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EDF service providers raise their radioactive dose limits
(Read 30 cm (not 3 cm) in §20) by Benjamin Mallett PARIS (Reuters) – Companies working to refurbish reactors affected by corrosion problems at EDF are planning to raise the…
EDF service providers raise their radioactive dose limits
by Benjamin Mallett PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Companies working to refurbish reactors affected by corrosion problems at EDF are planning to raise the limits of radioactivity to which some…
The radioactive legacy of the old fighter jets
Museums and associations are struggling to survive because of the cost of disposing of aircraft parts containing thorium. 18 years ago, the radiant fighter jets caused a great deal of…
Ukraine: risk of “spray of radioactive substances” in Zaporizhia
IThere is a risk of “spray of radioactive substances” at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, occupied by Russian troops, the Ukrainian public operator warned on Saturday. According to…
distribution of iodine and fears of radioactive leakage in Zaporizhia; London sends new military aid to kyiv
Iodine distribution and leak fears in Zaporizhia Fears over the possibility of radioactive releases in Zaporizhia persisted on Saturday as the two sides swapped responsibility for nearby shelling. Ukraine said…
a risk of “spray of radioactive substances”
According to the Ukrainian public operator Energoatom, the infrastructure of the power plant was damaged by bombardments, there are now risks “spray of radioactive substances”. There is a risk of…
the Ukrainian operator warns against a risk of “spray of radioactive substances”
Satellite image of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant on August 24, 2022, showing smoke in the perimeter of the plant. PLANET LABS PBC/AP The Zaporijia nuclear power plant remains at…
War in Ukraine live: new strikes on the site of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, near a “depot of radioactive substances”
The situation is “under control”, according to Energoatom, the Ukrainian state company. The UN secretary general warned of a risk of “disaster” at the plant, hours before an emergency meeting…
225 tons of radioactive material: Ministry quantifies the consequences of longer nuclear power plant terms
225 tons of radioactive material Ministry quantifies the consequences of longer nuclear power plant terms 07/14/2022, 1:12 p.m The debate about extending the lifetime of German nuclear power plants is…
Burying radioactive waste, Switzerland’s “project of the century”
Geologist Christophe Nussbaum, head of the Mont Terri International Laboratory, inspects an experimental tunnel for the burial of radioactive waste, April 6, 2022 near Saint-Ursanne, Switzerland (AFP/Fabrice COFFRINI) The war…
IAEA downplays risk of radioactive leaks at Chernobyl
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday downplayed the risk of radioactive leaks at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear site, occupied by the Russian military, due to…
IAEA downplays risk of radioactive leaks at Chernobyl
(Updated with IAEA, details from Energoatom, reactions in Paris, Berlin) LVIV, Ukraine, March 9 (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday downplayed the risk of radioactive leaks…