December 2024

Radioactive Waste 939 - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Develops New Technique For Separating Radionuclides In Molten Spent Nuclear Fuel

     The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) says it has developed a new technique for the world's first nuclide separation device that employs robots and sensors.
     To safely manage radioactive waste, radionuclide analysis must be conducted to determine what radionuclides are present within it. There are three processes involved including preprocessing, separation, and measurement.

Nuclear Reactors 1456 - Lost Package Of Selenium-75 Found At Spanish Airport

     A frantic hunt was undertaken on the evening of December 18th for a missing radioactive package which ‘failed’ to arrive at Madrid's Barajas Airport. Spain's Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) raised the alarm yesterday evening over the transport package with ‘four radioactive sources’ of ‘very dangerous’ Selenium-75.

Nuclear Fusion 99 - The U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Hartree Centre and IBM Are Collaborating To Inject AI Into Nuclear Fusion Research

     Two U.K. public sector entities - the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Hartree Centre (STF) – are collaborating with US-headquartered technology firm IBM to design future experimental fusion power plants.

Nuclear Reactors 1455 - China Begins Production Of Radioisotopes At The Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant

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Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant picture

     Testing has been completed of a device for executing irradiation tests of various radioisotopes at the two pressurized heavy water reactors that make up Phase III of the Qinshan nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province.

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