http://www.nuclearinst.com en-gb Nuclear Institute. All rights reserved. Thu, 17 May 12 16:16:58 GMT Thu, 17 May 12 16:16:58 GMT Nuclear Institute Headlines IBIS by Webree.com Ltd. 20 http://www.nuclearinst.com/uploads/NuclearInstitute/siteimages/NI_Logo.jpg http://www.nuclearinst.com Unit 1 at the UKs Oldbury plant - the worlds oldest operating nuclear power reactor - has been closed after 44 years of power generation. Construction of a new plant is planned at the site. News http://www.nuclearinst.com/ibis/Nuclear Institute/news/352506/29/2/2012/oldbury-plant-enters-retirement 29/02/2012 17:20:42 Engineering alliance Engineering the Future (EtF) has published a series of best practice guides for the nuclear new build supply chain and related industries. News http://www.nuclearinst.com/ibis/Nuclear Institute/news/352505/29/2/2012/engineers-publish-nuclear-best-practice-guides 29/02/2012 17:09:14 A significant part of the land at both the Oldbury and Berkeley nuclear power plant sites in the UK can now be used for other purposes following the decision by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). News http://www.nuclearinst.com/ibis/Nuclear Institute/news/352461/29/2/2012/land-released-for-re-use-at-magnox-sites 29/02/2012 09:52:14 Steel columns and a concrete wall are to be installed in a room beneath the fuel pond of unit 4 to help support the weight of water in the damaged building. A space behind these will be filled with grout to form a solid mass in support of the pond. News http://www.nuclearinst.com/ibis/Nuclear Institute/news/336617/5/5/2011/improvements-for-fukushima-physical-protection- 05/05/2011 15:04:57 A crack in a system of concrete trenches and tunnels has been identified as a possible route through which water has been leaking to the sea from Fukushima Daiichi unit 2. Work is under way to seal the crack. News http://www.nuclearinst.com/ibis/Nuclear Institute/news/335778/4/4/2011/leakage-traced-to-crack-in-fukushima-shaft- 04/04/2011 15:29:08