fuel. Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Some water is recycled to cool the nuclear fuel, while the rest is stored in the tanks. Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant’s wastewater 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there. Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Spent nuclear fuel can be recycled in such a way that new fuel is created. AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z About 880 tons of radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the reactors. At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Turtle shells grow in a sequential style, similar to tree rings, and record isotopic elements such as uranium-236 from spent nuclear fuel. Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z About 880 tons of fatally radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the reactors. At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Prof Middleburgh from the Nuclear Futures Institute said the team hoped to fully test the nuclear fuel "over the next few months". Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Some 1.3 million tons of water stored in more than 1,000 tanks at the plant were used to cool melted nuclear fuel. Japan begins releasing treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The government has announced it will provide a £192m loan guarantee to enable a UK-based company to supply Ukraine with uranium enrichment services, a vital part of nuclear fuel. Grant Shapps visits Kyiv as UK backs Ukraine nuclear power 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z He also expects that it could trace exposure to nuclear fuel as well as weapons. Turtle Shells Record Nuclear History 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The problem stems from Japan’s stalled nuclear fuel recycling program to reprocess plutonium from spent fuel for reuse. Japan’s nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The high construction costs have wiped out any future benefit from low nuclear fuel costs in the future, experts have repeatedly testified. Utilities begin loading radioactive fuel into second new reactor at Georgia nuclear plant 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The Biden administration says it is trying to revive uranium mining and the production of nuclear fuel, and lawmakers have introduced legislation to speed up the process. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It said the support would strengthen Ukraine's energy security as it defends itself against the Russian invasion, as well as maintain its independence from Russian nuclear fuel. Grant Shapps visits Kyiv as UK backs Ukraine nuclear power 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It’s so massive that it burns through its nuclear fuel at a prodigious rate, and even though it has a bigger fuel tank, so to speak, it won’t live long. Meet the Stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Russia has denied that and in turn accused Kyiv of planning to seize the plant and of shelling its facilities including those where nuclear fuel is stored. Russia says it detained Caesium smugglers working for a Ukrainian citizen 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Because DU is a byproduct of the nuclear fuel cycle, plenty of it is readily available. The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine — an expert explains their health effects 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z “It is critical that we stop funding Russia’s state-owned nuclear monopoly, Rosatom,” said Sen. John Barrasso, the Wyoming Republican who introduced legislation earlier this year to fund America’s nuclear fuel supply chain. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z He added: "Putin has used energy as a weapon of war: the action today to support nuclear fuel deliveries will help Ukraine end their reliance on Russian supplies and bolster their energy security." Grant Shapps visits Kyiv as UK backs Ukraine nuclear power 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Water cools both the reactor cores and the spent nuclear fuel and, as a result, the plant relies on a large and constant supply. Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, Occupied by Russia, Faces a New Risk 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The pond provides water to cool the nuclear fuel inside the plant’s six reactors as well as spent nuclear fuel. U.N. Monitor Aims to Cross Front Line in Ukraine to Inspect Nuclear Plant 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z These massive concrete cylinders store spent nuclear fuel rods. Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “We also need to give America’s nuclear fuel suppliers market certainty.” Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Chernichuk said that water cooling the facility's spent nuclear fuel storage pools was on a closed circuit and had no direct contact with water coming from the Kakhovka Reservoir. Russia says no threat 'for now' to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after dam breach 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the plant’s three reactors. Japan nuclear watchdog ask Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Last summer, it was subject to repeated shelling and on at least one occasion artillery hit an area where spent nuclear fuel is stored. U.N. Monitor Aims to Cross Front Line in Ukraine to Inspect Nuclear Plant 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Company officials and some elected leaders from southeastern New Mexico have been pushing hard to offer what they call a temporary solution to the nation’s problem of spent nuclear fuel. US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Europe is in a bind largely because it has 19 Russian-designed reactors in five countries that are fully dependent on Russian nuclear fuel. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s other atomic infrastructure includes additional power plants; storage sites for spent nuclear fuel; and facilities across the nation, including hospitals, that use radioactive materials for research and medical therapies. U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Putin was speaking at a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia. Putin says he and Turkey's Erdogan agree to deepen cooperation 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z They note its years of mechanical problems, including what the Nuclear Regulatory Commission described as among the nation’s worst cases of nuclear fuel container weakening. Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe, mostly built in the Soviet times, originally used Russian nuclear fuel, but Ukraine gradually switched to supplies from Westinghouse after its first conflict with Russia in 2014. Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant to stop using US fuel - Ifax 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Early on in the Ukraine conflict, Sweden refused to purchase Russian nuclear fuel. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Finding a place to safely store spent nuclear fuel is a problem that other nations using the technology face, including the United States. Powering down: Germany’s last nuclear plants in final hours 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The Hungarian government has lobbied heavily in the EU to be exempted from any sanctions imposed on Russian gas, oil or nuclear fuel, and also has threatened to veto proposed EU actions against Moscow. Hungary concludes new energy agreements with Russia 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z About 880 tons of fatally radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside three reactors. New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The EU has not sanctioned imports of Russian gas or nuclear fuel, which some of the 27-country bloc's members rely on. US, EU vow to combat any attempts to disrupt energy markets 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Slovakia and Bulgaria, two other countries that rely on Tvel for nuclear fuel, have also turned to different suppliers. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Divers have entered a nuclear fuel storage pond for the first time in 65 years. Divers enter Sellafield nuclear pool for first time in 65 years 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z By the end of 1985 the first reactor was complete and ready to be loaded with nuclear fuel. The 70s nuclear relic that may be about to open at last 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the process to create the rarer, enriched uranium used in nuclear fuel and weapons. A look at the uranium-based ammo the U.K. will send to Ukraine 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z It has been difficult for Europe to break its dependency on Russia’s nuclear power industry, because a state-owned company is a huge supplier of nuclear fuel. Why Unions Matter So Much 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Those reactors, experts said, will be fully reliant on Russian nuclear fuel for years, if not decades, to come. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Rosatom, through its subsidiary TVEL, was virtually the only producer of the fabricated fuel assemblies — the last step in the process of turning uranium into the nuclear fuel rods — that power the reactors. Why Russia Has Such a Strong Grip on Europe’s Nuclear Power 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z That process has barely progressed, and the removal of melted nuclear fuel hasn’t even started. What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Seeking to roll back Iran’s regional entrenchment and slow its ability to enrich nuclear fuel, Israel is believed to have conducted a series of covert sabotage and targeted killing operations. US defense chief’s visit to Israel reveals divisions on Iran 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Since Moscow’s troops began occupying the Zaporizhzhia facility, it has been hit by rocket fire, which at one point damaged an area where spent nuclear fuel is stored. The U.N.’s atomic agency denounces complacency over safety at Zaporizhzhia plant after more Russian shelling. 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z They use nuclear fuel efficiently and are manned by ample teams of trained professionals. Opinion | Traditional nuclear power is safe 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “We see a lot of genuine movement,” said Tarik Choho, president of nuclear fuel unit at Westinghouse, adding that the Ukraine war accelerated Europe's search for new suppliers. Why Russia Has Such a Strong Grip on Europe’s Nuclear Power 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Massive amounts of fatally radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the reactors. What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z About 88,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors remain stranded at reactor sites, and this number is increasing by some 2,000 metric tons each year. Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Three family groups shared a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the scientists found. In Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs, Geneticists Find Nuclear Families 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A fire broke out Wednesday in a building at a Department of Energy nuclear weapon and nuclear fuel depot in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Fire breaks out at a fed’s chief nuclear storehouse, no injuries reported 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In June, Ukraine signed another contract with Westinghouse to eventually provide all its nuclear fuel. Why Russia Has Such a Strong Grip on Europe’s Nuclear Power 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Over the last decade, Orban’s government has pursued increasingly close economic and diplomatic ties with Russia, and concluded major agreements on buying Russian gas, oil and nuclear fuel. Hungary’s Orban accuses EU of prolonging war in Ukraine 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z In Finland, construction of a geologic repository began in May 2021, with plans to accept spent nuclear fuel by the mid-2020s. Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z "Dwarf stars like these are the most common stars; their lifespan is trillions of years, hundreds of times longer than Sun-like stars because they burn their nuclear fuel slowly," Loeb said. A planet right in our galactic neighborhood is a lot like Earth 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Moreover, Seoul would likely be unable to import further nuclear fuel, leaving it reliant upon its current cache and effectively ending its lucrative export market in nuclear reactors. North Korean defector lays out South Korean rationale for seeking nukes 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Russia’s tightest grip is on the market for nuclear fuel. Why Russia Has Such a Strong Grip on Europe’s Nuclear Power 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z La Hague is the country's sole site able to process and partially recycle used nuclear fuel. France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The industry is best positioned to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, from discharge of spent fuel from the reactor, through storage, shipment and final geologic disposal. Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z His right-wing populist government has pursued increasingly close economic and diplomatic ties with Russia over the last decade, and concluded major agreements on purchasing Russian gas, oil and nuclear fuel. Hungary’s Orban: Ukraine’s backers have ‘drifted’ into war 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It generates about half its power and the plant gets its nuclear fuel from Russia. Hungary will veto EU sanctions on Russian on nuclear energy - PM Orban 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Ever since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima power plant, crews have continuously pumped water through the wrecked reactors to cool the nuclear fuel, much of which melted. Despite opposition, Japan may soon dump Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z “Serious moves to reduce the West’s critical dependency on Rosatom across the nuclear fuel cycle are more important over time,” Nell said. Russia’s state nuclear company aids war effort, leading to calls for sanctions 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The EU's Russia hawks have already asked for new sanctions to curb the bloc's nuclear fuel cooperation with Moscow, ban imports of Russian diamonds and reduce trade with Kremlin's ally Belarus, among other measures. EU working on 10th round of Russia sanctions - diplomats 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z White dwarfs are leftovers of stars that have spent all their nuclear fuel and collapsed in on themselves by their own gravity. