Today in Nuclear

Tuesday 20 October

• Homestake seeks NRC approval of alternate groundwater limits at Grants

  Contaminant levels have fallen since remediation began in 1977 but progress stalled in the early 2000s, the company's application says.

  ANS Nuclear NewswireWaste
  

• DOE fills first 33-million-gallon Savannah River waste unit with grout

  SDU 6, approved in 2012, took its first waste shipment in 2018; six more mega-volume units are planned at the South Carolina site.

  ANS Nuclear NewswireWaste
  

• Aura Energy targets year-end FID for 1.8 Mlb/yr Tiris uranium project

  Bankable study gives the Tiris project an NPV of USD500.3 million, attributable share USD425.3 million, on USD349.8 million of development capital.

  World Nuclear NewsUranium
  

• IAEA six-member mission finds UAE response to Barakah power loss effective

  The May 17 drone strike cut off-site power to Unit 3; the mission ran October 12–20 at the UAE government's request.

  International Atomic Energy AgencyRegulation