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Agreement Sets Up Cernavoda 3 & 4 Development
Source: NewsRomanian nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday that it had signed a preliminary investors agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for the development of two new units at the Cernavoda NPP.
Kyrgyzstan Considering Moratorium On Uranium Exploration And Mining
Source: NucNet10 May (NucNet): Kyrgyzstan’s parliament is considering the introduction of a moratorium on the exploration, development, and mining of uranium deposits in the Central Asian republic, a statement by parliament said earlier this week. …
German Nuclear Groups Merge To Form New Industry Association
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet10 May (NucNet): The German Atomic Forum (DAtF) and the nuclear industry group WKK have merged to form a new association called Kerntechnik Deutschland, or KernD. …
Britain Goes Coal-Free For One Week With Key Role For Nuclear
Source: NucNet9 May (NucNet): Britain has gone an entire week without using coal to generate electricity for the first time in modern history, with low-carbon generation – which includes nuclear power – accounting for 49.6% of…
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Be Permanently Shut Down In September
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet9 May (NucNet): The single-unit Three Mile Island nuclear plant is to be permanently shut down by the end of September, its owner announced yesterday. …
Framatome Contracted For Fuel Trial At Calvert Cliffs NPP
Source: NewsFramatome said it had signed a contract to deliver two full fuel assemblies using the company’s industry-leading Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (EATF) solution to Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant with delivery expected in…
Final Trials Begin At Chernobyl Spent Fuel Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet8 May (NucNet): Final system-wide trials have begun at an interim spent nuclear fuel processing and storage facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, project developer Holtec International said. …
Cold Testing Underway At Fuqing Unit 5
Source: NewsChina National Nuclear Corporation said that cold hydrostatic testing was initiated at the end of April for Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 5, the first of two HPR1000 reactor under construction at the site.
Deloitte Study: The Widespread Economic Benefits Of Europe’s Nuclear Energy Industry
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet7 May (NucNet): A high nuclear power capacity of 150 GW by 2050 – up from about 118 GW today – would result in widespread economic benefits throughout the EU, sustaining more than one million…
Uncertainty Over US Uranium Investigation ‘Hindering Activity,’ Says Kazatomprom
Source: NucNet7 May (NucNet): Uncertainty surrounding potential trade restrictions in the US continues to hinder contracting activity for uranium, Kazatomprom has said. …
Novovoronezh 2-2 Supplies First Electricity To Grid, Says Russia
Source: NucNet6 May (NucNet): Unit 2 of the Novovoronezh 2 nuclear power station in southwest Russia has supplied electricity to the country’s grid for the first time, Rosenergoatom, the operating subsidiary of state nuclear corporation Rosatom,…
Electricity From Micro Reactors Will Cost Less Than Diesel Generators, Says NEI Report
Source: NucNet3 May (NucNet): The cost to generate electricity from the first micro reactor will be less than the same costs for diesel generators at between $0.14/kWh and $0.41/kWh, the Washington-based Nuclear Energy Institute says in…
UK Must Set Zero-Emissions Target For 2050 And Use Low-Carbon Nuclear, Say Official Advisers
Source: NucNet2 May (NucNet): The UK government must immediately set a legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 with a fourfold increase in renewable energy complemented by “firm low-carbon power options”…
Nuclear’s Contribution In Europe Will Fall Without Policy Changes, Says IEA Head
Source: NucNet1 May (NucNet): Nuclear power is Europe’s largest source of low-carbon electricity, but its contribution is set to fall sharply and without policy changes and three-quarters of Europe’s ageing nuclear fleet could be decommissioned by…
France Plans To Delay Shutdown Of Some Nuclear Plants By 10 Years
Source: NucNet30 Apr (NucNet): France will delay by 10 years the shutdown of some of its nuclear power plants in order to fulfil president Emmanuel Macron’s aim of making the country carbon-neutral by 2050, the government…
DOE Says Tunnel 2 At Hanford Site Is Stabilized
Source: NewsWorkers at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington have completed the filling a second waste storage tunnel with engineered grout, significantly reducing the risk of a collapse and possible release of radioactive materials, the Department…
Framatome Lands Gosgen NPP Modernization Contract
Source: NewsFramatome of France announced on Tuesday that it had been awarded a contract to modernize the reactor protection system at the Gosgen Nuclear Power Plant operated by the Swiss utility Kernkraftwerk Gosgen-Daniken AG. The reactor…
TVO Brings Forward Olkiluoto Outages To Remove Damaged Fuel
Source: NucNet30 Apr (NucNet): Finnish power company TVO has brought forward annual outages at the Olkiluoto nuclear power station by four days because of the need to remove damaged fuel from Olkiluoto-2. …
EBRD Declares Chernobyl Confinement Dome Complete
Source: NewsAfter 72 hours of testing, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) declared the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site to be completed.
Agreement Sets Stage For Start Of Remedial Work At Kyrgyzstan Uranium Sites
Source: NucNet29 Apr (NucNet): A grant agreement signed between the Kyrgyz authorities and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has “set the stage” for the start of remedial work at two uranium legacy sites in…