US REFUELING OUTAGES INITIATED FALL 2007
US REFUELING OUTAGES INITIATED FALL 2007
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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US refueling outages average week longer in last-half 2007
Replacements, upgrades and major maintenance continued to push US refueling outages longer, with the 21 units initiating refueling in last-half 2007 spending an average of 45.5 days
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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UniStar may start pre-construction on Calvert Cliffs-3 site in late 2008
UniStar Nuclear Energy said it wants to "break ground" later this year for a proposed new reactor adjacent to the existing two units at Constellation's Calvert Cliffs
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Uranium import agreement to mark Kirienko's last act as FAEA head
When Sergey Kirienko signs the amendment to the 1992 suspension agreement on Russian uranium imports, it will be his last act as head of Russia's Federal Atomic
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Washington state to follow California in taking look at new nuclear power
Washington state may take another look at nuclear power, but another western state, California, has studied the issue and determined new nuclear generation is unlikely to occur
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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All planned COLs likely to lead to reactors 'eventually,' Klein says
NRC Chairman Dale Klein said this week he expects "eventually" to see construction of all the units for which operators have formally indicated plans to file combined
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Belarus' president urges building of country's first nuclear plant
The Security Council of Belarus, chaired by President Alexander Lukashenko, has approved construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Belene licensing advances after signing of EPC contract
Bulgaria's national electric company, NEK, will proceed with licensing the construction of two 1,000-MW-class AES-92 VVERs at Belene following the signing January 18 in Sofia of the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Bulgaria and Russia sign contract for two VVER-1000s at Belene
Aiming to maintain Bulgaria's role as a major electricity exporter in southeastern Europe, state-owned utility NEK on January 18 signed a 4-billion-euro contract with Russia's Atomstroyexport for
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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DOE official: New president can't kill repository without law change
The next administration, whether Democratic or Republican, cannot unilaterally kill the DOE repository project in Nevada, DOE waste program director Edward Sproat said January 22.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Davis-Besse weld flaw hasn't raised immediate concerns for NRC
The significance of a flaw discovered this month in a piping weld at Davis-Besse will require further analysis, but the flaw does not appear to be a
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Demonstrators oppose building new plant in Finnish municipality
Hundreds demonstrated January 17 in the Finnish municipality of Kristiinankaupunki against having Fennovoima's planned nuclear plant in their community, and gave local officials a petition with almost
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Fenoc says tasks listed in NRC order on Davis-Besse are all but complete
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. has told NRC that the company has nearly fulfilled the requirements of a confirmatory order issued last year.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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French consortium to submit bids to build two EPRs in South Africa
Areva will submit a bid by month's end to build two EPRs for South Africa's Eskom in a consortium with Electricite de France and Bouygues, the French
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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GEH picks Ensa as supplier of pressure vessels for Texas units
Spain's Equipos Nucleares SA, or Ensa, will supply the reactor pressure vessels for the twin GE-Hitachi ESBWRs proposed by Exelon Nuclear for a Victoria County site in
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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German radwaste repository project clears final licensing hurdle
Mining authorities in the state of Lower Saxony last week awarded the final permit needed to begin onsite engineering and construction work to convert the former Konrad
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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NRC accepts Bellefonte COL application
Although it took more than 60 days to complete its acceptance review, the NRC staff said January 18 that Tennessee Valley Authority's application for a combined construction
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Nuclear certificate requests are on the rise, ASME says
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers received six requests for new certificates last year, which was slightly more than in previous years, and more are expected, an
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Persian Gulf states not expected to decide quickly on power reactors
For at least a year or two, the United Arab Emirates, UAE, and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council will not likely make any major commercial
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Phase-out moves to center stage in German state election campaign
Germany's phase-out policy overnight became a leading issue in next week's state parliamentary election in Hesse, as a prominent Social Democratic Party figure warned voters not to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Progress Energy in talks with state, county on impact of new Levy plant
The state of Florida, Levy County planners and Progress Energy Florida are negotiating amendments to the county's growth impact plan that would allow the construction of a
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Refueling outages planned for at least 38 US units in spring
At least 38 US nuclear units have refueling outages scheduled for first-half 2008, according to information filed with NRC and other sources.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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AECL readies plans for ACR-1000 despite auditor general's findings
Despite what Canada's auditor general called "significant deficiencies" it identified in Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s strategic plans for development of its ACR-1000, the company said it
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Australia retracts policy decision to permit uranium exports to India
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said January 15 that Australia would reverse a policy decision made by the cabinet last summer to permit Australian uranium producers to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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CNSC president demoted to commissioner
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission President Linda Keen was informed late January 15 that she has been fired from the top job, effective immediately. However, Keen retains her
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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DOE official 'cautiously optimistic' about Yucca Mt. application in 2008
DOE waste program director Edward Sproat said this week it's still unclear whether the department can send a high-level waste repository license application to NRC by June
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Duke gets US antitrust approval for raising stake in Catawba-1
Duke Energy's acquisition of a stake in Catawba-1 from the Saluda River Electric Cooperative received US antitrust approval January 15.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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French companies propose building, operating two EPRs in UAE
