Results tagged “plutonium”

1. November 9, 2020 U.S. plutonium pit production: Key updates
2. September 2, 2020 Decommissioning the reprocessing plant in West Valley, New York
3. August 21, 2020 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2019
4. June 9, 2020 BN-800 reactor to fully transition to MOX fuel in 2022
5. February 4, 2020 Plutonium pit budget request: another massive increase expected
6. December 23, 2019 New IPFM report on Britain's Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP)
7. August 29, 2019 Russia uses civilian reactor-grade plutonium to produce MOX fuel for BN-800
8. July 30, 2019 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2018
9. February 11, 2019 NRC terminates construction authorization for the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
10. August 20, 2018 Japan's new policy on its plutonium stockpile
11. July 31, 2018 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2017
12. May 23, 2018 U.S. Department of Energy takes steps to halt construction of partially finished MOX plant at Savannah River Site
13. February 22, 2018 Questions about projected U.S. plutonium pit production capability
14. November 23, 2017 Spent fuel of plutonium production reactors removed from Zheleznogorsk
15. August 2, 2017 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2016
16. April 8, 2017 WIPP facility receives first shipment since reopening
17. January 19, 2017 United Kingdom takes ownership of some Spanish and German plutonium
18. December 5, 2016 United States asks IAEA to monitor dilute and dispose steps for 6 tons of plutonium
19. December 2, 2016 U.S. Congress sustains MOX facility construction
20. October 3, 2016 Russia suspends implementation of plutonium disposition agreement
21. September 24, 2016 Disposition of plutonium in Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
22. September 1, 2016 Future of Japan's Monju plutonium breeder reactor under review
23. July 27, 2016 Japan releases 2015 report on plutonium management
24. June 22, 2016 French plutonium policy questioned by a former senior EDF official
25. June 6, 2016 Use of plutonium in MOX in the European Union
26. April 7, 2016 Russia raises concerns about changes in U.S. plutonium disposition plan
27. March 22, 2016 Plutonium from Japan is shipped to the United States
28. February 22, 2016 United States brings plutonium from Germany, Switzerland, and Japan
29. February 10, 2016 United States to discontinue construction of MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
30. January 6, 2016 Could the U.S. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant go critical if more plutonium were disposed in it?
31. January 6, 2016 United States to dispose of 6 MT of weapon-grade plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
32. December 21, 2015 IPFM Report "Plutonium Separation in Nuclear Power Programs" in Chinese
33. October 29, 2015 Chinese scholars express concern about Japan's fissile materials
34. September 24, 2015 Contractor's attempt to justify high cost of U.S. MOX program falls short
35. September 23, 2015 GAO report evaluates U.S. efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear materials
36. August 23, 2015 "Red Team" report confirms high cost of MOX option for disposal of U.S. excess plutonium
37. July 17, 2015 New IPFM Report: Plutonium Separation in Nuclear Power Programs
38. June 30, 2015 Plutonium disposition in the United Kingdom - Immobilization option re-opened?
39. June 1, 2015 United Kingdom transfers "breeder material" from Dounreay to Sellafield
40. April 30, 2015 United States has no preferred alternative for disposition of surplus plutonium
41. April 17, 2015 Russia removed weapon-grade plutonium from Seversk
42. January 19, 2015 Fourth plutonium production reactor in Pakistan appears operational
43. January 17, 2015 Two new reports raise fundamental questions on Savannah River MOX plant
44. December 25, 2014 Savannah River MOX Plant secures 2015 funding but future of program remains in doubt
45. November 17, 2014 U.S. MOX plant construction license extended
46. October 8, 2014 Tokai-mura reprocessing plant head-end to be shut down
47. September 16, 2014 Japan's 2013 plutonium report
48. July 30, 2014 Euratom safeguards in 2013
49. July 19, 2014 UK decision to take over foreign plutonium raises safeguards questions
50. June 30, 2014 Pakistan begins operating third Khushab plutonium production reactor
51. June 10, 2014 MOX fuel in Japan: Summary of shipments, use, and storage
52. June 7, 2014 Damning U.S. Department of Energy audit on cost and schedule overruns at the MOX Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site
53. June 7, 2014 An error in Japan's civilian plutonium declarations
54. March 24, 2014 United States and Japan to remove plutonium and HEU from Fast Critical Assembly
55. March 18, 2014 Sweden wants to transfer ownership of 834 kg of separated plutonium to the United Kingdom
56. March 5, 2014 United States puts MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility on cold standby
57. February 23, 2014 Further increase in the cost of U.S. plutonium disposition program
