NRC News 8/20/2018

Leading Stories

Sweden calls for nuclear reactors to be shielded from hot weather

Reuters, Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, August 20, 2018

Sweden’s nuclear energy regulator SSM has asked plant operators to produce plans in the coming months to shield their reactors from harmful hot weather, its director told Reuters on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-nuclear-weather/sweden-calls-for-nuclear-reactors-to-be-shielded-from-hot-weather-idUSKCN1L51QE

China promoting own technical standards to aid nuclear push overseas

Reuters Staff, August 9, 2018

China’s State Council wants to promote the use of China’s nuclear industry’s independent technological standards worldwide, aiming to play “a leading role” in the global standardization process by 2027.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-nuclear-standards/china-promoting-own-technical-standards-to-aid-nuclear-push-overseas-idUSKBN1KV05O

The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, August 9, 2018

Six years after decommissioning USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy is still figuring out how to safely dismantle the ship. The General Accounting Office estimates the cost of taking apart the vessel and sending the reactors to a nuclear waste storage facility at up to $1.5 billion, or about one-eighth the cost of a brand-new aircraft carrier.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/