Results tagged “research reactors”

1. March 7, 2025 Civilian plutonium declarations for 2023
2. March 25, 2024 2022 civilian plutonium declarations submitted to the IAEA
3. January 27, 2023 2021 civilian plutonium declarations submitted to the IAEA
4. September 27, 2022 Conversion of the last HEU research reactor in Japan
5. October 24, 2021 2020 civilian plutonium declarations submitted to the IAEA
6. April 23, 2021 Kazakhstan moves downblended fuel of IGR reactor to storage
7. September 28, 2020 United States and Kazakhstan work to eliminate HEU fuel of research reactors
8. September 25, 2020 United States continues to supply weapon-grade HEU for French reactor
9. September 5, 2020 2019 civilian plutonium and HEU declarations submitted to the IAEA
10. May 11, 2020 Belgium produced first commercial batch of Mo-99 with LEU
11. December 18, 2019 2018 civilian plutonium and HEU declarations submitted to the IAEA
12. September 26, 2019 All fuel removed from the last HEU research reactor in Canada, SLOWPOKE-II Saskatchewan
13. September 19, 2018 One of U.S. HEU reactors, TREAT, restarted
14. September 19, 2018 2017 civilian plutonium declarations submitted to IAEA
15. April 10, 2018 Canada's NRU reactor permanently shut down
16. November 8, 2017 Production of new highly enriched uranium in Russia for the FRM-II in Germany
17. October 21, 2017 2016 civilian plutonium reports submitted to IAEA
18. March 16, 2017 U.S. Department of Energy seeks domestic enrichment capability
19. September 26, 2016 All HEU fuel removed from Poland
20. September 23, 2016 2015 civilian plutonium reports submitted to IAEA
21. July 18, 2016 Russia confirmed supplying HEU to the FRM-II reactor in Germany
22. June 9, 2016 United States to export HEU fuel for Belgium's BR-2 reactor
23. April 8, 2016 Canada to shut down one of its SLOWPOKE reactors
24. April 1, 2016 Kazakhstan completed conversion of VVR-K reactor
25. March 22, 2016 Plutonium from Japan is shipped to the United States
26. January 28, 2016 U.S. National Academies report on reducing the use of HEU in research reactors
27. October 12, 2015 2014 civilian plutonium (and HEU) reports submitted to IAEA
28. May 26, 2015 Gamma research reactor at Kurchatov Institute is being decommissioned
29. February 18, 2015 United Stated to send 130 kg of HEU to France
30. January 6, 2015 No research reactor fuel was shipped to the United States since 2012
31. November 30, 2014 Russia completed conversion of Argus research reactor
32. October 7, 2014 Russia and the United States continue to discuss conversion of research reactors
33. October 7, 2014 United States prepares to restart TREAT reactor
34. September 29, 2014 Fresh fuel of VVR-K critical assembly removed from Kazakhstan
35. September 23, 2014 Some spent HEU fuel removed from Poland
36. September 8, 2014 Belgium extends reprocessing contract with Areva on research reactor fuel
37. May 14, 2014 US NRC releases report on the use of HEU in research reactors
38. April 4, 2014 Kazakhstan is working on conversion of IVG research reactor
39. February 3, 2014 Russia to return all HEU from Uzbekistan
40. January 30, 2014 Russia to supply HEU to research reactors abroad
41. January 27, 2014 Japan to return plutonium used in critical assembly to the United States
42. October 21, 2013 Shipments of research reactor fuel to the United States
43. September 18, 2013 Russia to supply HEU fuel for French research reactor
44. July 2, 2013 All highly-enriched uranium removed from Vietnam
45. June 24, 2013 Areva to supply fuel for FRM-II research reactor
46. April 5, 2013 All HEU removed from Czech Republic
47. April 4, 2013 HEU spent fuel of a Czech research reactor arrived in Murmansk
48. January 17, 2013 No date yet for PIK reactor start-up
49. December 11, 2012 All HEU removed from Austria
50. November 1, 2012 Spent HEU fuel removed from Uzbekistan
