January 2023

Nuclear Fusion 110 - General Fusion Proceeds With Planning For Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor

     The South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee has just granted planning permission for the construction of General Fusion’s Demonstration Plant (GFPD) at the UK Atomic Energy Authority's (UKAEA's) Culham Campus near Oxford. Construction is expected to start later this year.

Nuclear Fusion 111 - ITER Project Receives A Component For A Huge Magnet

     Last week, the news was full of announcements that an MIT startup had successfully tested a massive magnet that could allow them to achieve “net energy” with their nuclear fusion reactor. This week, scientists at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being constructed in France announced that they have received the first part of another giant magnet.

Radioactive Waste 888 - Doosan Enerbility And NAC International Design A New Metal Dry Cask For Storage Of Spent Nuclear Fuel

      Doosan Enerbility of South Korea and NAC International of the U.S. have designed a new metal cask for storing spent nuclear fuel that has received design certification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Radioactive Waste 887 - Residents Of New Mexico Reluctant To Accept Interim Storage Facility For Spent Nuclear Fuel - Part 2 of 2 Parts

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     Mayer pointed out the NRC’s EIS, and a section that said while there could be up to thirteen accidents amid the shipments, the likelihood of them being severe was “one in ten trillion.” Even in a severe accident the NRC “concluded no release of (spent nuclear fuel) would occur,” according to the EIS.

Radioactive Waste 886 - Residents Of New Mexico Reluctant To Accept Interim Storage Facility For Spent Nuclear Fuel - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     A recent poll was conducted in New Mexico to find out how residents feel about storing high-level waste in their state. A New Jersey company hoped to construct a facility to do so near Carlsbad. The results of the poll clearly showed that residents in all parts of the state oppose such a project.

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