Results tagged “plutonium”

1. May 11, 2022 Fissile material programs in the US budgets for 2022 and 2023
2. November 17, 2021 United States to send small quantities of fissile materials to the IAEA
3. July 9, 2021 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2020
4. November 9, 2020 U.S. plutonium pit production: Key updates
5. September 2, 2020 Decommissioning the reprocessing plant in West Valley, New York
6. August 21, 2020 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2019
7. June 9, 2020 BN-800 reactor to fully transition to MOX fuel in 2022
8. February 4, 2020 Plutonium pit budget request: another massive increase expected
9. December 23, 2019 New IPFM report on Britain's Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP)
10. August 29, 2019 Russia uses civilian reactor-grade plutonium to produce MOX fuel for BN-800
11. July 30, 2019 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2018
12. February 11, 2019 NRC terminates construction authorization for the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
13. August 20, 2018 Japan's new policy on its plutonium stockpile
14. July 31, 2018 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2017
15. May 23, 2018 U.S. Department of Energy takes steps to halt construction of partially finished MOX plant at Savannah River Site
16. February 22, 2018 Questions about projected U.S. plutonium pit production capability
17. November 23, 2017 Spent fuel of plutonium production reactors removed from Zheleznogorsk
18. August 2, 2017 Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2016
19. April 8, 2017 WIPP facility receives first shipment since reopening
20. January 19, 2017 United Kingdom takes ownership of some Spanish and German plutonium
21. December 5, 2016 United States asks IAEA to monitor dilute and dispose steps for 6 tons of plutonium
22. December 2, 2016 U.S. Congress sustains MOX facility construction
23. October 3, 2016 Russia suspends implementation of plutonium disposition agreement
24. September 24, 2016 Disposition of plutonium in Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
25. September 1, 2016 Future of Japan's Monju plutonium breeder reactor under review
26. July 27, 2016 Japan releases 2015 report on plutonium management
27. June 22, 2016 French plutonium policy questioned by a former senior EDF official
28. June 6, 2016 Use of plutonium in MOX in the European Union
29. April 7, 2016 Russia raises concerns about changes in U.S. plutonium disposition plan
30. March 22, 2016 Plutonium from Japan is shipped to the United States
31. February 22, 2016 United States brings plutonium from Germany, Switzerland, and Japan
32. February 10, 2016 United States to discontinue construction of MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
33. January 6, 2016 Could the U.S. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant go critical if more plutonium were disposed in it?
34. January 6, 2016 United States to dispose of 6 MT of weapon-grade plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
35. December 21, 2015 IPFM Report "Plutonium Separation in Nuclear Power Programs" in Chinese
36. October 29, 2015 Chinese scholars express concern about Japan's fissile materials
37. September 24, 2015 Contractor's attempt to justify high cost of U.S. MOX program falls short
38. September 23, 2015 GAO report evaluates U.S. efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear materials
39. August 23, 2015 "Red Team" report confirms high cost of MOX option for disposal of U.S. excess plutonium
40. July 17, 2015 New IPFM Report: Plutonium Separation in Nuclear Power Programs
41. June 30, 2015 Plutonium disposition in the United Kingdom - Immobilization option re-opened?
42. June 1, 2015 United Kingdom transfers "breeder material" from Dounreay to Sellafield
43. April 30, 2015 United States has no preferred alternative for disposition of surplus plutonium
44. April 17, 2015 Russia removed weapon-grade plutonium from Seversk
45. January 19, 2015 Fourth plutonium production reactor in Pakistan appears operational
46. January 17, 2015 Two new reports raise fundamental questions on Savannah River MOX plant
47. December 25, 2014 Savannah River MOX Plant secures 2015 funding but future of program remains in doubt
48. November 17, 2014 U.S. MOX plant construction license extended
49. October 8, 2014 Tokai-mura reprocessing plant head-end to be shut down
50. September 16, 2014 Japan's 2013 plutonium report
51. July 30, 2014 Euratom safeguards in 2013
52. July 19, 2014 UK decision to take over foreign plutonium raises safeguards questions
53. June 30, 2014 Pakistan begins operating third Khushab plutonium production reactor
54. June 10, 2014 MOX fuel in Japan: Summary of shipments, use, and storage
55. 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
56. June 7, 2014 An error in Japan's civilian plutonium declarations
57. March 24, 2014 United States and Japan to remove plutonium and HEU from Fast Critical Assembly
58. March 18, 2014 Sweden wants to transfer ownership of 834 kg of separated plutonium to the United Kingdom
59. March 5, 2014 United States puts MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility on cold standby
