Radiation News Roundup October 20, 2014 The government called on Friday for utilities to swiftly decide whether to scrap aging reactors that would be particularly vulnerable in the event of a natural disaster. mainichi.jp The Dutch government will provide a loan so that necessary upgrades can be made to enable the aging Petten research reactor to operate for a further ten years, by which time its replacement should have started up. world-nuclear-news.org Iran has still not implemented all the nuclear transparency measures it had agreed to carry out by late August, the head of the UN atomic energy agency said on Monday, suggesting little headway in an inquiry into suspected bomb research. businessinsider.com.au EDF Energy said two twin reactors in Britain, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool will operate at 75 percent to 80 percent of their previous capacity for as long as two years due to fears that excessive heat in the boilers could cause cracks to develop. nuclearstreet.com
