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Partnership Formed To Increase Isotope Production in Canada
Source: NewsCanadian electricity company Bruce Power said Tuesday that it had joined forces with Isogen and BWXT ITG Canada, Inc. (BWXT) in an effort to advance a ‘Made in Ontario’ partnership that will produce isotopes needed…
Santee Cooper / Judge Approves $520 Million Summer Nuclear Station Settlement
Source: NucNetA South Carolina state judge approved a $520m settlement in a customer class action lawsuit against state-owned utility Santee Cooper over increased rates for a failed nuclear construction project. The judge signed off on the…
India / Kakrapar-3 Indigenous PHWR Achieves First Criticality
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetUnit-3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power station in Gujarat state, western India, achieved first criticality on 22 July at 09.36 local time, the country’s Department of Atomic Energy confirmed. First criticality means the plant achieved…
Mexico / Ministry Gives Go-Ahead For Laguna Verde-1 Licence Renewal
Source: NucNetMexico’s energy ministry has authorised the renewal of the operating licence for Unit 1 of the Laguna Verde nuclear power station for an additional 30 years to 2050, by which time the unit will have…
Russia / Leningrad 2-2 Generation III+ Plant Enters Physical Startup Phase
Source: NucNetThe first fuel assembly has been loaded into the reactor of the Leningrad 2-2 nuclear power plant and the physical startup process begun, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced. Rosatom said physical startup of the…
Czech Govt / CEZ Deal for New 1200 MW Reactor at Dukovany Nears Finish Line
Source: Neutron BytesCzech Govt Deal with CEZ for New 1200 MW Reactor at Dukovany Expected Soon Romania / Prime Minister Sets Up Committee To Consider New Cernavoda Units Other Nuclear News UAE Completes Unit 2 of Barakah…
Advanced Reactors / Capex Of $3,000/kW Represents ‘Attractive Investment’
Source: Neutron Bytes(NucNet) Advanced nuclear power reactors that cost less than $3,000/kW in capital expenditure will represent an attractive investment and create the most value for plant owners, a new study has found. The latest study, by…
Bangladesh / Russia Completes Hydraulic Tests On Rooppur-1 RPV
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetHydraulic tests have been completed on the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power station under construction in Bangladesh, Russian nuclear equipment manufacturer Atomenergomash said. The tests on the 330-tonne RPV…
US / Biden’s $2 Trillion Clean Energy Plan Includes Nuclear
Source: NucNetPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has released a $2 trillion clean energy plan designed to achieve a carbon emissions-free energy sector by 2035. The plan includes keeping existing nuclear energy plants in operation. Mr…
Turkey / Russia Completes Hydraulic Tests On Akkuyu-1 RPV
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetHydraulic tests have been completed on the reactor pressure vessel for the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power station under construction in Turkey, Russian equipment manufacturer Atomenergomash said. The tests on the 330-tonne RPV…
Russia / Audit Of Main Reactor Equipment Complete At Leningrad 2-2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe audit of main reactor equipment has been completed at the Leningrad 2-2 nuclear power plant under construction in western Russia, with the unit now ready to enter the physical startup stage and scheduled for…
Barakah Unit Two Construction Completed
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in Abu Dhabi said Wednesday that construction at Unit 2 of the four-unit Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has been completed.
Darlington Unit 2 Overhaul Is Done
Source: NewsA thorough refurbishment of Unit 2 at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station has been completed and the unit is now reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid. Ontario Power Generation announced the unit was now ready to provide…
First Fuel Load Completed At Tianwan 5
Source: NewsThe China National Nuclear Corporation said this week it had achieved a significant milestone with the completion of first-time fuel loading for Unit 5 at the Tianwan nuclear power plant facility.
NuScale / Company Completes Second Submittal For Vendor Design Review
Source: NucNetNuScale Power has completed its second submittal to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a pre-licensing vendor design review of its small modular reactor design. The US-based company said completion of the vendor design review…
Barakah / Enec Announces Completion Of Construction At Unit 2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetEmirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has completed construction of Unit 2 of the Barakah nuclear power station and officially handed it over to subsidiary Nawah Energy to prepare for commercial operation. Enec said in a statement…
UK / New Consortium Calls On Government To Approve Sizewell C
Source: NucNetA new British industrial consortium formed by 32 companies is calling on the government to approve the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station, saying it will boost the country’s post Covid-19 recovery by injecting billions…
Spain / Regulator Says Nuclear Facilities Operated Safely In 2019
Source: NucNetSpain’s nuclear regulator, the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), has submitted its annual report to the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, saying that nuclear and radioactive facilities in Spain functioned safely in 2019. CSN said…
Vogtle / Key Tests Complete At Unit 3, Commercial Operation Scheduled For 2021
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe structural integrity and integrated leak rate tests have been completed at the Vigtle-3 nuclear power plant under construction in the US state of Georgia, demonstrating that the containment vessel meets construction quality and design…
Czech Republic / Agreement On New Dukovany Unit To Be Signed ‘Within Weeks’
Source: NucNetA general framework agreement between the government and state utility ČEZ detailing plans for the construction of a new nuclear power plant at the Dukovany nuclear site in the Czech Republic could be signed within…