Nuclear News and the new year
The January issue of Nuclear News magazine is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center). The issue contains the following stories:
- The year ahead: This time for sure? by E. Michael Blake
- 2012 Preview: Impact of Fukushima Daiichi on global prospects for nuclear, by Dick Kovan
- 10-year D&D program under way at Zion plant, by Rick Michal
- The index to 2011 Nuclear News content
There is also an in-depth report on the 2011 ANS Winter Meeting, along with side coverage of two topicals at the meeting: the first ANS Small Modular Reactor conference, and the Young Professionals Congress 2011 meeting.
Other news in the January issue: NRC commissioner Jaczko votes to publish AP1000 certification final rule; revised emergency plan rule published in final form; study sees potential for small modular reactors to compete with gas-fired generation; is yellow inspection finding at Oconee an old design issue? Davis-Besse restart allowed while concrete studies continue; special inspection at Brunswick; NRC takes no significant action on four petitions; a status report on license renewal and power uprates; Fukushima-related motions in licensing proceedings continue to be denied; Levy site tour, limited statements scheduled; power reactor stress tests in the European Union said to be on track; European Union proposes additional €500 million to close Soviet-era reactors; fuel loading begins at Canada's long-idled Bruce-1; Vietnam's pact with Japan upheld, and new pact made with South Korea; three sites on short list for Poland's first nuclear plant; United Kingdom chooses reuse as MOX to manage plutonium stock; nuclear research center opens in West Cumbria; and much more.
Past issues of Nuclear News are available here.
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