58. February 18, 2014 China calls on Japan to return weapons grade plutonium to the United States
59. February 16, 2014 U.K. plutonium re-use policy slammed in House of Commons report
60. February 3, 2014 Possible changes in U.S. and Russian excess plutonium disposition programs
61. January 27, 2014 Japan to return plutonium used in critical assembly to the United States
62. January 20, 2014 United Kingdom remains undecided on plutonium reuse options
63. January 7, 2014 Rokkasho reprocessing plant expects to begin operations in October 2014
64. October 22, 2013 FOIA document indicates cost of disposal of U.S. plutonium as waste cheaper than MOX
65. July 4, 2013 United States to look for more efficient plutonium disposition options
66. March 20, 2013 The cost of the U.S. MOX plant is estimated to be $7.7 billion
67. September 27, 2012 United States begins shipments of plutonium from Savannah River to WIPP
68. September 21, 2012 Special nuclear material removed from Livermore
69. July 25, 2012 Environmental impact statement for the U.S. surplus plutonium disposition program
70. July 13, 2012 United Kingdom takes ownership of German plutonium in title swap
71. June 29, 2012 United States releases an update of its plutonium inventory
72. June 27, 2012 United Kingdom to explore alternatives to use of MOX in light-water reactors
73. March 27, 2012 Sweden to export plutonium to the United States
74. February 24, 2012 United Kingdom to look at alternatives to MOX
75. September 3, 2011 U.S. is working to remove nuclear material from Italy
76. February 11, 2011 Sellafield Product & Residue Store received first batch of plutonium
77. February 10, 2011 Pakistan is seen as building fourth plutonium production reactor
78. January 6, 2011 Cadarache: Waste drums with plutonium content way off-limit
79. November 17, 2010 Spent fuel of the BN-350 reactor moved to secure storage
80. October 6, 2010 Restroom cleaner vapors shut down parts of Los Alamos plutonium processing facility
81. September 9, 2010 Rokkasho plant extracted no plutonium in 2009
82. August 20, 2010 Los Alamos repackages Russian-origin plutonium-238
83. July 20, 2010 Changes in U.S. Surplus Plutonium Disposition program
84. June 5, 2010 Project 816 - Unfinished plutonium production complex in China
85. May 21, 2010 U.K. opens storage facility at Sellafield
86. May 11, 2010 U.S.-Russian Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
87. April 15, 2010 Russia no longer produces weapon materials
88. April 13, 2010 United States and Russia sign protocol to plutonium disposition agreement
89. April 13, 2010 Last Russian plutonium production reactor to finally shut down
90. April 9, 2010 U.S. and Russia to finalize plutonium disposition agreement
91. March 24, 2010 Plutonium processing to remain at Mayak
92. March 15, 2010 Japan outlines plans for use of plutonium in its 2010 research program
93. February 28, 2010 Pakistan may have completed new plutonium production reactor, Khushab-II
94. February 10, 2010 Shutdown schedule for Russia's last plutonium production reactor
95. February 6, 2010 Incident at Russian plutonium production reactor
96. February 6, 2010 Civilian plutonium stocks in France 1994-2008
97. February 5, 2010 GTRI plans for FY2011
98. February 5, 2010 U.S. assistance in securing fissile materials in Russia
99. February 5, 2010 U.S. contribution to Russia's plutonium disposition program
100. February 5, 2010 U.S. fissile material disposition programs in FY2011
101. February 5, 2010 U.S. administration requests funds for nuclear weapons facilities
102. January 19, 2010 Ellen Tauscher outlines U.S. policies on nuclear fuel cycle
103. December 11, 2009 Repair work completed on waste disposal site at La Hague
104. December 4, 2009 French nuclear cooperation with India to cover reprocessing
105. November 22, 2009 Large discrepancy in amount of plutonium at shutdown French MOX plant
106. November 1, 2009 Euratom Supply Agency 2008 annual report details use of plutonium
107. September 19, 2009 Russia restarts plutonium production reactor
108. May 31, 2009 Plutonium production reactor in Zheleznogorsk shut down
109. May 4, 2009 Metallurgical plant at Mayak to close by 2014
110. May 4, 2009 The last Russian plutonium production reactor to shut down
111. September 4, 2008 Last Russian plutonium production reactor to shut down in 2009
112. September 4, 2008 Rosatom plans for Zheleznogorsk
113. August 5, 2008 MOX fuel controversy
114. July 16, 2008 Plutonium from last Russian production reactors
115. July 14, 2008 Zheleznogorsk reactor shutdown schedule
116. July 2, 2008 Mayak plans expansion of reprocessing
117. June 30, 2008 Mayak wants to build a MOX fabrication plant
118. June 5, 2008 Russia ends plutonium production in Seversk
119. May 25, 2008 Areva signs contract to build MOX fuel fabrication facility
120. April 20, 2008 Plutonium production reactor in Seversk shut down
121. February 28, 2008 Most sensitive nuclear material removed from Sandia
122. November 19, 2007 U.S.-Russian agreement on plutonium disposal
123. September 17, 2007 U.S. removes nine tonnes of Pu from weapon stockpile