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Ukraine / Situation Remains ‘Serious’ As IAEA’s Grossi Heads For Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe overall situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine remains “serious” due to potential water supply shortages, but there is no cause for “immediate danger”, said Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic…
Poland / Regulator Issues ‘General Opinion’ On First Nuclear Power Station Project
Source: NucNetPoland’s nuclear regulator PAA has issued a “general opinion” on a safety analysis submitted by nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) for its first nuclear power station in the northern Pomerania province. PEJ said…
Ukraine / IAEA Seeks Access To Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant To Verify Water Reservoir Levels
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert team should be allowed access to the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine to examine “discrepancies” between measurements of the height of the reservoir that is supplying…
Saudi Arabia’s Request for US Help with its Nuclear Program
Source: Neutron BytesThis week Saudi Arabia repeated this week its request for US assistance with its commercial nuclear power program during a visit by US Sec. of State Blinken. There are a lot of moving pieces in…
US / Senate Committee Approves Bill To Advance Leadership In Next-Generation Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe US Senate environment and public works committee has approved legislation aimed at speeding up the implementation of advanced nuclear reactors and promoting the US’s leadership in research and development in the next generation of…
Barakah / Final Testing Begins As Last Reactor Nears Commercial Operation
Source: NucNetOperational readiness preparations have begun at the fourth and final unit at the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates. Barakah owner Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) said the operations team at the…
US / DOE Announces Eight Recipients Of R&D Grants For Commercial Fusion
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has announced that eight private companies will receive a share of $46m (€42m) in funding as part of the Biden administration’s commitment to achieving a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion energy…
Pakistan / Regulator Issues Kanupp-3 Operating Licence As Testing Period Comes To End
Source: NucNetThe Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has issued an operating licence for the Kanupp-3 nuclear power plant, the newest of Pakistan’s six commercial power reactors. The licence was granted after a comprehensive review and inspection…
Belarus / Official Trial Operation Begins For Russia-Supplied Belarusian-2 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe Belarusian-2 nuclear power plant began trial operation on 31 May, a stage which will see reactor output increased to its maximum level, the operator said in a statement. The Belarusian nuclear power station said…
Ukraine / ‘No Immediate Threat’ To Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetThere is no immediate safety threat to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station from the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, according to Ukrainian and UN experts. The Ukrainian nuclear energy corporation, Energoatom, released a statement…
Palisades / Holtec Seeks Federal Help For US’s First Restart Of Shut-Down Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe owners of the shut-down Palisades nuclear power station in the US state of Michigan are hopeful that the federal government will approve approximately $1bn (€933m) to complement state funds from Michigan to restart the…
INL’s Marvel Micro Reactor Prepares for Testing
Source: Neutron BytesINL’s Marvel Micro Reactor Prepares for Testing Nuclear Startup Wants to Build a Commercial Version of Marvel China Halts Its Floating Nuclear Power Plan DOE Announces $50 Million for a Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program Key…
Russian VVER Projects / Atomstroyexport Completes Concrete Pouring For Akkuyu-1 And Rooppur-2 Containment Domes
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia’s Atomstroyexport has completed concreting of the inner containment domes for two of its overseas nuclear new-build projects, Akkuyu-1 in Turkey and Rooppur-2 in Bangladesh, parent company Rosatom said in two separate statements. The dome…
Constellation Invests in South Texas Project
Source: NewsConstellation has announced its acquisition of NRG Energy Inc.'s 44 percent stake in the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station.
Slovakia / Utility Announces Plans To Cooperate With France On ‘100% European Fuel Design’ For VVER Reactors
Source: NucNetSlovak utility Slovenske Elektrarne and French nuclear equipment manufacturer Framatome have signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear energy including working towards the development of a “100% European fuel design” for the EU’s Russia-designed VVER…
Poland’s Power Progress Gains with Plans for Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesPoland’s Power Progress with Nuclear Energy Westinghouse And Bechtel To Form Consortium To Design And Build Country’s First Nuclear Station Poland / State Control Over Strategically Important Nuclear Project Essential Advanced Reactors / NRC’s ACRS…
Hungary / European Commission Has Approved Changes To Paks 2 Nuclear Contracts With Russia, Says Foreign Minister
Source: NucNetHungary has received European Commission approval to amend contracts awarded nine years ago to Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom for new units at the Paks nuclear power station in central Hungary, foreign minister Peter Szijjarto…
Westinghouse and Bechtel Forge Powerful Partnership for AP1000 Nuclear Power Program in Poland
Source: NewsWestinghouse and Bechtel have joined forces to establish a formidable project team for the AP1000 Nuclear Power Program in Poland.
Poland / Westinghouse And Bechtel To Form Consortium To Design And Build Country’s First Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetWestinghouse and Bechtel will jointly form a consortium to design and build Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station in the northern province of Pomerania. An announcement on Thursday (25 May) said the two US companies…
Czech Republic / ČEZ Launches Tender For New Generators At Temelín Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetCzech state power company ČEZ has announced a tender worth “billions of Czech koruna” to change the generators at the two-unit Temelín nuclear power station in the south of the country. According to ČEZ companies…