Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - August 2021

The Weekly Nuclear/Radiological Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program and provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

August26

Afrique du Sud	Afrique du Sud : la société Jacobs prolongera de 20 ans la durée de vie de la centrale nucléaire de Koeberg
Allemagne/France	Nucléaire : un dernier train de 100 containers de déchets radioactifs allemands va traverser la France
Argentina	Argentina looks to China and Canada for support to build two new NPPs
Argentina	Argentina advances with plans to build two new nuclear power plants
Bénin	Coopération / L’ANSR sensibilise les structures utilisatrices de sources ionisantes sur les normes et règlements du secteur
China	Whatever happened to China’s revolutionary molten salt nuclear reactor program?
China	Fuel loading under way at China's HTR-PM
Czech Republic	Czech nuclear tender could be launched by end-2021, says minister
États-Unis	Fusion nucléaire : avancée américaine « historique » vers cette source d'énergie propre
Finlande	Nucléaire : débuté en 2005, le calvaire de l'EPR finlandais joue les prolongations
France	Transition énergétique: "Pas de Green Deal sans nucléaire" prévient Thierry Breton
France	Nucléaire : l'ASN autorise et encadre le démantèlement du réacteur Rapsodie
France	Moselle : un incident a été signalé à la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom
France	La centrale nucléaire de Chooz va pouvoir redémarrer son réacteur numéro 2
Germany	Hundreds of cubes of Nazi uranium are missing
IAEA	IAEA launches new phase in renovations to build labs fit for the future
IAEA	Strategically harnessing the full potential of research reactors
IAEA	IAEA Breaks Ground on Training Centre to Counter Nuclear Terrorism
Iran	Nucléaire iranien : nouvelles inquiétudes
Japan	Why Japan Is Dumping Water From Fukushima Into the Sea
Japon	Centrale nucléaire de Fukushima: les eaux de refroidissement seront acheminées à 1km des côtes
Monde	Production électrique mondiale : pour la première fois, l'éolien et le solaire dépassent le nucléaire
Royaume-Uni	Des batteries aux diamants radioactifs pour résoudre la gestion des déchets nucléaires ?
Russia	Wildfires Near Russia’s Nuclear Research Center Spark State of Emergency
Suisse	Maintenir (et développer) la filière nucléaire en Suisse: une question d’autonomie
Suisse	Un démantèlement à trois milliards de francs
Ukraine	A Tchernobyl, un nouveau site de stockage du combustible nucléaire usé
Ukraine	Mapping Radiation in Chernobyl
United States	Excavation of radiological waste delayed by 1 year at nuclear site in Parks
United States	‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried on a popular California beach

August19

Belgique	Sabotage de la centrale nucléaire Doel 4 : l'enquête s'est clôturée sans inculpation
Canada	Nuclear waste-storage research gets $3.3M grant
Canada	Démanteler Gentilly-2 maintenant ?
Canada	Le débat sur l’enfouissement des déchets nucléaires continue à Ignace
Canada/Royaume-Uni	Le canadien General Fusion lance les travaux de son tout premier démonstrateur de fusion nucléaire au Royaume-Uni
Canada	Canada's nuclear reactors may not be fit for service
Egypt	President Sisi instructs applying int'l safety standards at Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant
États-Unis	Fusion nucléaire : une « avancée historique » réalisée par un laboratoire américain
France	Centrale nucléaire de Golfech : un incident met à l’arrêt une unité de production électrique
France	Un salarié légèrement contaminé à Fessenheim
France	Dix ans après Fukushima, où en est la centrale de Nogent-sur-Seine ?
Ghana	Nuclear power would accelerate AfCFTA prospects – NPG Executive Director
IAEA	Striving to Make a Difference: A Trailblazer Woman’s Career in Nuclear Safety
IAEA	Ion Beams Enable Developments in Quantum Technology
Iran/États-Unis	Washington critique à nouveau l'activité nucléaire iranienne
Iran	UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal
Iran	Iran accelerates enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, IAEA says
Iran	Iran Confirms IAEA Report Saying It Has Accelerated Production Of Highly Enriched Uranium
Iran	Europeans express ‘grave concern’ over IAEA report on Iran
Japan	Operator confirms smoke at Japanese nuclear power plant, no leaks detected
Japan	Japan halts inspection of nuclear plant after suspected data tampering
Japan	Radioactive snakes may monitor Fukushima fallout
Japan	How the Fukushima nuclear disaster is propelling Japan into a new age of hydrogen energy
Kazakhstan	Brand New High Tech Storage Site For Radiation Waste Opens in Almaty
Global	Nuclear energy to improve healthcare services and food production
Russia	Leningrad nuclear plant advances on decommissioning its eldest reactor
Global	Small Reactors, Big Future for Nuclear Power
South Africa	Jacobs selected for Cape Town nuclear plant refurbishment
South Africa	Editorial: Ramaphosa’s nuclear question
Sweden	Vattenfall awards contract to dismantle Ringhals 1 and 2 nuclear reactor tanks
Switzerland	Flyability launches the Elios 2 RAD drone for nuclear inspections
Taiwan	Phasing out nuclear power in Taiwan
Ukraine	Ukraine to stop exporting used nuclear fuel to Russia by 2025
UAE	FANR has built a strong nuclear and radiological regulatory infrastructure in UAE for protection of the public and environment: Annual Report 2020
United Nations	Global climate objectives fall short without nuclear power in the mix: UNECE
United States	Crews start emptying radioactive waste from massive, leak-prone Hanford tank
United States	US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal
United States	US National Labs recycle radioactive source
United States	US laboratory to re-use legacy radioactive source
United States	Radioactive water spill prompts investigation at Los Alamos lab
United States	TEAM SOLVES MYSTERY OF HOW BACTERIA CLEAN UP RADIOACTIVE WASTE
United States	How the 'sponge' made by the bacteria Geobacter soaks up uranium
United States	Harnessing the Power of Uranium To Treat Diseases Like Cancer
United States	US criticizes Iran nuclear work amid talks break

