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Biosphere reserve for Chernobyl
Biosphere reserve for Chernobyl
Pripyat wildlife 48Ukraine expects to prepare soon a draft presidential decree on establishing a biosphere reserve in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 7 August 2014
Second part of Chernobyl arch lifted
Second part of Chernobyl arch lifted
Chernobyl arch - lifting of second half 48The second half of the Chernobyl arch has been raised in a landmark event for the long term management of the accident site.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 5 August 2014
First half of Chernobyl cover on the move
First half of Chernobyl cover on the move
Chernobyl arch movement 48The first half of the Chernobyl arch has been assembled. It is now being gradually moved to make way for construction of the other half.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Decommissioning of Chernobyl units approaches
Decommissioning of Chernobyl units approaches
Chernobyl panoramic 48Work could soon start on decommissioning units 1 to 3 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a project to put the units into care and maintenance was approved by a stateÌýreview authority.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Chernobyl ventilation stack removed
Chernobyl ventilation stack removed
Chernobyl stack capping 48An old ventilation stack shared by units 3 and 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been dismantled. Its removal will allow a giant protective structure to be installed over the damaged reactor building in Ukraine.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 10 January 2014
Dismantling of Chernobyl stack begins
Dismantling of Chernobyl stack begins
Chernobyl VS-2 stack removal 48Work to dismantle the old ventilation stack shared by units 3 and 4 at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine has begun, making wayÌýfor installation of the giant protective structure over the damaged reactor.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Chernobyl fuel transfer milestone
Chernobyl fuel transfer milestone
Chernobyl 48The transfer of undamaged used fuel to an on-site interim storage facility from units 1 to 3 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has now been completed.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Experts study Chernobyl roof collapse
Experts study Chernobyl roof collapse
Chernbyl roof collapse, June 2013 visit (IAEA) 64x48An international team has visited the Chernobyl site to review the causes and effects of a roof collapse that took place in February.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Second arch section for Chernobyl cover
Second arch section for Chernobyl cover
Chernobyl second arch, June 2013 77x48A steel arch weighing 3800 tonnes is being lifted at the Chernobyl site in Ukraine, the second such milestone for the New Safe Confinement project.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 12 June 2013
New licence for Chernobyl used fuel facility
New licence for Chernobyl used fuel facility
Ukraine's nuclear regulator has issued a new licence for the construction and commissioning of a facility to store used nuclear fuel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 28 March 2013
No impact from Chernobyl roof collapse
No impact from Chernobyl roof collapse
Chernobyl roof collapse, 12 February 2013 (SNRC) 48x64Sections of the walls and roof of Chernobyl 4's turbine building have collapsed under weight of snow, officials reported, noting no change in radiation levels at the site.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Ten more years for Smolensk reactor
Ten more years for Smolensk reactor
The Russian nuclear safety regulator has agreed to extend the operating licence of Smolensk 1 by ten years, enabling nuclear generation to continue until a replacement plant is built.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 3 January 2013
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