60. February 23, 2014 Further increase in the cost of U.S. plutonium disposition program
61. February 18, 2014 China calls on Japan to return weapons grade plutonium to the United States
62. February 16, 2014 U.K. plutonium re-use policy slammed in House of Commons report
63. February 3, 2014 Possible changes in U.S. and Russian excess plutonium disposition programs
64. January 27, 2014 Japan to return plutonium used in critical assembly to the United States
65. January 20, 2014 United Kingdom remains undecided on plutonium reuse options
66. January 7, 2014 Rokkasho reprocessing plant expects to begin operations in October 2014
67. October 22, 2013 FOIA document indicates cost of disposal of U.S. plutonium as waste cheaper than MOX
68. July 4, 2013 United States to look for more efficient plutonium disposition options
69. March 20, 2013 The cost of the U.S. MOX plant is estimated to be $7.7 billion
70. September 27, 2012 United States begins shipments of plutonium from Savannah River to WIPP
71. September 21, 2012 Special nuclear material removed from Livermore
72. July 25, 2012 Environmental impact statement for the U.S. surplus plutonium disposition program
73. July 13, 2012 United Kingdom takes ownership of German plutonium in title swap
74. June 29, 2012 United States releases an update of its plutonium inventory
75. June 27, 2012 United Kingdom to explore alternatives to use of MOX in light-water reactors
76. March 27, 2012 Sweden to export plutonium to the United States
77. February 24, 2012 United Kingdom to look at alternatives to MOX
78. September 3, 2011 U.S. is working to remove nuclear material from Italy
79. February 11, 2011 Sellafield Product & Residue Store received first batch of plutonium
80. February 10, 2011 Pakistan is seen as building fourth plutonium production reactor
81. January 6, 2011 Cadarache: Waste drums with plutonium content way off-limit
82. November 17, 2010 Spent fuel of the BN-350 reactor moved to secure storage
83. October 6, 2010 Restroom cleaner vapors shut down parts of Los Alamos plutonium processing facility
84. September 9, 2010 Rokkasho plant extracted no plutonium in 2009
85. August 20, 2010 Los Alamos repackages Russian-origin plutonium-238
86. July 20, 2010 Changes in U.S. Surplus Plutonium Disposition program
87. June 5, 2010 Project 816 - Unfinished plutonium production complex in China
88. May 21, 2010 U.K. opens storage facility at Sellafield
89. May 11, 2010 U.S.-Russian Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
90. April 15, 2010 Russia no longer produces weapon materials
91. April 13, 2010 United States and Russia sign protocol to plutonium disposition agreement
92. April 13, 2010 Last Russian plutonium production reactor to finally shut down
93. April 9, 2010 U.S. and Russia to finalize plutonium disposition agreement
94. March 24, 2010 Plutonium processing to remain at Mayak
95. March 15, 2010 Japan outlines plans for use of plutonium in its 2010 research program
96. February 28, 2010 Pakistan may have completed new plutonium production reactor, Khushab-II
97. February 10, 2010 Shutdown schedule for Russia's last plutonium production reactor
98. February 6, 2010 Incident at Russian plutonium production reactor
99. February 6, 2010 Civilian plutonium stocks in France 1994-2008
100. February 5, 2010 GTRI plans for FY2011
101. February 5, 2010 U.S. assistance in securing fissile materials in Russia
102. February 5, 2010 U.S. contribution to Russia's plutonium disposition program
103. February 5, 2010 U.S. fissile material disposition programs in FY2011
104. February 5, 2010 U.S. administration requests funds for nuclear weapons facilities
105. January 19, 2010 Ellen Tauscher outlines U.S. policies on nuclear fuel cycle
106. December 11, 2009 Repair work completed on waste disposal site at La Hague
107. December 4, 2009 French nuclear cooperation with India to cover reprocessing
108. November 22, 2009 Large discrepancy in amount of plutonium at shutdown French MOX plant
109. November 1, 2009 Euratom Supply Agency 2008 annual report details use of plutonium
110. September 19, 2009 Russia restarts plutonium production reactor
111. May 31, 2009 Plutonium production reactor in Zheleznogorsk shut down
112. May 4, 2009 Metallurgical plant at Mayak to close by 2014
113. May 4, 2009 The last Russian plutonium production reactor to shut down
114. September 4, 2008 Last Russian plutonium production reactor to shut down in 2009
115. September 4, 2008 Rosatom plans for Zheleznogorsk
116. August 5, 2008 MOX fuel controversy
117. July 16, 2008 Plutonium from last Russian production reactors
118. July 14, 2008 Zheleznogorsk reactor shutdown schedule
119. July 2, 2008 Mayak plans expansion of reprocessing
120. June 30, 2008 Mayak wants to build a MOX fabrication plant
121. June 5, 2008 Russia ends plutonium production in Seversk
122. May 25, 2008 Areva signs contract to build MOX fuel fabrication facility
123. April 20, 2008 Plutonium production reactor in Seversk shut down
124. February 28, 2008 Most sensitive nuclear material removed from Sandia
125. November 19, 2007 U.S.-Russian agreement on plutonium disposal
126. September 17, 2007 U.S. removes nine tonnes of Pu from weapon stockpile