51. October 4, 2012 Russia to begin conversion of its research reactors to LEU in 2013
52. September 25, 2012 Maria reactor in Poland converted to LEU
53. May 9, 2012 Austria and Norway present a working paper on HEU minimization
54. May 8, 2012 Conversion of High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge delayed until 2020
55. April 27, 2012 U.S. to supply LEU for Belgian BR2 research reactor
56. April 2, 2012 U.S. reported to complete HEU shipment to France
57. March 16, 2012 Vietnam to return spent fuel of research reactor in Dalat to Russia
58. September 8, 2011 GAO report on U.S. ability to account for its nuclear material overseas
59. August 9, 2011 More delays for PIK reactor
60. July 5, 2011 Russia starts IBR-2 reactor after modernization
61. May 24, 2011 Start-up of PIK reactor further delayed
62. February 3, 2011 A bill to reduce use of HEU in Mo-99 production is introduced in the Senate
63. December 30, 2010 Fresh HEU fuel removed from Ukraine
64. November 9, 2010 Rosatom and DoE to study conversion of Russian reactors
65. October 29, 2010 South Africa's Nesca to supply all-LEU molybdenum-99 to the United States
66. October 12, 2010 Spent HEU fuel shipped from Poland
67. October 8, 2010 Russia to remove HEU fuel from Belarus
68. September 7, 2010 Failure of a research reactor in Egypt reported
69. August 25, 2010 South African company delivers Mo-99 produced with LEU
70. August 17, 2010 Canada completed repair of NRU reactor
71. July 27, 2010 Supply of Russian HEU to Western Europe
72. April 26, 2010 Update on shipments of research reactor fuel to the U.S.
73. April 14, 2010 Russia's commitment to remove research reactor fuel in 2010
74. April 12, 2010 Canada to return HEU from Chalk River to the United States
75. April 8, 2010 All HEU removed from Chile
76. April 7, 2010 Global inventory of HEU-fueled reactors, 2009
77. April 6, 2010 Ukraine pledged to remove all HEU by 2012
78. April 2, 2010 PIK reactor start-up delayed
79. March 11, 2010 U.S. to supply HEU for the High Flux Reactor in France
80. February 19, 2010 United States to send HEU to France for Belgian BR2 reactor
81. February 5, 2010 GTRI plans for FY2011
82. February 5, 2010 U.S. fissile material disposition programs in FY2011
83. February 3, 2010 NRC declined to restrict licensing of civilian use of HEU
84. January 26, 2010 Shipments of spent fuel of research reactors to the U.S.
85. January 26, 2010 PIK reactor is ready for start-up
86. January 15, 2010 Categorization of HEU fuel at Sandia
87. January 12, 2010 Almost all HEU removed from Turkey
88. December 23, 2009 Russia's reactor decommissioning plans
89. September 25, 2009 GTRI announces reactor conversions, fuel removals
90. September 15, 2009 NNSA announces conversion of research reactors
91. July 6, 2009 Moscow summit yields little visible progress on nuclear cooperation
92. June 30, 2009 Spent HEU fuel removed from Romania by air
93. June 27, 2009 Fresh HEU fuel removed from Romania
94. May 22, 2009 VVR-M reactor in Ukraine received LEU fuel
95. May 21, 2009 U.S. removes spent HEU fuel from Australia
96. May 19, 2009 Spent HEU fuel removed from Kazakhstan
97. May 15, 2009 NRU reactor at Chalk River Labs shut down for repairs
98. March 24, 2009 Update on GTRI strategy and numbers
99. February 19, 2009 Russia will bring back spent fuel from research reactor in Romania
100. September 8, 2008 Russia prepares to bring spent fuel from Hungary
101. July 18, 2008 Research reactors conversion in Russia
102. July 18, 2008 Spent HEU fuel removed from Bulgaria
103. July 16, 2008 Fuel from reactor in Hungary will be removed this year
104. June 2, 2008 Russia will work to remove spent fuel of a research reactor from Bulgaria
105. May 16, 2008 Spent HEU fuel removed from Latvia
106. January 12, 2008 TVEL will supply HEU fuel to Poland