Aalto University is taking part in a new project in which Finland's leading metals producers and research organisations are developing solutions for significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the metal processing industry. The project, Toward
11 February 2021
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Partially used irradiated fuel from the Finnish Reactor 1 (FiR1) in Espoo, Finland, has been transported to the USA for use in a TRIGA Mark I research reactor operated by the US Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado. Dismantling of the Finnish reactor, which was shut down in 2015, is scheduled to begin at the end of 2022.
FiR 1 fuel elements packed into an inner basket of a transport cask (Image: VTT)
The fuel, purchased by Finland in the 1960s and 1970s, still has a remarkable remaining utility value , VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland said. The USGS required additional fuel to continue operating its reactor, but the production of suitable fuel has been suspended for several years.
Three year read and publish agreement signed with VTT
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has signed its first open access (OA) transformative agreement in Finland.
The three year ‘read and publish’ agreement with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) enables the institution’s authors to publish open access in 58 hybrid IOPP and partner journals at no cost to authors at point of publication.
Articles will be published under an open licence (CC-BY), allowing authors to retain copyright. As well as barrier-free publication, researchers and students at VTT will have reading access to all IOPP journals.
Owned by the Finnish state, VTT is one of Europe’s leading research institutions. They advance the utilisation and commercialisation of research and technology in commerce and society.
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Producing Thermocell packaging material at VTT s pilot facilities
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