Nuclear News Roundup May 05, 2017

The commercial start-up of the first of four nuclear reactors that South Korea's KEPCO is building in United Arab Emirates is set to be delayed because the local operating company is not ready to run the reactors, a nuclear industry source said. Reuters.com

Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (Vatesi) said today it had issued a permit for the start of commercial operation of the country's new interim used fuel storage facility. The announcement followed State Enterprise Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's (INPP's) successful completion yesterday of hot tests with ten new design casks. The company has demonstrated it is ready to operate the facility safely, Vatesi said. World-nuclear-news.org

The Global Nexus Initiative (GNI), a policy group formed by the Partnership for Global Security and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), has released a report stating that the “significant changes are required,” in both technology and governance in order for the nuclear power industry to capitalize on its role as a carbon-free energy producer in a time of global warming. Nuclearstreet.com

With communities refusing to come forward to host the by-product of Japan's nuclear energy industry, the Japanese government is drawing up a map of the most suitable locations for underground repositories. Dw.com