safety in nuclear power plants

... generation in 2030, with a similar portion coming from renewable sources. The remainder of the country's power generation will be met by coal (26%), LNG (27%) and oil (3%), according to Japan's latest energy policy. That policy supports "utilising nuclear power generation whose safety is confirmed".

Team leader Yury Martynenko, Senior Nuclear Safety Officer in the IAEA's Operational Safety Section, said: "Constructing a large, modern nuclear power plant designed for 60 years of operation requires senior leaders to adopt a sustained commitment to nuclear safety for every level of the organisation.

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of Finland's Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) demonstrated a commitment to safety. The team also identified areas for further enhancement. The Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) concluded an 18-day mission on ...

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station remained shut down Friday for the 18th straight day as the Plymouth facility awaited the replacement of a transformer that ... The controversial nuclear power plant, which has a poor safety record, was shut down March 6 to allow the repair of a leak in one of five water heaters ...

That strategy should include safe and reliable nuclear power. As you say, the government's pledge in the 2014 basic energy plan to reduce the nation's dependency on nuclear energy was likely in response to popular sentiment. It's hard to regain the loss of public trust for nuclear power. But Japan must do ...

MANILA - The mothballed Bataan nuclear power facility being considered for operation to supply the country's increasing energy needs is on safe ground, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Speaking on the sidelines of a signing ceremony with the Department of Energy, ...

Ontario Power Generation has applied to extend the operation of the nuclear power plant in Pickering, with commercial operations ending in 2024. ... A statement from OPG said, “The Pickering Nuclear Station received the highest safety rating, 'Fully Satisfactory,' from the federal Canadian Nuclear Safety ...

Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ: LTBR), a nuclear fuel technology company, has received notice of allowance for a divisional patent in Japan related to the manufacturing of its metallic nuclear fuel design. Lightbridge has designed its innovative fuel to improve the operating economics and safety of both ...

One of the cliches of nuclear power research is that a commercial fusion reactor is only ever a few decades away – and always will be. So claims that the technology is on the “brink of being ... Fusion technology promises an inexhaustible supply of clean, safe power. If it all sounds too good to be true, that's ...

The “state” in this case is the defunct Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), the regulatory body formerly in charge of the inspection and licensing of nuclear power facilities. Construction of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station began in 1967, when the government's ambitious nuclear energy ...

For the 200th time, an IAEA Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team has arrived at a nuclear power plant – this time in Almaraz, Spain – to review practices important to safety. The team, comprised of 13 international experts and two team leaders from the IAEA, has been invited by the Spanish ...

Fuel loading at the world's first Westinghouse-designed AP1000 nuclear reactor on China's east coast has been delayed due to "safety concerns" — the latest in a long line of setbacks for the project. ... A reactor pressure vessel of the No.5 unit of the CNNC Fuqing nuclear power plant on January 28, 2018.

Buy Now. The nuclear power plant near Richland, Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station, returned to the Northwest power grid Sept. ... The local plant's issues considered by the NRC included a radiation safety incident that occurred in November 2016, and resulted in an inspection finding of ...

A recent commentary “Vermont's plans to dump on Nevada” illustrates the extremes of the political debate over climate, energy, nuclear power and Vermont Yankee. Two different beliefs underlie the political debate about nuclear power and radiation safety. These beliefs are polar opposites. Those who ...