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z A neutron star is born when a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and its gravity causes the core to collapse inward. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The Russian oligarch, who has close ties to President Vladimir Putin, owns Interros, a conglomerate with a controlling interest in several industries including mining, food production, nuclear fuel, and banking. Russia ridicules the latest round of U.S.-backed sanctions as ‘insane’ and ‘feeble’ 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Manchi, West Virginia Democrat, told the Washington Times that if Brinton is convicted of the felony theft charges, he obviously would lose his job as the head of spent nuclear fuel management at DOE. Manchin: DOE official Sam Brinton in ‘big trouble’ but shouldn’t be fired yet for snatching $2K bag 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Those days now seem very far away: In the past week, Iran has told international inspectors that it plans to begin making near-bomb-grade nuclear fuel deep inside a mountain. Your Friday Briefing 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z And they knew that once they re-entered the deal, most of the nuclear fuel Iran had amassed in response to Mr. Trump’s decision would have to be shipped out of the country. United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z “The spent nuclear fuel storage facility, the special building and transport routes have been struck, and reserve diesel generators have been damaged,” Likhachev said. Shelling at nuclear plant raises alarm, as war intensifies in east Ukraine 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Environmentalists and other critics warn of safety risks from nearby earthquake faults and tons of spent nuclear fuel at the site, along with potential future costs that could land on ratepayers. Feds offer $1B to keep California’s last nuclear plant open 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Grossi had inspected the Zaporizhzhia plant in August and observed large holes on the rooftop of a storage facility for nuclear fuel. The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog calls for protection of the Zaporizhzhia plant. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z It also intends to dramatically expand its nuclear fuel production. Your Friday Briefing 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Growing gaps in knowledge could make the diversion of nuclear fuel hard to detect. United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z The biggest risk is from overheating nuclear fuel, which could happen if the power that drives the cooling systems was cut. Explainer: 'Close call' at Ukrainian nuclear plant 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The reactors are shut down but there is a risk that nuclear fuel could overheat if the power driving the cooling systems is cut. 'Playing with fire' UN warns as team to inspect damage at Ukraine nuclear plant 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “Any artillery strikes at a nuclear power plant jeopardize nuclear safety,” he said, adding that a building where nuclear fuel is stored had been hit. Russia and Ukraine again trade blame for shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z He said that the shells had been fired near a dry nuclear waste storage facility and a building that houses fresh spent nuclear fuel. Russia says Ukraine shells Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - TASS 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Palisades is out of nuclear fuel, needs to fix a control rod drive seal issue, and may need a new company to operate it, and a buyer for the power it generates, analysts have said. U.S. nuclear plants expect government decision on credits by year-end 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Reprocessing involves converting plutonium and uranium in waste into new nuclear fuel. COP27: UN nuclear chief says radioactive waste recycling is 'difficult' technology 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z That deal did freeze Iran’s activity for several years, until it was unwound by Mr. Trump, and the Iranians resumed nuclear fuel production. Biden and Netanyahu Gear Up for a Complicated New Era 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Photographs of the facility revealed gaping holes in the concrete roof of a storage building that houses fresh nuclear fuel rods. U.N. looks to ‘cool’ fears of dirty bomb with visit to Ukraine 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z When certain large stars use up all their nuclear fuel and die, they collapse and detonate, creating a supernova. This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Moscow has claimed that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a “dirty bomb” that would combine conventional explosives with spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste stored at Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine’s atomic agency says Russia likely preparing a nuclear terror act 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Officials at Energoatom said that Russians at the plant were carrying out unauthorized work in the dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility, which holds 174 containers, each containing 24 spent nuclear fuel assemblies. Biden Says Russian Use of a Nuclear Weapon Would Be a ‘Serious Mistake’ 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z And on Tuesday, Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy company, Energoatom, said Russian forces occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were carrying out "unauthorised construction works" at the plant's dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility. Russian dirty bomb claims 'feel like scare tactics' 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Russian influence also looms over many aspects of nuclear power generation: Russia dominates the supply of nuclear fuel, the enrichment of uranium, and the building of nuclear power plants in other countries. Europe faces tough decisions over nuclear power 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Although the plant's six reactors have been shut down for weeks, they need a constant supply of electricity to keep the nuclear fuel inside cool and prevent a meltdown. Russian shelling cuts external power to Ukraine nuclear plant - Kyiv 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Even though Zaporizhzhia's six reactors are shut down the nuclear fuel in them still needs cooling to prevent a nuclear meltdown. Zaporizhzhia plant down to diesel generators as shelling cuts power line 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The ministry said France and the European Union aim “in the long term” to be independent from all Russian energy sources, including nuclear fuel. Russia’s nuclear trade with Europe flowing amid Ukraine war 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Nevada’s proposal came the same day the department announced it would spend $16 million to promote what it called “consent-based” site selection and management of spent nuclear fuel. Nevada wants feds to declare mothballed nuke dump plan dead 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Controlled fission, the splitting of nuclear fuel atoms inside a reactor core, generates heat that turns water into steam to spin turbines and produce electricity. Explainer: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's shutdown 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann said Germany continually reviews whether sanctions need to be expanded, but declined to say whether there were concrete plans to get the EU to block nuclear fuel imports. Germany: No option but to permit Russian uranium shipment 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for shelling around the plant, which hasn’t damaged its six reactors or spent nuclear fuel storage, but has repeatedly struck power lines and some auxiliary equipment. EXPLAINER: Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant shuts down 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The so-called deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste has yet to be approved by the government and parliament, a process that will take years. Switzerland says area near Germany to be proposed for nuclear waste site 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z That has prompted Ukraine to say it may have to shut down the last operating reactor supplying power to Zaporizhzhia including the cooling systems for the plant’s nuclear fuel. IAEA: Shelling near Zaporizhzhia plant 'unsustainable' 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The inspectors reported having found Russian military equipment parked inside buildings, as well as damage to buildings housing fresh nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the inspectors reported having found Russian military equipment parked inside buildings, as well as damage to buildings housing fresh nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. ‘Playing With Fire’: U.N. Team Calls for No-Fire Zone at Ukraine Nuclear Plant 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The shelling so far hasn’t damaged the plant’s reactors or spent nuclear fuel storage, but has repeatedly struck some auxiliary equipment. What’s happening with Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Among the challenges: Ordering sufficient nuclear fuel and casks to store spent fuel, which can take up to two years to obtain. California governor signs bill to keep last reactors running 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Other issues ranged from how ratepayers across the state might be impacted, the risks that came with sidestepping environmental rules and the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel on the site. California legislators advance plan to extend nuke plant run 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Issues from the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel to adequately staffing the plant for a potentially longer run are also in the mix. Fierce lobbying caps fight over California nuke plant future 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But both facilities were under construction and did not yet have nuclear fuel inside, so the military action posed no radiation risk. Russia’s Occupation of Nuclear Plant Gives Moscow a New Way to Intimidate 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Row upon row of long metal containers, filled with used nuclear fuel from the country's reactors, lie below the surface near Oskarshamn, on Sweden's Baltic coast. UK looks to Sweden for a solution to nuclear waste 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z But environmentalists and other critics warn of safety risks from nearby earthquake faults and tons of spent nuclear fuel at the site, along with potential future costs that could land on ratepayers. Governor, lawmakers debate longer run for California nukes 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Artillery strikes could also breach the less robust containers used to store spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine Launches Southern Offensive, as Inspectors Head to Nuclear Plant 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Congress has “clearly and expressly” granted authority to the NRC to license offsite nuclear fuel storage facilities, including in the 1954 law, the agency added. Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Artillery strikes could also breach less robust containers used to store spent nuclear fuel. U.N. experts head to the Zaporizhzhia facility on a risky mission after weeks of talks. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z It said in a statement 17 shells were fired, with four hitting the roof of a building storing "168 assemblies of U.S. Westinghouse nuclear fuel". Ukraine on edge as shellfire resounds around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces fired 17 shells, Russia’s Defense Ministry alleged — with four hitting the roof of a building housing nuclear fuel and 13 exploding near storage sites for nuclear fuel and solid radioactive waste. Ukraine, Russia exchange blame for more shelling at nuclear plant 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z It said 10 shells exploded near a dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and three more near a building that houses fresh nuclear fuel storage. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Nuclear experts have warned of the risk of damage to the plant's spent nuclear fuel pools or its reactors. Ukraine nuclear plant escapes meltdown, Zelenskiy says; Moscow, Kyiv trade blame 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z In all nuclear power plants, fission of nuclear fuel gives off heat to then produce steam that turns turbines to generate electricity. Explainer: Zaporizhzhia's power lines: ramparts against nuclear meltdown 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z It said 10 shells exploded near a dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and three near a building that houses fresh nuclear fuel storage. Ukraine on edge as shellfire resounds around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Westinghouse spokeswoman Cathy Mann said that as part of the nuclear fuel manufacturing process, their fuel fabrication facilities receive enriched uranium product and convert it into fuel pellets. Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to US 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Discuss, noting that the nuclear fuel is only a part of the mass of a warhead. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z This cycle of contraction, heating, and the ignition of another nuclear fuel repeats several more times. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There is also worry that a shell could hit one of the ponds that store spent nuclear fuel, but that would have a more minor and localized effect. Why inspectors haven’t yet visited the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, daily shelling at the Zaporizhzhia complex has sparked international concerns about the possibility of a meltdown or release of radiation from spent nuclear fuel in storage. Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of a potential attack on a nuclear complex, terrifying its workers. 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z A second vulnerability is the spent nuclear fuel. Opinion | A disaster is looming at a huge Ukrainian nuclear power plant 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z At least one staff member working in the area where dry spent nuclear fuel is stored was injured in yet another episode of shelling. Shelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Raising Fears of an Accident. Here’s a Look at the Risks. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The lifetime of a star in a particular stage of evolution depends on how much nuclear fuel it has and on how quickly it uses up that fuel. