Nuclear News Roundup Jul 25, 2018

Nuclear News Roundup Jul 25, 2018

Russia is interested in cooperating with South Africa in peaceful use of nuclear energy, including construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in this country, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. Tass.com

A mechanical failure that caused the suspension of Australian manufacture of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generators has been addressed, but resumption of production is still some weeks away, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) said on 20 July. ANSTO is continuing to import generators of the medical isotope from the USA.  World-nuclear-news.org

India is in active talks with French and US companies on projects to build new nuclear power plants at Jaitapur and Kovvada, the country's minister of state, Jitendra Singh, has confirmed to parliament. World-nuclear-news.org

French nuclear industry supplier Framatome said it had reached a major milestone in its review of documentation at the Le Creusot forge and that it was ramping up production at the facility where the company believes trust in its reliability is on the upswing. Nuclearstreet.com

Russia is interested in cooperating with South Africa in peaceful use of nuclear energy, including construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in this country, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. Tass.com

A mechanical failure that caused the suspension of Australian manufacture of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generators has been addressed, but resumption of production is still some weeks away, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) said on 20 July. ANSTO is continuing to import generators of the medical isotope from the USA.  World-nuclear-news.org

India is in active talks with French and US companies on projects to build new nuclear power plants at Jaitapur and Kovvada, the country's minister of state, Jitendra Singh, has confirmed to parliament. World-nuclear-news.org

French nuclear industry supplier Framatome said it had reached a major milestone in its review of documentation at the Le Creusot forge and that it was ramping up production at the facility where the company believes trust in its reliability is on the upswing. Nuclearstreet.com