Three of France's biggest energy companies — Total, Suez and Areva — this week announced plans for financing, building and operating two 1,600-MW-class EPRs in the United
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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KMT landslide moves Taipower closer to life extension application
The runaway victory of the Chinese Nationalist Party, KMT, in Taiwan's parliamentary election January 12 brought Taiwan Power Co. closer to extending the lifetimes of its two
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Leaders of EU's new safety group include non-nuclear countries
Representatives from non-nuclear countries were named to some leadership posts on the European Union's High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, or HLG, at its
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Mitsubishi touts familiar features of US-APWR in meeting with NRC
The US-APWR, a modified, larger version of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' reactor that is being licensed and planned for construction at the Tsuruga site in Japan, is an
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Swedish Liberals want to overturn nuclear ban, build new reactors
Sweden's ban on building new power reactors should be rescinded and a decision made to build at least four more units during the next decade, Liberal Party
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Swedish operators must finish security upgrades by late 2008
Swedish regulators have given nuclear facilities as long as late 2008 to meet new, tougher physical protection requirements, but warn they will not stretch deadlines again.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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UK inclusion of nuclear power spurs familiar reactions in Germany
The January 10 announcement that the UK would open the path toward new nuclear power investments led to reiteration of pro and con arguments in Germany and
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Bulgaria: Offers submitted for Belene share. Five European utilities submitted offers for a 49% share of Bulgaria's proposed Belene nuclear plant January 9, a press officer for
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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CNSC seeks review panel to assess impact of new Darlington reactors
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has asked the federal Minister of the Environment to appoint a review panel to conduct an environmental assessment, or EA, of Ontario
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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CNSC's Keen defends handling of shutdown of AECL isotope reactor
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission President Linda Keen has challenged the federal government to call a public inquiry into her handling of the shutdown of the Chalk River
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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DOE puts site work at Yucca Mt. on 'standby'
Grappling with a $104.5 million budget shortfall, DOE has placed the repository project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in "standby mode," closing the five-mile tunnel that loops its
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FP&L to submit uprate requests for St. Lucie, Turkey Point in 2009
Florida Power & Light plans to submit license amendment requests in third-quarter 2009 for permission to uprate St. Lucie-1 and -2 and Turkey Point-3 and -4, the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Fenoc looking for cause of leak in Davis-Besse piping weld
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. is investigating the cause of a weld crack in Davis-Besse's decay heat removal system, a company spokesman said January 8.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Gundremmingen BWRs awaiting core circulation thermal rate hike
Regulators in the state of Bavaria filed an application with federal counterparts last month to increase the thermal rating of the two Gundremmingen BWRs by 160 MW
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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In split vote, NRC gives support for multinational design program
In a 2-1 vote, the NRC commissioners gave approval this month for the staff to continue participating in a multinational initiative aimed at harmonizing safety goals and
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Initial COL application reviews more costly than later ones
NRC says it expects the agency's review costs for a "reference" application for a combined construction permit-operating license, or COL, to be about $18.2 million, and the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries files application to certify US-APWR
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries filed a design certification application January 2 for its US-APWR, the company announced January 7.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Notes to Nucleonics Week's generating table for November 2007
Units in the US and Asia reported results for 721 hours in November and 8,116 hours year-to-date. Europe outside the UK reported results for 720 hours in
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Nuclear Electricity Generation for November 2007
Nuclear Electricity Generation for November 2007
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Plans for nuclear power in Poland unchanged, says economy ministry
Poland's Ministry of Economy last week said the new government of Donald Tusk had made no decision on whether and when to build a nuclear power plant
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Siemens facing probe scrutiny from shareholders, US regulators
Management at Siemens AG will be questioned by shareholders and its board of directors at their annual meeting January 24 in Munich, shareholders said this week, over
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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UK government to endorse nuclear power as part of energy mix
The UK government's expected endorsement January 10 of nuclear power's future role in the country's energy mix now puts the ball in the industry's court.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Xcel details plan for uprates at Prairie Island station
Xcel Energy has refined its projections for uprates to Prairie Island, saying it can increase the output of the two units by 82 MW apiece.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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All German reactors will operate beyond 2009 federal election
Based on their remaining legal lifetimes under Germany's phase-out law, all three German reactors facing near-term decommissioning will be able to keep operating until after the next
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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EC's decommissioning principles broadly flouted, report finds
A recently published European Commission study of decommissioning and waste management financing across the European Union found that the EC's "polluter pays" principle and its recommendation that
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Eskom seeking bids for up to 3,600 MW of EPRs or AP1000s
Eskom has requested bids from Areva and Westinghouse to build the South African utility's next nuclear power station, Eskom senior manager for nuclear stakeholder management Tony Stott
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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German radiation commission to probe cancer-reactors link
Germany's Radiation Protection Commission, SSK, will "interpret and evaluate" over the first six months of 2008 the results of an epidemiological study released last month that found
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Lithuania bows to investors on new Ignalina organization