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z And at least one staff member working in the area where dry spent nuclear fuel is stored was injured in yet another episode of shelling. Shelling Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, and U.N. Pleads for Access 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z He noted, too, that the storage sites at the plant for spent nuclear fuel are not as well protected as the reactors. EXPLAINER: Fighting in Ukraine endangers big nuclear plant 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z An official at Ukraine’s atomic energy company said that international inspectors should visit the Zaporizhzhia power plant, where shellfire damaged a nuclear fuel storage facility. Your Wednesday Briefing: The F.B.I. Searches Donald Trump’s Home 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z If the cooling is interrupted, Dr. Lyman said, the nuclear fuel could become hot enough to melt in a matter of hours. Shelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Raising Fears of an Accident. Here’s a Look at the Risks. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Eventually they will exhaust their nuclear fuel and cease to shine. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z If the cooling is interrupted, Dr. Lyman explained, in a matter of hours the nuclear fuel can become hot enough to melt. Shelling Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, and U.N. Pleads for Access 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The Senate bill passed Sunday includes $700 million to help two developers of next-generation nuclear power plants with plans in Washington secure a specialized nuclear fuel that the U.S. currently lacks the capacity to produce. What do climate provisions in the U.S. Senate bill mean for Washington state? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z This isotope is fissile, making it more efficient for nuclear fuel. Why the US can’t quit Russian uranium 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z He called for peacekeepers to run the plant, and warned of the risk of shells hitting the plant's six containers of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine says its troops advance towards Izium as fighting rages in Donbas 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z As the star’s luminosity increases, its rate of nuclear fuel consumption goes up rapidly—just at that point in its life when its fuel supply is beginning to run down. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z An area next to the dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility was hit. Factbox: The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Kotin flagged the risk of shelling hitting spent nuclear fuel containers as a particular danger. Ukraine's nuclear chief calls for military-free zone at Zaporizhzhia plant 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is exposing a lesser-known unexpected link between Russia and the United States: the nuclear fuel supply chain. Why the US can’t quit Russian uranium 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z At least 174 containers of spent nuclear fuel are stored at the site, which is Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Rocket attacks at Zaporizhzhia power plant raise fears of ‘nuclear catastrophe’ 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The most massive stars, however, exhaust their nuclear fuel more rapidly and hence evolve more quickly than stars of low mass. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z During a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel, Zelenskiy called for sanctions to be imposed on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel, the Ukrainian leader wrote on Twitter. Zelenskiy calls for tougher international response after shelling of nuclear plant 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z "If one container of spent nuclear fuel is broken, it will be a local accident in the plant and the surrounding area," the top nuclear official said. Ukraine's nuclear chief calls for military-free zone at Zaporizhzhia plant 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2021, the US relied on Russia for 14 percent of its enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. Why the US can’t quit Russian uranium 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The site of the plant's dry storage facility, where 174 containers with spent nuclear fuel are stored in the open air, was hit by rocket attacks, Energoatom said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine says worker wounded in new Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z We will see in the next chapter that when massive stars finally exhaust their nuclear fuel, they most often die in a spectacular explosion—a supernova. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Tehran has rapidly grown its stockpile of near-weapons-grade nuclear fuel in recent months, spreading fears about an escalation. Air Force official expects Iran to resume attacks on US 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Israel has pursued a policy for several years now of repeatedly blowing up facilities and assassinating leaders of the nuclear program in an effort to slow Iran’s ability to produce nuclear fuel. Stubborn Divisions on Iran Don’t Cool Biden’s Warm Welcome in Israel 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Background: Israel has conducted covert sabotage and assassination operations to slow Iran’s ability to enrich nuclear fuel. Your Friday Briefing: Sri Lanka’s President Resigns 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z That facility is licensed to take up to 5,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants and more than 231 metric tons of other radioactive waste. Regulators recommend license for spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Theory suggests that stars with stellar cores more massive than three times the mass of the Sun at the time they exhaust their nuclear fuel will collapse to become black holes. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z That unofficially sanctioned manipulation of data is the nuclear fuel fusing in the engine of contagious outrage that powers commentators such as O'Reilly while enriching and replenishing his radioactive rhetoric. O’Reilly rages over “minority gangs” after white man shoots dozens at Highland Park July 4 parade 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The strike damaged some of the site's buildings and infrastructure but did not affect the area housing nuclear fuel and radiation levels there are within a normal range, it said in an online post. Shelling damages Kharkiv nuclear facility in Ukraine, regulator says 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z But it moved into this area after establishing the company as the world’s leader in the safe handling and containment of spent nuclear fuel. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: The town of Pound deserves to be on the map 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Repairs have begun on the damaged facilities, he said, but it is now urgent to ensure safe operations for radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine war: Chernobyl scarred by Russian troops' damage and looting 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z We already know from earlier chapters that stars must die because ultimately they exhaust their nuclear fuel. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The court also ruled that Hokkaido Electric had failed to adequately explain how it can ensure the safety of spent nuclear fuel inside the reactors. Japan court: Nuclear plant’s tsunami safeguards inadequate 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Millstone seals its spent nuclear fuel in massive stainless steel canisters on what used to be a parking lot and keeps it in pools that cool it. Energy secretary to visit nuclear plant, discuss waste issue 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z After Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and parts of the Donbas region, he said, Ukraine stockpiled nuclear fuel, so now it has enough to last two years. Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z If such a feat ever had a chance, it was in the early 1990s, when North Korea was still trying to master the nuclear fuel cycle. Op-Ed: When will our North Korea policy get real? Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z As a star consumes its nuclear fuel, its source of energy changes, as do its chemical composition and interior structure. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z At present, he serves as an executive at a corporation that facilitates the storage of used nuclear fuel, according to The Toledo Blade. Ohio Republican who attended Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally wins House primary 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Courtney is part of a bipartisan congressional caucus working to change how spent nuclear fuel is stored. Energy secretary to visit nuclear plant, discuss waste issue 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Ukraine now has a deal with US power company Westinghouse to provide nuclear fuel, with the goal of replacing the 40% of nuclear fuel that Kyiv still gets from Moscow. Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The dangers at the plant are ongoing, however, because spent nuclear fuel rods requires round-the-clock maintenance. Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The Czech Republic invited Western companies to deliver nuclear fuel to replace Russian supplies. War in Ukraine generates interest in nuclear energy, despite danger 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Evaporating the water would be more challenging to do now because the spent nuclear fuel is in storage, and couldn’t be used as a heat source. EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z However it happened, the electricity was restored in time and the nuclear fuel never came close to overheating. Russian blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They came and did whatever they wanted’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Unlike fossil fuels, nuclear power stations don't produce greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide or methane - and 1kg of nuclear fuel produces millions of times more energy than 1kg of coal. How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe? 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Plant workers relied on diesel generators to support the critical work of circulating water to cool the spent nuclear fuel. Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The amended agreement authorized the United States to purchase as much as 24 percent of its nuclear fuel from Russia next year. Russia’s Aggression Prompts Calls to Rethink U.S. Uranium Imports 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Water constantly circulated through the reactor vessel and nuclear fuel, converting it to steam to spin the turbine. EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z That policy strengthened Iranian hard-liners, unleashed Iran to enrich nuclear fuel to unprecedented levels and stoked tensions between the United States and Iran. Opinion | Bolton was wrong on Iran under Trump, and he’s wrong now 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z They are chock-full of extremely radioactive, hot nuclear fuel, both inside the reactors and in cooling ponds. Perspective | One thing nuclear power plants weren’t built to survive: War 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The power is used to feed pumps and other equipment which keep spent nuclear fuel at the former power plant cool to prevent radiation leaks. Live: Live updates: Chernobyl powerline damaged by Russian forces 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z If pools of spent nuclear fuel start to leak, that could also release radiation. The Russian military nearly caused a nuclear catastrophe when capturing Ukrainian nuclear plant 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z "It is impossible to make nuclear weapons out of those nuclear fuel cells," he said. Kharkiv nuclear facility safe but war poses big risks, says institute director 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Any military action on the site itself was "extremely dangerous" to a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and inspections by the Ukrainian regulator and the International Atomic Energy Agency were needed, it said. EBRD concerned about Chernobyl nuclear plant amid Ukrainian warnings 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z It continued to amass nuclear fuel for its arsenal and worked on a maneuverable warhead that is intended to defeat American missile defenses in California and Alaska. U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Outside power to Chernobyl has been cut, forcing it to operate on backup generators; without power, it cannot keep spent nuclear fuel safely stored, risking a radiation release. Russia Batters and Encircles Ukrainian Cities, as Diplomacy Falters 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z He warned that after reserve diesel generators run out of fuel, “cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent.” Russian minister says Belarus restored power to Chernobyl site, but IAEA awaits confirmation 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z He warned that after reserve diesel generators run out of fuel, “cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent. Putin’s barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger.” Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it saw no critical impact on safety at Chernobyl because there could be “effective heat removal without need for electrical supply” from spent nuclear fuel at the site. Russia-Ukraine war: Key developments in the ongoing conflict 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said the power cut has not affected safety as the spent nuclear fuel left on site could not heat up enough to cause an accident. Ukraine conflict: Your guide to understanding day 14 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that spent nuclear fuel would overheat. EXPLAINER: What’s behind latest scare at Chernobyl plant? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Spent nuclear fuel is cooled at the site. Ukraine war: Chernobyl power supply cut off, says energy operator 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent. Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Energoatom said radioactive substances could be released if the plant cannot cool spent nuclear fuel, and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said reserve diesel generators can power the plant for only 48 hours. Ukraine warns of risk of radiation leak at occupied Chernobyl nuclear plant 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z "Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent," he said on Twitter. Ukraine calls for ceasefire to repair power line to Chernobyl nuclear plant 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z In addition, these plants store their spent nuclear fuel on-site—and some of that fuel is stored in cooling water, which also has to be replenished with pumps. The Risks of Russian Attacks near Ukraine Nuclear Power Plants 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The power is needed to keep 20,000 spent fuel rods cool by circulating water through tanks in the nuclear fuel storage facility near reactors 1 and 3. Ukraine war: Chernobyl power supply cut off, says energy operator 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The reactor buildings themselves are fairly robust, so the nuclear fuel should be quite safe in there. Why doesn't Ukraine attack the Russian convoy? And other questions 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z "After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent," Kuleba said on Twitter. Ukraine warns of risk of radiation leak at occupied Chernobyl nuclear plant 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z This could happen if nuclear fuel exceeded its melting point and radioactive materials broke through the containment facilities. Nuclear plant: How dangerous was the attack and what is the risk in Ukraine? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It also noted that there is a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at the site, though there was no sign that facility was hit by shelling. Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The reactor that was hit was offline, but still contains highly radioactive nuclear fuel. EXPLAINER: How dangerous was Russia’s nuclear plant strike? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Ukraine’s nuclear regulator said staff are studying the site to check for other damage and noted the importance of maintaining the ability to cool nuclear fuel. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 9 of Russian assault 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z It said the reactor had nuclear fuel inside. Fire breaks out at a nuclear power complex during a Russian assault, Ukraine says. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z That reactor is under renovation and not operating, but there is nuclear fuel inside, he said. Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Andriy Tuz said shells were falling directly on the plant and had set fire to a reactor that was not operating but had nuclear fuel inside. Asian shares slide as Russia shells Ukraine nuclear plant 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Russian forces last week seized the spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at a now-defunct power plant. Ukraine nuclear firm says it still controls key plants but Russians nearing 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Beyond the cooling systems for the reactors, keeping the spent nuclear fuel safe is another concern. Ukraine’s nuclear power plants are at ‘unprecedented’ risk as fighting continues 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Westinghouse has already been providing some nuclear fuel, previously supplied by Russia. Decades after Chernobyl, war raises nuclear fears in Ukraine 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z But he too was concerned about a potential loss of power at the plant, which could imperil its ability to keep the nuclear fuel cool. Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The group neither has the nuclear fuel nor the staff that would be required to keep plants going, the spokesperson added. Explainer: Could Germany keep its nuclear plants running? 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Russian forces have seized the spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at a now-defunct power plant. U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Acton said Ukraine's other reactors are not in exclusion zones and they contain nuclear fuel that is a lot more radioactive. Explainer: Why Russia and Ukraine are fighting for Chernobyl disaster site 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Today Ukraine does not even have the basic infrastructure to produce nuclear fuel, though Putin made the dubious claim that it could pick that talent up quickly. Putin spins conspiracy theory that Ukraine is seeking nuclear weapons 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z It is estimated that Iran could have enough nuclear fuel within weeks to produce a bomb, although manufacturing an actual warhead would take considerably longer. Iran Nuclear Deal Inches Toward Revival but Faces Critics in U.S. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z While very large stars become black holes when they die, smaller ones like our own Sun become white dwarves - stars that have used up all their nuclear fuel and lost their outer layers. Life could exist on planet orbiting 'white dwarf' star 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z About 900 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain inside the plant’s three damaged reactors, including about 280 tons in Unit 1. Robot photos appear to show melted fuel at Fukushima reactor 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “International turmoil threatens to disrupt our nuclear fuel supply chain.” Nuclear power increasingly popular as energy costs, supply chain issues mount under Biden 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z About 900 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain inside the plant’s three reactors, including about 280 tons in Unit 1, and its removal is a daunting task that officials say will take 30-40 years. Fukushima operators send robot into worst-hit melted reactor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z That facility is licensed to take up to 5,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants and more than 231 tons of other radioactive waste. New Mexico debates bill to block spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The new government of President Ebrahim Raisi was dismissive of its predecessors, charging that they had failed to get sanctions lifted even after Iran shipped 97 percent of its nuclear fuel out of the country. U.S. and Allies Close to Reviving Nuclear Deal With Iran, Officials Say 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The more uranium 235 your nuclear fuel has, the smaller you can make your reactor—or your bomb, which is why the material is subject to such strict regulations. NASA’s ‘Nuclear Option’ May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z For that matter, Levesque pointed out, about one-fifth of conventional nuclear fuel also is imported. In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Each of the two reactor cores is made up of 3,000 bricks which form vertical channels for nuclear fuel and control rods to slide in and out. Hunterston B nuclear power plant to close down after 46 years 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In November, her agency issued a request seeking input on a consent-based siting process to identify locations to store commercial spent nuclear fuel. New Mexico debates bill to block spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Ultimately, that freed Iran to resume its nuclear production, in some cases enriching nuclear fuel to levels far closer to what is needed to make nuclear weapons. U.S. and Allies Close to Reviving Nuclear Deal With Iran, Officials Say 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The policy has to do with nuclear waste generated from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel to build nuclear bombs. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Alternatively, Cotruvo suggests, captured americium and curium could be recycled back into nuclear fuel. Soil Microbe Could Clean Up Nuclear Waste 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Iran had largely complied with the agreement while it was in place, keeping its enrichment of nuclear fuel within the required levels, and under the inspection of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Lapid Says Israel Will Support Iran Nuclear Pact, if It’s ‘a Good Deal.’ 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Iran’s nuclear program seemed under control — largely because it had shipped 97 percent of its nuclear fuel out of the country under the 2015 agreement that Mr. Netanyahu had vociferously opposed. Israel Finds Planes That Could Be Key to a Strike on Iran Badly Back-Ordered 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Under the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran got rid of 97 percent of its nuclear fuel and limited its uranium enrichment to just 3.67 percent purity. Opinion | Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Disagreements over intelligence assessments about the Iranian nuclear stockpile and bomb-making know-how remain relatively small, mostly focused on how long it would take Iranians to produce a weapon if they get enough bomb-grade nuclear fuel. Iran’s Nuclear Program Ignites New Tension Between U.S. and Israel 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z "But they're further along in their mastery of the nuclear fuel cycle and that's the kind of knowledge that is very difficult to sanction away or make disappear, as well," he said. Exclusive: As diplomacy stutters, U.S., Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z It leaves Tehran only a month or so from being able to create bomb-grade nuclear fuel. Iran Nuclear Talks Head for Collapse Unless Tehran Shifts, Europeans Say 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z “Managing waste not only makes nuclear a more sustainable option but also helps fulfill DOE’s obligation to manage the nation’s spent nuclear fuel,” it said. Biden seeks willing hosts for nuclear waste storage sites 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The Energy Department filed a public notice Tuesday that it is restarting the process for finding a voluntary host for spent nuclear fuel until a permanent location is identified. Energy Department seeks towns willing to temporarily store nuclear waste 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 assigned the responsibility of providing a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel to the federal government. Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Nuclear power could help, but it is highly inefficient, using less than 5 percent of the energy potential of uranium, leaving the radioactive, used nuclear fuel as waste. Opinion | Problems with the power grid 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Japan will continue its nuclear fuel reprocessing cycle, in which spent nuclear fuel is converted to plutonium, despite the failure of its Monju plutonium-burning reactor and international concerns over safeguards for its plutonium stockpile. Japan OKs plan to push clean energy, nuclear to cut carbon 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “DOE is committed to responsibly managing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel and willing communities have the right to explore the benefits and conditions they need to host a federal interim storage facility,” she said. Biden seeks willing hosts for nuclear waste storage sites 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z "Given that this system is an analog to our own solar system, it suggests that Jupiter and Saturn might survive the Sun's red giant phase, when it runs out of nuclear fuel and self-destructs." Astronomers observe a distant solar system that looks a lot like ours will after the sun explodes 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Nuclear reprocessing is the chemical separation of products from spent nuclear fuel, which generates reusable uranium and plutonium that can be used in power plants and nuclear weapon projects. Greenpeace protests against France's uranium exports to Russia 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z He opposes Japan’s insistence on nuclear fuel cycles that involve spent fuel reprocessing — the main cause of Japan’s plutonium stockpile. China, pandemic, energy top Japan’s leadership race debate 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z The Yongbyon complex also produces highly enriched uranium, the other key nuclear fuel. IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z If all goes according to plan, this facility will, in the mid-2020s, become the world’s first operating deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. The Art of Pondering Earth's Distant Future 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z In 2015, the Obama administration was able to claim that if Iran raced to produce nuclear fuel for a bomb — called a “nuclear breakout” — it would take at least a year. Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Tom Clements of Savannah River Site Watch said the South Carolina location was picked for political reasons following the failure of a facility designed to convert weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear fuel. Groups sue Biden admin over planned expansion of nuke work 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z But limits on Iran’s nuclear fuel production were to expire in 2030, after which Iran would be free to enrich at an industrial scale — albeit under the eyes of international inspectors. Opinion | One Way Forward on Iran: A Nuclear-Weapons-Free Persian Gulf 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z But the senators’ “regional nuclear fuel bank” idea is certainly not relevant to mitigating the urgent risks posed by Iran’s nuclear program. Opinion | The first step to ensure a nonnuclear Iran 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z If Iranian leaders truly desire a peaceful nuclear program, then they ought to welcome the creation of a nuclear fuel bank for the Persian Gulf region. Opinion | The way forward on containing Iran’s nuclear ambitions 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z At Iran’s major enrichment site at Natanz, centrifuges are spinning at supersonic speeds, beginning to enrich small amounts of nuclear fuel at near bomb-grade. Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Israel, which regards Iran as a dangerous adversary, opposes such an accord, contending it will not stop Iran from weaponizing nuclear fuel. Fires sink Iran’s largest warship and ravage big refinery 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z A Swedish government decision on used nuclear fuel storage must be made no later than Aug. 31 this year to avoid exceeding the permit for the interim storage site a Oskarshamn, the firms added. Five Swedish reactors risk closure by 2028 due to tardy nuclear waste decision 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z This is in part because Western powers abruptly cut off Iran’s access to European nuclear fuel supplies after the 1979 revolution. Opinion | The first step to ensure a nonnuclear Iran 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z As a concrete step toward this end, we suggest — building on a proposal made by various countries in the past — the creation of a regional nuclear fuel bank. Opinion | The way forward on containing Iran’s nuclear ambitions 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden is committed to rejoining the deal if Iran returns to full compliance with restrictions on nuclear fuel production. Iran's Zarif says Israel made a 'very bad gamble' by sabotaging Natanz site 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Under the nuclear deal, international inspectors were also allowed to investigate every inch of Iran’s nuclear fuel cycle with little advance notice. Opinion | ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran Has Failed 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z The waste also will include about 525 obsolete steel cylinders used to transport nuclear fuel. US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Her work included risk assessments on the transportation of spent nuclear fuel for the Department of Transportation and consultation with the Defense Department and the CIA. Community deaths 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z The Japanese government was conducting a study of potential locations for storing spent nuclear fuel — a review of old geological maps and research papers about local plate tectonics. Furor in Japanese Town Casts Light on Fukushima’s Legacy 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Dec. 22 -TEPCO completes the removal of all spent nuclear fuel rods from the No. 4 reactor cooling pool, an initial milestone in the plant’s decades-long decommissioning. Timeline of Japan’s triple disasters 10 years ago 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Sellafield, the largest nuclear site in Western Europe, reprocesses spent nuclear fuel, splitting it into plutonium, uranium and waste. Sellafield nuclear site a 'toxic mix of bullying and harassment' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Westinghouse’s facility is one of three nuclear fuel fabrication plants processing low-enriched uranium that is licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Workers rushed to restore power, but in the days that followed the nuclear fuel in three of the reactors overheated and partly melted the cores - something known as a nuclear meltdown. Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z March 22: Technicians working at the plant attach power cables to all six reactors and start a pump at one to cool overheating nuclear fuel rods. Events following Japan's worst quake and nuclear incident 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z But its plans include exporting uranium, a nuclear fuel, to China, and it recently ran into strong opposition, including from residents of the nearby town of Narsaq. Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z In this case, the inspectors will continue their work in Iran, even if their vision into the production of nuclear fuel and their ability to trace past nuclear activity are restricted. Iran Curbs Nuclear Inspectors, but Appears to Leave Space for a Deal 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Department of Energy from the 1990s that prevents spent nuclear fuel from those plants from being sent to the state for storage. US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Iran responded by announcing plans to increase its stockpile of nuclear fuel and to enrich uranium to 20% — a significant threshold above the cap of 3.67% but still far below weapons grade. As Europe celebrates U.S. return to diplomacy with Iran, Washington's Arab allies fret 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Overheated nuclear fuel pellets melted, a containment was breached and leaking radiation contaminated the plant and escaped into the air. Richard Thornburgh, Former Governor and Attorney General, Dies at 88 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The Idaho lab is also looking at ways to recycle spent nuclear fuel, as well as process nuclear fuel in such a way that it produces more energy and less spent material. New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Yet Iran’s oil trade, like its nuclear fuel output, is on the rise again. Iran’s oil exports, uranium stockpile surge as Trump administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy hits a wall 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Iran is amassing enriched nuclear fuel again, and North Korea is brandishing its atomic arsenal. Biden to Face Long List of Foreign Challenges, With China No. 1 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z Legislators also discussed a proposal by New Jersey-based Holtec International to build a temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Watchdogs push New Mexico to limit US nuclear waste dump 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Japan is in a dire situation following the virtual failure of an ambitious nuclear fuel recycling plan, in which plutonium extracted from spent fuel was to be used in still-unbuilt fast breeder reactors. 2 remote Japan towns seek to host nuclear waste storage site 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z The nation currently has no repository for spent nuclear fuel, and most of it remains at the commercial nuclear power plants that produce it. New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Kyiv wants to wean Ukraine off its traditional dependence on Russian energy supplies, including nuclear fuel. Westinghouse signs expanded Ukraine nuclear fuel deal 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia has mineable uranium ore reserves sufficient to start its own nuclear fuel production, increasing concerns about the Kingdom’s interest in an atomic weapons programme, according to a confidential report seen by the Guardian. First Thing: 'I was in Trump's grip, and I couldn't get out of it' 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “I believe the transportation of spent nuclear fuel for the Holtec project can be managed safely.” US regulators take public comments on nuclear fuel plan 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Stars, when they exhaust their nuclear fuel, will experience an explosive core collapse to produce a black hole - if they're sufficiently big. Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z In January, after Iran began compiling and enriching nuclear fuel beyond the limits of the agreement, European officials formally accused Tehran of violating the deal. Instead of Isolating Iran, U.S. Finds Itself on the Outside Over Nuclear Deal 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z But last summer, Iran began compiling and enriching nuclear fuel beyond the limits of the agreement, prompting European officials this year to formally accuse Tehran of violating the deal. U.S. Heads to United Nations to Demand ‘Snapback’ of Sanctions Against Iran 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, they have circulated an analysis examining whether the kingdom aims to develop nuclear weapons based on early efforts at producing nuclear fuel. Lawmakers Aim to Prevent Trump From Bypassing Ban on Armed Drone Sales 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Spy agencies in recent weeks circulated a classified analysis about the efforts underway inside Saudi Arabia, working with China, to build industrial capacity to produce nuclear fuel. U.S. Examines Whether Saudi Nuclear Program Could Lead to Bomb Effort 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The objects include the sunken parts of an icebreaker, reactors with spent nuclear fuel and nuclear submarines, according to TASS. Russia plans to remove radioactive subs, reactors from its Arctic sea floor 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z “LFCMs are a mixture of highly radioactive molten nuclear fuel and building materials that fuse together during a nuclear meltdown,” the researchers explained in a statement. Chernobyl fungus could protect astronauts from radiation on deep-space missions 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z A fire at Iran’s main nuclear fuel enrichment site caused significant damage, setting back the country’s nuclear program by months, the government acknowledged on Sunday, after initially saying the destruction was minor. Iran Admits Serious Damage to Natanz Nuclear Site, Setting Back Program 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “It was also unlikely to be linked to a nuclear fuel processing plant, a spent fuel pool or to the use of radiation in industry or medicine,” it said. UN agency: North Europe radiation likely linked to reactor 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Its production is an intermediate step on the road to enriching uranium into nuclear fuel. U.S. Examines Whether Saudi Nuclear Program Could Lead to Bomb Effort 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z “Because they’re burning their nuclear fuel so much more prudently, their life is very much longer” than suns like ours, Haswell said. New planets discovered orbiting a star 11 light-years away 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z He also said the capacity for such reactors to help dispose of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel is being greatly overstated by supporters of the technology. Compact fast reactor proposed at east Idaho nuclear site 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Holtec said it’s in the process of removing spent nuclear fuel from the plant and placing it in a storage facility. Deal reached in dispute over sale of Pilgrim nuclear plant 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The submarine’s nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel and weapons were removed five months ago to prepare for the renovations, so are not at risk from the blaze, according to an official with the regional maritime authority. Fire breaks out on French submarine during renovations 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z When the San Onofre plant is eventually dismantled over eight years, all of the low-level waste from the plant will be buried in Utah, leaving only canisters of spent nuclear fuel. Decommissioned nuclear reactor heavy haul for Nevada roads 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z It is powered by a conventional oil-fueled steam turbine power plant, compared to the nuclear fuel American carriers and submarines use. China home-built aircraft carrier conducting sea trials 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The liquid waste formed as part of a process to recover uranium from spent nuclear fuel. Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The Rosatom plant, he said, will only substitute a dependence on Russian nuclear fuel for a dependence on Russian gas, which is currently used to generate 95 percent of the country’s electricity. Coming to a Country Near You: A Russian Nuclear Power Plant 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Future expansion could make room for as many as 10,000 canisters of spent nuclear fuel. More time sought for public input on nuclear fuel proposal 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z He wrote about being punched in the face in a Beijing Starbucks “by a government goon who was trying to keep me from investigating a Chinese company’s sale of nuclear fuel to other countries.” Ousting U.S. Reporters, China Signals Confidence in Its Own Message 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Because this fusion releases large amounts of energy but no radioactive by-products, helium-3 nuclei could provide an almost ideal nuclear fuel. Do We Really Need to Send Humans into Space? 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Yet without a place to permanently store it, the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel has been left to linger at sites scattered across 35 states. Analysis | The Energy 202: No 2020 Democrat wants to store nuclear waste under Nevada's Yucca Mountain 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Israeli intelligence officials have also determined that the escalating tensions have made Iran only more determined to gain a nuclear weapon, and to take concrete steps toward amassing enough nuclear fuel to build one. How Months of Miscalculation Led the U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z But he agreed to set up a task force of national security, military and other federal officials to look for other ways to revive domestic production of the whole nuclear fuel supply chain. Trump wants $1.5B over 10 years to revive US uranium mining 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z In November, Little and Wasden announced a conditional agreement to the 1995 settlement allowing the Energy Department to bring in research quantities of spent nuclear fuel after the state blocked such shipments for years. Idaho nuclear lab needs 2035 deadline extended for research 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z “I’m pleased with this agreement because it provides certainty to our state regarding how the Department of Energy will manage this particular spent nuclear fuel while also creating an ongoing system of accountability,” Wasden said. Idaho, Energy Department ink deal on reactor’s nuclear waste 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The campaign of Bloomberg, a former New York mayor, said he wants to bring together nuclear scientists, geologists and other experts "to find alternatives for long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel." Analysis | The Energy 202: No 2020 Democrat wants to store nuclear waste under Nevada's Yucca Mountain 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z If he is considering nuclear waste, existing practice effectively sequesters spent nuclear fuel from the environment by using dry-cask storage. Anti-nuclear bias has no place in Nature 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z On Sunday, Iran announced it was ending commitments it made to limit its nuclear fuel production in its 2015 deal with world powers. Mourners Throng Iran’s Streets for Suleimani Funeral Marches 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z In essence, Iran is saying it now can produce whatever kind of nuclear fuel it wants, including bomb-grade material. Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z On Sunday, Iran announced that it was suspending all limits of the nuclear deal, including on uranium enrichment, research and development, and enlarging its stockpile of nuclear fuel. Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Department of Energy to allow in research quantities of spent nuclear fuel after years of blocking such shipments. A look at some of the biggest Idaho stories of 2019 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Some say equipment at the three-reactor plant is being forced to generate power longer than originally intended and that the storage of spent nuclear fuel is a growing problem, The Decatur Daily reported. Aging Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant worries critics 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The White House on Monday highlighted Bulgaria’s efforts to produce natural gas with Greece and U.S. plans to license the use of American nuclear fuel for the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. Eastern Europe welcomes Trump’s embrace after Obama’s cold shoulder 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z This is when a star collapses under its own weight after using up its nuclear fuel—a process that results in a gigantic shock wave as the plummeting material piles up and rebounds outwards. A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z As the first step, he suggested, the United States should lift all major United Nations sanctions against his country in return for the dismantling of a key nuclear fuel production complex. North Korea Says U.S. Sought More Talks, but Calls It a ‘Trick’ 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z They are remnants of supernova explosions, which take place when a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and becomes unstable. Who Really Discovered the First Exoplanet? 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Energy Department to store spent nuclear fuel rods within the state. Gov. Gordon open to nuclear waste storage 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z They form when very big stars, weighing more than eight times the mass of the sun, run out of their nuclear fuel and explode as supernovae. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Using 3D computer models for the first time in 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determined no radioactive material would be released if a fuel tanker crashed with a truck hauling spent nuclear fuel. Has tech made it safer to move nukes? Depends whom you ask 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z It would be dangerous and expensive to run tests involving explosions, fire or other hazards on a real cask of spent nuclear fuel. Does technology make moving nukes safe? Depends whom you ask 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z But the anti-nuclear activists said a new push for interim waste storage facilities in west Texas and eastern New Mexico would be dangerous and that the nuclear fuel “should only be moved once.” Nuclear waste awareness tour begins in Vermont 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The stars in the halo of the Milky Way are somewhat older, about 15 billion years—a value derived from the rate of nuclear fuel consumption in the cores of these stars. The Evolution of the Universe 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Citing the lack of a long-term plan by the federal government for disposing of spent nuclear fuel, critics are concerned New Mexico will get stuck with the waste permanently. Holtec prepping to build nuclear waste storage facility 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Unlike the Natanz plant, Fordow was too small to produce usable amounts of civilian nuclear fuel, making it likely that it was created solely for the drive toward a nuclear weapon. The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z As a result, Idaho isn’t allowing the Energy Department to bring in research quantities of spent nuclear fuel into the state for testing at the lab. Energy Department: Progress at Idaho nuclear waste plant 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Iron-60 is sometimes created by processes other than supernovas: collisions between specks of dust and high-energy cosmic rays, nuclear weapons tests, the reprocessing of nuclear fuel, and nuclear accidents. A Supernova Was Hiding in Antarctica’s Snow 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z What will happen in the distant future, when the last of the stars exhaust the supply of nuclear fuel? The Evolution of the Universe 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z For example, zirconium goes into nuclear fuel rods used in the Navy’s submarines and aircraft carriers, according to testimony from Allegheny Technologies and BWX Technologies, which supply zirconium to the military. Trump’s tariff exemptions pick winners and losers 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Depleted uranium, a byproduct of nuclear fuel production, is used for armor-piercing shells. Heavily polluted US weapons sites are now home to wildlife 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z And they would go, “Oh, there’s no nuclear fuel left here. It’s all gone.” With 'Chernobyl,' Jared Harris learned a shocking truth about the nuclear destruction 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Lewis also shared an image on Twitter from Planet Labs that showed the Serebryanka, a nuclear fuel carrier, near the missile test site. Russia's secret nuclear-powered cruise missile may have been factor in mysterious blast that killed at least 5 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Announced by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in 2018, the missile is theoretically able to use an onboard source of nuclear fuel to heat fast-moving air and fly for indefinite periods. Russia indicates rocket engine exploded in test of mini nuclear reactor 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z An Aug. 8 image released by Planet Labs, a firm that launches small satellites, appears to show the Serebryanka, a ship that carries nuclear fuel and waste, offshore from the Nenoksa Missile Test Site. U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state environmental officials are now investigating the Westinghouse Electric Co. nuclear fuel factory in Hopkins. Troubled SC nuclear firm kept radioactive trash in leaky bin 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The level at which Iran is now refining uranium is still well below the 20% purity of enrichment Iran reached before the deal, and the 90% needed to yield bomb-grade nuclear fuel. Iran to give no quarter in stand-off with U.S.: supreme leader 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Senate would seek to help communities around the country that face the expensive problem of storing spent nuclear fuel. Senators: Communities storing spent nuclear fuel need help 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Experts in Russia’s nuclear programme have also spotted the nuclear fuel carrier ship Serebryanka near the site of last week’s explosion, where it is believed to have been taking part in a recovery effort. Russia indicates rocket engine exploded in test of mini nuclear reactor 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Iran's ambassador to the UN is insisting that the Europeans do more to compensate Tehran for economic losses inflicted by US sanctions - otherwise Iranians will continue to exceed limits on their nuclear fuel production. Europe 'must compensate' Iran to save nuclear deal 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Iran also announced this week it is exceeding international limits for enrichment of nuclear fuel, heightening concerns about Tehran’s plans to build nuclear weapons. Qatar signs deal worth billions at White House 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z About 80,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel generated by commercial reactors is stored around the nation, according to the U.S. US Senate panel takes up what to do with nuclear waste 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Iran says it will stockpile more — and more dangerous — nuclear fuel. Explaining the Iran-U.S. confrontation 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z As a result, Idaho officials are refusing to allow small quantities of spent nuclear fuel into Idaho for research at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory. E. Idaho nuclear waste treatment plant reports success 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Many environmental campaigners are opposed to the use of nuclear power because of the risks from power station accidents and the cost of safely disposing of spent nuclear fuel. International Energy Agency: nuclear needed for climate goal 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Once a reactor is shut down, the radioactive mess must be cleaned up, spent nuclear fuel packed for long-term storage and the plant itself dismantled. Companies are buying defunct nuclear reactors, planning to demolish them quickly 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Now, a year later: Iran has declared that it is resuming nuclear fuel production; a rocket fired by an Iran-aligned militia on Sunday landed near the U.S. Opinion | Trump paved the way for Alabama’s abortion law 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z On Monday he said that by the end of this month, the country would have stockpiled more nuclear fuel than the deal allowed. Explaining the Iran-U.S. confrontation 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z It would restart the licensing process for establishing Yucca Mountain as the primary storage site for the country’s spent nuclear fuel. Some in rural Nevada see benefits in nuclear repository plan 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Britain, France and Germany all opposed President Trump’s move a year ago to withdraw the United States from the accord that limited Iran’s capacity to produce nuclear fuel for 15 years. U.S. Issues New Sanctions as Iran Warns It Will Step Back From Nuclear Deal 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Under the 2015 deal, Iran shipped roughly 97 percent of its nuclear fuel stockpile out of the country, and experts do not believe it has enough on hand to produce a weapon. New Tensions With Iran Threaten Nuclear Deal and, White House Says, U.S. Troops 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Gaze down in to Onkalo, a nuclear fuel repository in Finland, designed to bury something that needs to be kept from humanity forever - nuclear waste. Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The next phase of the huge clean-up in reactor three will be to remove molten nuclear fuel that remains deep inside. Japan starts fuel removal from nuclear plant 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The head of the UN nuclear watchdog organisation said Saudi Arabia would have to agree to a programme of inspections and other safeguards before importing nuclear fuel for a research reactor nearing completion in Riyadh. To import nuclear fuel Saudi Arabia must agree to inspections – IAEA chief 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z They have also pointed to Iran’s compliance in shipping 97 percent of its nuclear fuel out of the country as helpful in curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. U.S. Issues New Sanctions as Iran Warns It Will Step Back From Nuclear Deal 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z European diplomats in touch with senior officials in Tehran said Iran would most likely resume research on high-performance centrifuges used to produce nuclear fuel and put restrictions on nuclear inspections in Iran. New Tensions With Iran Threaten Nuclear Deal and, White House Says, U.S. Troops 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Perry told a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday that the alternative was leaving spent nuclear fuel at sites in more than three dozen states. Perry defends plan for Nevada nuclear-waste storage site 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The removal of molten nuclear fuel from inside reactor number three is not expected to begin until 2021 and is considered to be the most difficult part of the clean-up. Japan starts fuel removal from nuclear plant 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Perry told a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday that the alternative was leaving spent nuclear fuel at sites in more than three dozen states. Perry defends plan for Nevada nuclear-waste storage site 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The concentrate is then processed into nuclear fuel. US signs off on Wyoming uranium mine expansion 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Particles found within a few kilometers of the power plant also contained nanosize pieces of uranium dioxide, the nuclear fuel used in the plant. Radioactive Glass Beads May Tell the Terrible Tale of How the Fukushima Meltdown Unfolded 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The graphite bricks form the vertical channels within the reactor where the nuclear fuel is housed. Pictures show cracks in nuclear reactor 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z He offered to dismantle its facilities at Yongbyon, which his country has operated as its main nuclear research and nuclear fuel production complex since the 1980s. Will Kim Jong-un Return to Brinkmanship? Weak Economy Is Forcing His Hand 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z But the Saudis insist on producing their own nuclear fuel, rather than buying it more cheaply abroad. Opinion | Jared and the Saudi Crown Prince Go Nuclear? 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z There are also suspected hidden nuclear fuel production sites around the country. Trump, Kim end summit with standoff over easing US sanctions 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z There are also suspected hidden nuclear fuel production sites around the country. Trump, Kim end summit with standoff over easing US sanctions 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z If Mr. Trump can get the production of nuclear fuel stopped at Yongbyon, he will have at least “frozen” the program, though at a moment when the North has 30 to 60 nuclear weapons. After Day of Compliments, Trump and Kim Jong-un Will Negotiate Face to Face 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z In his New Year’s address he hinted that he is willing to accept a moratorium or cap on nuclear fuel production. Closing nuclear facility on table as US-NKorea summit nears 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Those heavy elements are the by-products of a star’s advanced stages of burning its nuclear fuel, which suggests that even though these white dwarfs did not fully disintegrate, their outer layers did partially burn. Zombie Stars Shine on after Mystery Detonations 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z They also say that U.S. involvement — and the limits on nuclear fuel that come with it— are essential to stem an arms race in the region. GOP threatens retaliation against Dems probing 'ridiculous conspiracy theory' on White House-Saudi nuclear tie 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Atoms of the nuclear fuel dust that were scattered here by the 1986 explosion are spontaneously breaking down. Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Iran’s refusal prompted the imposition of sanctions that banned the import of parts, materials and technologies for manufacturing nuclear fuel — and for building missiles. U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory fires the world’s largest laser at a tiny gold container with an even tinier pellet of nuclear fuel inside. Can AI help crack the code of fusion power? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z At the same time, however, it continues to produce nuclear fuel, weapons and missiles. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z They cited the federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act, which prevents the U.S. government from taking title to privately produced spent nuclear fuel until a final repository is operational. US panel hears arguments in nuclear waste storage case 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Iran is, however, allowed to produce nuclear fuel under strict conditions that need to be approved by a working group set up by the signatories to the deal. Iran says it is taking initial steps to design reactor fuel 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Long before Iran got serious about producing nuclear fuel for a future weapons program, it was on the hunt for powerful missiles. U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama’s speech was the opening gesture to Iran, an indication that the United States was willing to negotiate on what appeared to be a growing program to produce nuclear fuel. Pompeo Speech Lays Out Vision for Mideast, Taking Shots at Obama 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Current law defines high-level radioactive waste as resulting from processing irradiated nuclear fuel that is highly radioactive. State of Washington opposes nuke waste proposal 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Recruited for the Manhattan Project in 1943, he soon found himself absorbed in making calculations connected to determining the behavior of neutrons and the amount of nuclear fuel necessary to ensure an atomic explosion. Roy Glauber, Nobel-winning physicist who applied quantum mechanics to optics, dies at 93 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Wachs and his team of about 15 scientists get the results and consult with both the fuel manufacturer and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which licenses nuclear fuel. Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “In the United States, this would risk meltdowns at approximately 60 sites and 99 nuclear reactors, with more than 60,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel in storage pools,” the report said. Electromagnetic pulse threat rises, Air Force report says 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z For the next few years, one of its ponds will be used to cool and store used nuclear fuel - though that fuel will not be reprocessed. Inside the death zone with the nuclear clean-up robots 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Asked in Congress last March about his secret negotiations with the Saudis, Energy Secretary Rick Perry dodged a question about whether the Trump administration would insist that the kingdom be banned from producing nuclear fuel. Saudis Want a U.S. Nuclear Deal. Can They Be Trusted Not to Build a Bomb? 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z He is gambling that even as the United States seeks to cut off much of Iran’s oil revenue, the country will not dare restart its program to enrich nuclear fuel — the pathway to a bomb. Trump’s Three Bets (One a Long Shot) as He Reimposes Iran Sanctions 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Russia already wields tremendous clout as the European Union’s dominant provider of natural gas and as a growing source of nuclear fuel. A Push for Safer Fertilizer in Europe Carries a Whiff of Russian Intrigue 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The utility said in a news release it will install 332 new nuclear fuel assemblies and perform a final round of modifications. TVA begins Browns Ferry outage for Unit 1 modifications 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, takes inventory of nuclear fuel and fuel-producing equipment, but does not usually deal with nuclear weapons or test sites. North Korea Agrees to Allow Inspectors Into Nuclear Testing Site, Pompeo Says 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Analysts said Saudi Arabia’s atomic work force was steadily growing in size and sophistication — even without producing nuclear fuel. Saudis Want a U.S. Nuclear Deal. Can They Be Trusted Not to Build a Bomb? 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z ROKKASHO, Japan — More than 30 years ago, when its economy seemed invincible and the Sony Walkman was ubiquitous, Japan decided to build a recycling plant to turn nuclear waste into nuclear fuel. Japan Has Enough Nuclear Material to Build an Arsenal. Its Plan: Recycle. 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z North Korea is making nuclear fuel and building weapons as actively as ever, the publicly available evidence suggests. North Korea’s Trump-Era Strategy: Keep Making A-Bombs, but Quietly 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z It’s now scheduled to be dismantled, but even when that happens, more than 1,700 tons of spent nuclear fuel will remain — interred in enormous concrete casks behind a seawall. How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Whether it's nuclear fuel or radioactive isotopes for medical use, arrangements will pass into UK hands. What do the government's Brexit "no-deal" papers reveal? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z There’s still a political struggle over where that repository will be, so right now, spent nuclear fuel doesn’t move much. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z A handful of countries reprocess nuclear fuel, including France, India, Russia and Britain. Japan Has Enough Nuclear Material to Build an Arsenal. Its Plan: Recycle. 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z For both plants, Holtec says it expects to place all the spent nuclear fuel into dry cask storage within three years of the start of decommissioning. Entergy to sell 2 nuke plants for decommissioning 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Her husband wondered what will happen with the spent nuclear fuel now that the plant is no longer operating. How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z And North Korea continues to produce nuclear fuel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told senators last week. Trump Promotes Diplomatic Gains, but North Korea Continues Building Missiles 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z A 14,500-mile nuclear odyssey One day, though, if that central repository is ever ready, nuclear fuel will be hitting the road and rail more frequently in the US. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Pompeo’s decision to concede that American intelligence agencies believe North Korea is still producing nuclear fuel was significant. Pompeo Defends Trump With ‘Proof’ of Administration’s Actions vs. Russia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The United States would also be undercutting the argument it uses with countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia that want to control their own nuclear fuel cycles, Lyman said. Trump officials weigh limits on uranium, invoking national security 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, the government settled on Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the most likely spot and planned to start taking shipments of spent nuclear fuel in 1998. How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The deal deprived the Iranians of the nuclear fuel they would need to turn the designs into reality. How Israel, in Dark of Night, Torched Its Way to Iran’s Nuclear Secrets 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z But scientists are still learning what actually happens inside those containers — where the spent nuclear fuel is packaged like a radioactive Christmas present. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z And for the first time, Mr. Pompeo acknowledged that North Korea is continuing to produce nuclear fuel for its weapons program, even as the administration claims progress toward the goal of denuclearization. Pompeo Defends Trump With ‘Proof’ of Administration’s Actions vs. Russia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z “Iran’s decision to master nuclear technology and the production of nuclear fuel is irreversible,” Ahmadinejad would say, putting his country on a collision course with the West that saw crippling sanctions imposed. AP Explains: Iran reopens uranium plant in its latest gamble 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z First, though, they had to move the bundles of nuclear fuel rods from the reactor cores into Olympic-sized, steel-lined cooling pools. How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z But if sanctions resume, and more Western companies leave Iran, it is possible that Iranian leaders will decide to resume nuclear fuel production. How Israel, in Dark of Night, Torched Its Way to Iran’s Nuclear Secrets 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z The Nuclear Triathlon is a test to understand what shocks and vibrations nuclear fuel would experience during normal conditions of transport. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Just across a small river from the lab, testing continues on a 20-megawatt reactor capable of producing nuclear fuel for scores of additional bombs. North Korea’s dispersed and hidden weapons complex highlights the challenge of denuclearization 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Both leaders would offer “clear, specific, unequivocal statements” outlining a dismantlement of North Korean weapons, an inventory and removal of all nuclear fuel and an opening up to U.N. nuclear inspectors. A look at what to expect from the Kim-Trump summit 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Any nuclear deal will hinge on the North’s willingness to allow unfettered outside inspections of the country’s warheads and nuclear fuel, much of which is likely kept in a vast complex of underground facilities. Trump expresses optimism amid final Kim summit preparations 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Nuclear explosions start when fast-moving particles known as neutrons split atoms of nuclear fuel in two, producing chain reactions that release more neutrons and enormous bursts of energy. How Israel, in Dark of Night, Torched Its Way to Iran’s Nuclear Secrets 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z We took surrogate nuclear fuel, so no real nuclear fuel was used or harmed in this experiment. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The next phase, a rollback, includes dismantling centrifuges, reactors, missiles, bombs and nuclear fuel in years two to five. North Korea nuclear weapons dismantlement would take years 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z It says No. 26 is a “nuclear factory which produces nuclear fuel.” The Soviets’ secret map of Seattle tells a lot about us 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The United States reached a landmark nuclear agreement with North Korea in 1994 following months of war fears triggered by the North’s threat to turn its stockpile of nuclear fuel into bombs. False starts, failures in diplomacy with North Korea 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z But the two sides were stymied by the American requirement that the deal’s restrictions on Iran’s nuclear fuel production be extended in perpetuity. Clashing Views on Iran Reflect a New Balance of Power in the Cabinet 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z There is no place at this point to put spent nuclear fuel. Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Under the accord, Iran is prohibited through 2030 from possessing enough nuclear fuel to manufacture a single nuclear weapon. Trump Bets Sanctions Will Force Iran to Bargain. There’s No Plan B. 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would leave the agreement under which Iran agreed to strict limits for 15 years on its development of nuclear fuel. Iran May Step Up Nuclear Program, Supreme Leader Says 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The graphite bricks form channels which contain nuclear fuel and the reactor control rods, while allowing carbon dioxide coolant to remove heat from the reactor fuel and core. Cracks in British nuclear reactor ring power alarm bells 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Rouhani said that he would not bend to “psychological warfare” from Mr. Trump and that Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization was ready to produce more nuclear fuel if necessary. How Long Would It Take Iran to Build a Nuclear Bomb? It Depends 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Photo: Sandia National Laboratories How is spent nuclear fuel stored right now? Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Months of intense negotiations with the Europeans to keep the accord in place collapsed over Mr. Trump’s insistence that the limits placed by the agreement on Iran’s nuclear fuel production were inadequate. Trump Withdraws U.S. From ‘One-Sided’ Iran Nuclear Deal 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Withdrawing the United States from the deal will open the way for Tehran to resume making nuclear fuel. Unswayed by Allies, Trump Is Expected to Leave Iran Deal, Diplomats Say 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z So the ship – sans nuclear fuel – will be pulled through the Baltic Sea, around the northern tip of Norway to Murmansk, a Russian city of more than 300,000 residents, where it will be fueled. Russia says its sea-based nuclear power plant is safe. Critics call it a ‘Floating Chernobyl.’ 