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151 Revised schedule for Canadian repository Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has requested an amended timeline for its Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) project to allow sufficient time to respond to regulatory requests for technical information before submitting its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the facility. Monday, November 27, 2017
152 Fukui governor approves restart of Ohi units The governor of Japan's Fukui Prefecture has today approved the restart of units 3 and 4 of Kansai Electric Power Company's Ohi nuclear power plant. The utility reportedly plans to restart both units by mid-March. Monday, November 27, 2017
153 US Q3 uranium production falls by 17% US uranium production for 2017 to date is down 17% from the same period in 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest quarterly Domestic Uranium Production Report. Meanwhile, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has found uranium-bearing calcrete formations in the USA for the first time Monday, November 20, 2017
154 NASA to test prototype Kilopower reactor The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will this month start testing uranium-fuelled Stirling engines for use in possible future missions to Mars. The technology has been developed as part of the Kilopower project. Friday, November 17, 2017
155 Putin stresses potential of Russian icebreaker fleet Russia plans to put into operation a nuclear icebreaker "capable of piercing ice of any thickness", the country's president, Vladimir Putin, said yesterday. Thursday, October 5, 2017
156 Tiger robots employed for Sellafield clean-up Two Saab Seaeye Tiger robotic vehicles are to work in the radioactive ponds at the Sellafield nuclear site in the north-west of England. Saab Seaeye, an underwater e-robotics company, said on 2 October the vehicles' "proven thruster reliability is vitally important in a highly corrosive environment where maintenance intervention is hazardous to humans". Wednesday, October 4, 2017
157 Regulator OKs safety report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has today approved a draft report that concludes units 6 and 7 of Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant meet the country's new safety standards. The draft document has now been released for public comment and could be formally approved by year-end. Wednesday, October 4, 2017
158 WANO, NEA enhance cooperation in nuclear safety The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) are to cooperate on "the further development of approaches, practices and methods in order to proactively strengthen global nuclear safety" through a memorandum of understanding signed today at the NEA Headquarters in Paris. The signing ceremony was attended by WANO Chairman Jacques Régaldo and NEA Deputy Director-General and Chief Nuclear Officer Daniel Iracane. Wednesday, October 4, 2017
159 Perry acts to support US nuclear US energy secretary Rick Perry has called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act swiftly to address threats to grid resiliency through market reforms to recognise the attributes of baseload generation sources including nuclear. Perry also announced further support of up to $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to the owners of the Vogtle nuclear construction project in Georgia. Monday, October 2, 2017
160 Tianwan 3 attains first criticality Unit 3 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province today attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The Russian-supplied VVER-1000 is scheduled to enter commercial operation next year. Friday, September 29, 2017

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