August12

China	China begins work on $17bn Xudabao nuclear power station
France	Nucléaire : il a réduit notre dépendance énergétique après-guerre
France	Essais nucléaires français : et l’Algérie dans tout ça ?
France	Une unité de la centrale nucléaire s’est mise en arrêt
IAEA	China Opens Asia's First Facility to Treat Medical Wastewater Using Electron Beam Technology
IAEA	IAEA to Host Nuclear Energy Events in the Run Up to the Pre-COP26 Climate Meeting
Iran	How Iran’s research reactors prove the nuclear deal is still working
Iran	L’Iran pourrait construire une bombe nucléaire en seulement DIX SEMAINES alors que le « boucher de Téhéran » prend le pouvoir, prévient Israël
Japan	Does Japan offer rich pickings for SMRs?
Japan	Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
Global	La course aux petits réacteurs nucléaires est lancée
Monde	Les objectifs climatiques ne seront pas atteints si l'énergie nucléaire est exclue, selon un rapport de la CEE-ONU
Namibia	Namibia: Using Radioactive Markers to Assess the Scope and Condition of Groundwater Resources
Pologne	programme nucléaire polonais. Les États-Unis coopèrent avec la France
Roumanie	La Roumanie avance dans son projet d'expansion de sa centrale nucléaire
Russie	Feu vert pour un mini-réacteur nucléaire en Sibérie
Russia	Arctic SMR plans make progress
Russia	Icebreaker Reactor Approved for Ground-Based Nuclear Plant
Russia	Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship returns to Arctic after troublesome year
Russia	Russian nuclear submarine accident at Chazma Bay remembered
South Africa	Jacobs selected for Cape Town nuclear plant refurbishment
United States	U.S. is concerned about China’s growing nuclear arsenal, Blinken tells Southeast Asian officials
United States	Pennsylvania to require landfills to test for radiological contaminants
United States	Nuclear power is key to the future of green energy in South Texas
World	Global climate objectives fall short without nuclear power in the mix: UNECE

August5

Belgique	Démanteler les centrales nucléaires et gérer les déchets : une facture de 40 milliards d'euros
Canada	Canada Strengthens Nuclear Collaboration with Romania
Canada	Canadian Nuclear Laboratories partners with company to advance fusion energy
Canada	Small module reactors can help Canada meet sustainability goals, expert says
China	China Says It's Closing in on Thorium Nuclear Reactor
China	China Hongyanhe nuclear plant unit meets commercial operation conditions
China	Damaged nuclear reactor shut down for maintenance at China's Taishan plant
China	A New Tunnel Is Spotted At A Chinese Nuclear Test Site
Chine	La Chine stoppe finalement un réacteur après l’incident à l’EPR de Taishan
Egypt	PROJECTS: Russia begins equipment production for Egypt's first nuclear power plant
France	Un dysfonctionnement à l’origine d’une fuite à la centrale nucléaire du Blayais
IAEA	New IAEA Guidance in Emergency Preparedness and Response
IAEA	IAEA completes inspection of Ukraine’s Zaporozhye NPP
IAEA	What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power
Iran/Israel	COLUMN:As nuclear negotiations stall, Iran and Israel wage secret war: Peter Apps
Iran	Iranian living in Montreal charged for allegedly exporting lab equipment to Iran
Japan	Inside Fukushima a decade after tsunami, nuclear disaster
Japan	IAEA says Japanese data on Fukushima marine samples is accurate
Japan	Monitoring Fukushima radiation on land and sea
Namibia	Deep Yellow potentially onto second Namibian uranium discovery
Russia	Russia starts 1st major part of Dabaa nuclear plant
Russia	Moscow aims to build four more floating nuclear plants by 2026
Russia	Nuclear energy at the centre of Russia-Nigeria cooperation
Russia	Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish Waters
Russia	Leningrad II undergoes safety inspection
UAE	UAE’s Federal Authority reviews Barakah Nuclear Power Plant progress
United Kingdom	Britain Rethinks Letting China Enter Its Nuclear Power Industry
Ukraine	The Chernobyl NPP fills and seals first module at ISF-2 storage
United States	Radioactive material missing en route to Michigan, NRC says
United States	Report: Some Los Alamos nuclear waste too hazardous to move
United States	Nuclear plants to get $6 billion lifeline in infrastructure deal

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Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - August 2021