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z There are two tracks being pursued currently to move the final disposition of used nuclear fuel storage forward. Working toward a solution for used nuclear fuel | Provided by Energy Northwest 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Holtec and a coalition of local leaders from southeastern New Mexico first announced plans three years ago to construct a below-ground space for temporarily housing tons of spent nuclear fuel. US regulators set public meetings for nuclear fuel proposal 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In fact, under the deal, the limits on Iran’s uranium enrichment and stockpiles of nuclear fuel mean that Iran would not be on the verge of a nuclear breakout until 2030. Trump Withdraws U.S. From ‘One-Sided’ Iran Nuclear Deal 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z In return, Iran agreed to ship roughly 97 percent of its nuclear fuel out of the country, and forgo production of nuclear fuel, even for ostensibly peaceful purposes. Unswayed by Allies, Trump Is Expected to Leave Iran Deal, Diplomats Say 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But it continues to produce nuclear fuel at low levels and operate a nuclear power plant. Trump signals willingness to entertain ‘a new deal’ with Iran 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, used nuclear fuel remains safely and securely stored at Columbia Generating Station and more than 75 other sites across the country. Working toward a solution for used nuclear fuel | Provided by Energy Northwest 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z But it continues to produce nuclear fuel at low levels and operate a nuclear-power plant. Trump signals openness to France’s proposal to preserve Iran nuke deal — with safeguards 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z For now, spent fuel from French nuclear reactors is stored in pools next to the reactors before it is shipped to state-owned nuclear fuel group Orano’s recycling plant in La Hague, western France. Quiet no more, French village becomes center of anti-nuclear protest 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Idaho is also preventing research quantities of spent nuclear fuel from entering the state to be analyzed by Idaho National Laboratory scientists due to a missed deadline. Radioactive sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z If Washington breaches the deal, Iran may declare it is now free to resume producing nuclear fuel in unlimited quantities — limits it agreed to, for 15 years, in return for economic normalization. Analysis: Trump’s national-security team brings new belligerence to world affairs 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Despite a loan guarantee from the Energy Department for part of the cost, Areva never broke ground because of the low price of nuclear fuel. Why does Saudi Arabia want to spend billions to enrich its own uranium? 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Unlike with fossil fuels, or nuclear fuel like uranium used in fission reactions, there will never be a shortage of hydrogen. Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scientists 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Would the U.S. missile’s nuclear fuel also be part of its payload when striking its target? Russia's New Nukes Are Similar to a Risky Project the U.S. Abandoned 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z "The novelty of the reactor design limits the amount of nuclear fuel required to execute a propulsion maneuver. It would be possible to restart that engine multiple times," he said. NASA is bringing back Cold War-era atomic rockets to get to Mars 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Sweden currently stores its spent nuclear fuel in an interim facility near the Oskarshamn nuclear plant. Swedish regulators disagree on safety of nuclear waste plan 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “There is an ample nuclear fuel supply,” he said. Why does Saudi Arabia want to spend billions to enrich its own uranium? 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Most every piece of the plane was accounted for except, most notably, a secondary stage cylinder of uranium and lithium deuteride – the nuclear fuel components of one of the bombs. 50 Years Ago, a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – with 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Canada, Kazakhstan, Australia, Russia and a few other countries now supply most of America’s nuclear fuel. Uranium Miners Pushed Hard for a Comeback. They Got Their Wish. 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z While reactors are encased in steel pressure vessels and layers of concrete, high-level radioactive spent nuclear fuel ponds are at greater risk. Armed raid on nuclear workers' housing raises fears over Brazil's two reactors 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Sweden currently stores its spent nuclear fuel in an interim facility near the Oskarshamn nuclear plant. Swedish regulators disagree on safety of nuclear waste plan 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “If Saudi Arabia is genuinely interested in generating electricity from nuclear reactors, they will have no problem buying nuclear fuel from any number of suppliers.” Why does Saudi Arabia want to spend billions to enrich its own uranium? 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z A contract for a reprocessing plant would be a major boost for uranium mining and nuclear fuel group New Areva, whose margins are under pressure from the uranium glut. So close yet so far: China deal elusive for France's Areva 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Left unchecked, in about a decade Iran will be closer to producing enough nuclear fuel for a bomb — a “breakout capability” — than it was before the agreement was finalized in 2015. Opinion | Europe’s best chance on Iran could soon evaporate 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Westinghouse is one the world’s leading suppliers of nuclear fuel, and it provides some form of service to 80 percent of the world’s 450 commercial reactors, according to court records. Brookfield Business Partners to buy Westinghouse for $4.6 billion 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The contract signed during a meeting between Putin and the Egyptian president calls for the construction and a supply of nuclear fuel for Egypt’s Dabaa power plant, scheduled to begin operating in 2026. On visit to Syria, Putin lauds victory over ISIS and announces withdrawals 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Reprocessing nuclear fuel involves breaking it down into individual isotopes. Opinion | Is Russia covering up a nuclear accident? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z A contract for a reprocessing plant would be a major boost for uranium mining and nuclear fuel group New Areva, whose margins are under pressure from the uranium glut. So close yet so far: China deal elusive for France's Areva 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z His government refused to own up to its past, and would neither declare to nuclear inspectors how much nuclear fuel Pyongyang had produced, nor say what it had done with uranium enrichment equipment. Trump Returns North Korea to List of State Sponsors of Terrorism 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Westinghouse is one the world’s leading suppliers of nuclear fuel, and it provides some form of service to 80 percent of the world’s 450 commercial reactors, according to court records. Brookfield Business Partners to buy Westinghouse for $4.6 billion 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The Russian meteorological office’s report noted high levels of radiation in residential areas adjacent to Rosatom’s Mayak plant for spent nuclear fuel. World Digest: Nov. 21, 2017 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z It suggested instead a discharge from an installation linked to the nuclear fuel cycle or which produced radioactive materials. Russia reports radioactivity 986 times the norm after nuclear accident claim 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Ruthenium-106 is used in medical research, nuclear fuel reprocessing and sometimes to power satellites. Mysterious radioactive cloud over Europe didn’t pose any danger, experts say 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Much high-level waste — produced during the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel into plutonium — is highly radioactive and dangerous. Reclassify waste to shift the nuclear landscape 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z For its part, Iran has rejected both reopening the existing agreement and negotiating a successor agreement that would extend the restrictions on producing nuclear fuel beyond the 15 years in the original accord. Trump Won’t Certify Iran Nuclear Deal, but He Also Won’t Unravel It 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Russian authorities on Tuesday confirmed reports of a spike in radioactivity in the air over the Ural Mountains while the suspected culprit, a nuclear fuel processing plant, denied it was the source of contamination. World Digest: Nov. 21, 2017 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z That includes leading contenders like zeolite barriers for high-level radioactive waste and copper canisters for spent nuclear fuel. Moldy Rock Pulled from 2,500 Feet Underground 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z There is also spent nuclear fuel at the site of a third power plant in Florida which stopped operating in 2009. Hurricane Irma poses toughest test for U.S. nuclear industry since Fukushima 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Lost Creek is an in-situ mine where the nuclear fuel is dissolved underground and pumped to the surface by a network of wells. Shutdown after uranium-tainted water spills at Wyoming mine 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z That relinquished stockpile — one of Iran’s biggest concessions — was about 98 percent of the nuclear fuel holdings in the country’s possession and was the key assurance that Tehran could not rapidly produce a nuclear weapon. Trump Won’t Certify Iran Nuclear Deal, but He Also Won’t Unravel It 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z While 31 countries around the world operate nuclear power plants, only 14 produce their own nuclear fuel. A uranium bank just opened in Kazakhstan to stop the spread of nukes 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Tehran scaled down its nuclear infrastructure and its nuclear fuel stockpiles soon after the deal was signed in Vienna. White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z There is also spent nuclear fuel at the site of a third power plant in Florida which stopped operating in 2009. Hurricane Irma poses toughest test for U.S. nuclear industry since Fukushima 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The state tried to recover the fines as part of another lawsuit over the government’s inability to complete a nuclear fuel processing plant. State sues US for $100M over failure to remove plutonium 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z But the most critical restriction in the deal — one limiting how much nuclear fuel Iran can produce — expires in 2031, years after Mr. Trump leaves office. Trump Won’t Certify Iran Nuclear Deal, but He Also Won’t Unravel It 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Legislation passed in 1982 requires the government to find a permanent spot for used nuclear fuel. Donald Trump, Las Vegas face Yucca Mountain battle 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z And on its second visit a few days later, the Little Sunfish snapped photos of what look like hardened lumps of lava that may contain melted nuclear fuel. This swimming robot may have finally spotted melted nuclear fuel inside Fukushima 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Images captured by an underwater robot on Saturday showed massive deposits believed to be melted nuclear fuel covering the floor of a damaged reactor at Japan’s destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant. Fukushima: robot images show massive deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z The device captures views of underwater damage that had not been seen before, but there’s no obvious sign of the melted nuclear fuel that researchers want to locate. 10 Things to Know for Thursday 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z However, the images contained no obvious sign of the melted nuclear fuel that researchers hope to locate, he said. 'Sunfish' Robot Enters Submerged Fukushima Reactor in Japan 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Congress decided in the 1980s that Yucca was to be the permanent home of the country’s large and increasing pile of spent nuclear fuel. Opinion | Put Yucca Mountain to work. The nation needs it. 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The risk comes from power loss to the safety systems that cool the nuclear fuel and regulate the reactor, Gunter said. Questions surround nuclear plants’ cybersecurity amid hacks 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z On board the ship were nine sealed metal casks, each four metres high and weighing 45 tonnes, containing canisters of spent nuclear fuel. Russia begins cleaning up the Soviets' top-secret nuclear waste dump 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Ltd., the company that operated the Japanese nuclear fuel plant, as “Titanic thinking.” A near-disaster at a federal nuclear weapons laboratory takes a hidden toll on America’s arsenal 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Japanese officials say they want to determine preliminary methods for removing the melted nuclear fuel this summer and start work in 2021. 'Sunfish' Robot Enters Submerged Fukushima Reactor in Japan 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals an important step in Nevada’s effort to prevent burial of 77,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel at Yucca Mountain. Nevada wants US court to reject Texas bid to prod nuke dump 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The fuel tax required nuclear plant operators to pay 145 euros per gram of nuclear fuel each time they exchanged a fuel rod, which usually happens about twice a year. German utilities face 6 billion euro windfall after nuclear tax ruling 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The ceremony, held on Tuesday afternoon, marks the culmination of a long international project to begin removing nuclear fuel from the site, formerly a top-secret Soviet installation. Russia begins cleaning up the Soviets' top-secret nuclear waste dump 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Germany's energy utilities look set to receive refunds of billions of euros after the government's tax on their use of nuclear fuel rods was declared illegal by the country's top court. Court rules that Germany's nuclear tax is illegal - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The tax required companies to pay 145 euros per gram of nuclear fuel each time they change a fuel rod. German high court rules tax on nuclear fuel unconstitutional 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Navy spent nuclear fuel container moved by rail. Nuclear fuel spill exercise set for upstate NY rail yard 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Not far away, in a control room half the size of a tennis court, a computer measured the temperature of the core, the nuclear fuel, and found nothing abnormal. AP WAS THERE: Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The North now seeks to turn bits of nuclear fuel into even more powerful blasts. U.S. Nuclear History Offers Clues to North Korea’s Progress 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z |
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