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cover story
Monitoring stores Sellafield has deployed a High Accuracy Inspection System to monitor waste stores on site.
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24 Flash sintering across the fuel cycle Flash sintering is a promising technology for both fuel fabrication and waste immobilisation.
special report
Financing in focus Plans for financing future nuclear plants remain uncertain, pending an update on the RAB model.
Decontamination & decommissioning
26 A circular approach What do global efforts to move to a circular economy mean for nuclear decommissioning?
28 Future moves for aquatic inspection robot Recent trials have demonstrated the use of a tetherless underwater robot. What’s next?
30 Progress at Ignalina’s B1 project Fuel removal continues at Ignalina, with transfer of assemblies from unit 2 expected next year.
32 Decommissioning: Plans and Innovations Some common challenges and strategies emerged during our event on decommissioning.
Radwaste management Cover image: Sellafield site (Photo credit: Sellafield Ltd). News
4 Lead News Iran agrees to cooperate with IAEA; US and Ukraine sign agreements; criticality for HTR-PM.
4-10 Roundup
From the archive 11 Extended care and maintenance John Lindberg looks back to 1991 when the UK updated its Magnox decommissioning strategy.
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12 Playing leapfrog Incremental change may not enough to meet climate goals. Jeremy Gordon has another idea.
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19 The role of nuclear in meeting net zero Boris Schucht, CEO of Urenco shares his views on the role for nuclear in the energy transition.
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22 Uranium outlook to 2040 A new report from the World Nuclear Association looks at uranium requirements through 2040.
20 Can SMRs shape the nuclear debate? Nuclear is not represented at COP26, but small modular reactors could help unlock its potential.
Events
48 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events.
Classified 49 Classified listings
Contacts 50 Contact us!
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36 Discharging water from Fukushima A look at Japan’s plan to release treated water from Fukushima Daiichi 1km offshore.
Power plant design
39 A district heating solution for Finland? A Russian-designed, pool-type reactor concept, RUTA, has been proposed for use in Finland.
44 UK fusion demonstration plant General Fusion is planning to build a magnetized target fusion demonstrator in Culham.
46 VVER-TOI: the latest evolution Rosatom’s latest VVER reactor design has a few unique features.
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