A separate national investment company for a new Ignalina nuclear power plant will be set up instead of merging existing companies under national utility Lietuvos Energija, under
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Magnox decommissioning may take longer than anticipated, NDA says
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is backing away from its earlier projections — released shortly after it started operating in 2005 — that the UK's 11 aging first-generation
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Medical isotope shortage fallout to continue, Canadian PM says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned of further fallout from the unplanned shutdown of Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River reactor, the world's major source of medical
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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NEA study: Income tax regimes can discourage new nuclear power
Government tax regimes can make nuclear power significantly more expensive for investors than other generating capacity investments, and carry the potential to negatively affect investor choices, according
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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NGNP development cost could exceed $4 billion
The costs of developing a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor capable of producing electricity and hydrogen could range between $3.8 billion and $4.3 billion, according to estimates from three
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Spot U price remains susceptible to fund activity, report says
The spot uranium price remains "highly susceptible" to further uranium investment fund activity, according to the latest quarterly report by Australia-based Resource Capital Research, or RCR.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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US ratification boosts plan for international nuclear liability
After a 12-year gestation, legislation implementing the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage became US law on December 19, when President George W. Bush signed the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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AECL returns NRU to service, aims to produce isotopes within days
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. returned its NRU reactor to service December 16 and told the government and the public that day that the 50-year-old unit should
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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AEP may decide in 2008 on whether to apply for COL
American Electric Power may decide next year whether to file an application for a combined construction permit-operating license, or COL, for a new nuclear unit, a company
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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ASE negotiating to build reactors in 20 countries, president says
Atomstroyexport is negotiating to build nuclear power plants in 20 countries, Sergey Shmatko, president of the Russian nuclear plant export company, told a press conference in Moscow
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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ASN orders review of cancer risk for children near nuclear plants
France's Nuclear Safety Authority, ASN, said December 18 it had decided to order a new review of the risks of cancer and leukemia in children living near
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Axpo, BKW join in plan to build new units at Beznau, Muehleberg
Two Swiss utilities, the Axpo holding group and BKW FMB Energie AG, announced plans December 13 to build two reactors of up to 1,600 MW each, one
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Barsebaeck dismantling date subject of widespread debate
Swedish industry, regulators and local officials are locked in an increasingly contentious debate over the date for dismanting the two closed BWRs at Barsebaeck. Local politicians want
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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DOE gets congressional approval for nuclear energy loan guarantees
Congressional appropriators reached a deal this week giving DOE authority to issue $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear plants and $2 billion for uranium enrichment
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Duke seeks COL for new units in South Carolina
Duke Energy filed December 13 an application for a combined construction permit-operating license, or COL, to build two Westinghouse AP1000s at a South Carolina site where the
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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EC drafting regulations to manage post-accident radiation protection
Draft European Union regulations for managing the aftermath of a nuclear accident would allow people to remain in contaminated territories with doses up to 100 milliSieverts per
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Ex-TVA manager gets probation, fine for false financial statement
A former manager at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry nuclear plant was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine by a
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Exelon selects Victoria County site for potential new plant in Texas
Victoria County, Texas will be the site of Exelon Nuclear's first new nuclear power plant if the company decides to build one, Exelon announced December 18.
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Fennovoima may build two units totaling 2,500 MW in Finland
Fennovoima is considering building two reactors with up to 2,500 MW total capacity in Finland instead of one unit of up to 1,800 MW, company management said
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Georgia Power gets extra time to firm up new Vogtle units' cost
State regulators have given Georgia Power until May — three additional months — to come up with firm cost estimates for two new Westinghouse AP1000s proposed at
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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German utilities' safety claim on life extension seen as risky
German reactor owners may be taking a considerable risk if they argue in court next month on safety grounds that they should be allowed to transfer remaining
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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INPO, NEI top executives received more than $1 million in 2006
Chief executive officers at the Nuclear Energy Institute and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations received total pay packages, including salaries, compensation and benefits, totaling more than
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Kirienko named to head Russia's new state nuclear corporation
Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Sergei Kirienko to be director general of the new state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, Putin's press service said December 12.
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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NRC challenges UCS conclusions, proposal on agency safety culture
A recent Union of Concerned Scientists critique of NRC's safety culture is based on outdated information and ignores more recent data that show strong performance in that
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Russia ships first fuel to Bushehr in Iran, with approval from US
Russia shipped the first consignment of fuel assemblies for the Bushehr nuclear power plant to Iran last weekend, a move endorsed by US President George W. Bush.
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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Sweden considering best way to dismantle reactors, store waste
Studies to determine the best way to dismantle Sweden's nuclear reactors are under way, and plans are being made for the various types of storage needed for
Publication Date: DEC 2007
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