Radiation News Roundup May 29, 2016 Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom has stopped removing spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine because bills have been unpaid, said nuclear decommissioning executive Oleg Kryukov. rt.com More than a thousand new power reactors may come up by 2050 as the world looks at alternate power sources to cut on carbon emission, a top official said on Monday. business-standard.com Global nuclear power plant vendors have improved their designs and worked on issues like reprocessing of spent fuel to enhance the safety standards following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, a top official of the World Association of Nuclear Operators said today. economictimes.indiatimes.com The Wynne government in Ontario is considering spending more than $300 million to patch up Canada’s oldest nuclear generating station in hopes of keeping it running for another eight years or more. It’s kind of like deciding to buy new tires, a new transmission and a new windshield for your 20-year-old Buick LeSabre, except this mechanical dinosaur is a giant nuclear plant located in the heart of our largest urban area. thestar.com
