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Russia Announces Start Of Construction At Generation III+ Kursk 2-2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet15 Apr (NucNet): Workers have poured first concrete for construction of the Kursk 2-2 nuclear power unit in western Russia, state nuclear corporation Rosatom confirmed to NucNet today. …
Tepco Begins Spent Fuel Removal From Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 3 Cooling Pool
Source: NucNet15 Apr (NucNet): The operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station has begun removing fuel from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. …
EDF Could Delay Flamanville-3 Again After Experts Call For Weld Repairs
Source: NucNet12 Apr (NucNet): EDF is likely to delay next year’s planned commercial operation of its Flamanville-3 EPR unit in northern France following expert recommendations to repair eight faulty pipe welds. …
Key Work Completed On Inner Containment At Russia’s Kursk 2-1
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet11 Apr (NucNet): The first section has been installed of the inner containment for Unit 1 at the Kursk 2 nuclear power station western Russia, state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. …
Okuma's Reopening Gets Mixed Response
Source: NewsSome of the evacuees from the town of Okuma, west of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power disaster site, have been invited to return to their homes, which have been declared safe for habitation, Japanese media…
EDF Awards Telent Tech With IT Contract For Hinkley Point C
Source: NewsTelent Technology Services Ltd in Britain announced this week it had been awarded a six-year contract to supply the communications and IT infrastructure at Hinkley Point C (HPC), slated to be the UK’s first nuclear…
Finland’s TVO Announces Further Delay To Olkiluoto-3 EPR Project
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet10 Apr (NucNet): Commercial operation of the Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant in southwest Finland could be delayed by a further two months after utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj announced today that the plant supplier is reviewing…
Sweden Should Assess Contribution Of Nuclear To Energy Security, Says IEA Report
Source: NucNet10 Apr (NucNet): Sweden should assess the contribution of nuclear power up to 2040 and the impact of potential early closures on the country’s energy security, a report by the International Energy Agency says. …
Vogtle Unit 2 Returns To Service With Accident Tolerant Fuel
Source: NewsOperators at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant returned Unit 2 to service April 3 complete with the world’s first full-length test assemblies, known as accident tolerant fuel, containing both pellets and claddings, Southern…
Uzbekistan Has Begun Site Selection For First Nuclear Plant, Says IAEA
Source: NucNet9 Apr (NucNet): Uzbekistan has begun the process to select a site for a nuclear power plant and aims to grant a site licence in September 2020, local officials have confirmed, according to the International…
Core Catcher Frame Installed At Rooppur NPP Unit 2
Source: NewsThe reinforced frame of the core catcher, weighing 58 tons, and the embedded part for the core catcher, weighing 7.5 tons, have been installed for Unit 2 of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh, Rosatom Corporaton's…
TVA's SMR Project Clears NRC Hurdle
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission declared Monday there were no environmental impact issues that would prevent the agency from issuing permits for the small modular reactor project at the Clinch River Site in West Oak Ridge,…
Nuclear Fusion ‘Ticks All The Boxes’ For A Future Energy Source, Says Paper
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet8 Apr (NucNet): The world is running out of options for generating sustainable, safe, CO2-free, baseload electricity, but the one option that “ticks all the boxes” for the future is nuclear fusion, a paper published…
Russia to Build Four 1200 MW VVER at Two Sites in China
Source: Neutron BytesRussia’s Atomstroyexport has confirmed the schedule for four new Generation III+ VVER nuclear power units to be built at the Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear sites in China. Both sites are located on China’s eastern coastline.…
Private Fusion Company Urges UK Government To Encourage More Investment
Source: NucNet5 Apr (NucNet): The UK-based fusion energy company Tokamak Energy has urged the government to do more to encourage stronger private investment in the sector. …
Russia Confirms Schedule For Four New VVER Units In China
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet4 Apr (NucNet): Russia’s Atomstroyexport has confirmed the schedule for four new Generation III+ VVER nuclear power units to be built at the Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear sites in China. …
Bulgaria Court Rejects Appeal Against Kozloduy Environmental Impact Assessment
Source: NucNet4 Apr (NucNet): A five-member panel of Bulgaria’s supreme administrative court has rejected appeals against the environmental impact assessment for the construction of a new nuclear power plant at the Kozloduy site in the north…
Canada’s Regulator Receives First Licence Application For Small Modular Reactor
Source: NucNet3 Apr (NucNet): Canada’s nuclear regulator has received the country’s first licence application to build a small modular nuclear power reactor. …
Argentina Still Negotiating Terms For Two New Reactors With China, Says Official
Source: NucNet3 Apr (NucNet): Argentina is still negotiating the terms of a Beijing-funded project to build the Atucha-3 nuclear power plant in Buenos Aires province, a government official said on Tuesday, adding that China’s indigenous Generation…
SMR Site License Application Submitted In Canada
Source: NewsGlobal First Power (GFP) said this week it had submitted an application for a License to Prepare Site for a potential Micro Modular Reactor project slated for Chalk River Laboratories, a Canadian Nuclear Laboratories facility…