The continued operation of the Loviisa nuclear power plant is safe and meets legal requirements, the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) has concluded following a review of operator Fortum’s first periodic safety assessment of the two-unit plant. world-nuclear-news.org
An Australian parliamentary committee today recommended ratification of a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement that will permit the export of Australian uranium to Ukraine, subject to the development of a contingency plan for loss of regulatory control of the material. world-nuclear-news.org
Mid-American Conversion Services, a joint venture melding the talents of Westinghouse Electric, Atkins and Fluor, has been given the green light to take over operations of the U.S. Department of Energy’s depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion facilities in Kentucky and Ohio. nuclearstreet.com