Plant Operations
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Modernisation And Well-Timed Outages See Czech Republic’s Temelín Plant Hit Production Record
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetModernisation and well-timed maintenance outages led electricity production at the two-unit Temelín nuclear power station in the South Bohemian region of the Czech Republic to record…
US Regulator Extends All Three Browns Ferry Nuclear Reactor Licences For 20 Years
Source: NucNetFederal power utility Tennessee Valley Authority announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licences for all three units at the Browns…
Opinion – Relicensing Diablo Canyon Puts It in Good Company
Source: Neutron BytesIn a world in which nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence of interest and action, the determined efforts of groups opposed to the relicensing of the…
Russia Shuts Down Reactor At Far East Bilibino Nuclear Power Station
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetRussia has shut down Unit 2 of the four-unit Bilibino nuclear power station in the far eastern region of Chukotka as the site begins the final…
Framatome Wins Contract To Upgrade Digital Control Systems At US Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome has been awarded a contract to upgrade several digital control systems at Energy Northwest’s Columbia nuclear power station in the US state…
Taiwan Edges Closer To Nuclear Return As Ministry Approves Feasibility Report
Source: NucNetState-owned utility Taipower is expected to submit plans for restarting two of Taiwan’s shut-down nuclear power stations by March 2026, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)…
Hokkaido Governor Announces Backing For Restart Of Tomari-3 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe governor of Hokkaido prefecture in northern Japan announced on 28 November his support for the planned restart of Unit 3 at Hokkaido Electric Power Company’s…
DOE Approves $1.0 Billion Loan to Constellation for Reactor Restart
Source: Neutron BytesConstellation Closes DOE Loan for $1 billion to Restart 835 MW Reactor Constellation Energy Generation announced that the Department of Energy has approved a $1.0 billion…
Ukrainian Nuclear Power Stations Operating At Reduced Power After Military Attack
Source: NucNetTwo Ukrainian nuclear power stations have been operating at reduced capacity for the past 10 days after a military attack damaged an electrical substation critical for…
TVO Launches Venture To Use Olkiluoto Nuclear Station Waste At Combined Heat And Power Plant
Source: NucNetPower company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and energy company Rauman Biovoima Oy are to cooperate on a venture to use waste generated at the Olkiluoto nuclear…
South Africa’s Koeberg-2 Gets Green Light To Operate For Additional 20 Years
Source: NucNetSouth Africa’s nuclear regulator has approved operation of the 930-MW Koeberg-2 unit near Cape Town for a further 20 years of operation until 9 November 2045,…
Spain’s Energy Ministry Confirms Request For Almaraz Nuclear Plant Extension
Source: NucNetSpanish energy companies Iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy have requested to extend the operational life of their two-unit Almaraz nuclear power plant by about three years, until…
European Investment Bank Lends €90 Million For Upgrade Of Olkiluoto Nuclear Reactors
Source: NucNetThe European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Finnish energy supplier Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) €90m ($104m) to upgrade the Olkiluoto-1 and -2 nuclear power plants in…
Power Supply Restored To Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant After Month-Long Outage
Source: NucNetThe Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station was successfully re-connected to Ukraine’s electrical grid on Thursday (23 October) after a month-long outage, following repairs carried out under the…
Chief Nuclear Operators Discuss Operational Excellence At WANO Forum In Budapest
Source: NucNetChief nuclear operators meeting at a forum in Budapest, Hungary, have agreed the next steps members will take with support from the World Association of Nuclear…
Work To Restore Offsite Power To Zaporizhzhia Expected To Begin Soon, Says IAEA’s Grossi
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi said on 15 October that he expects repairs to start soon to restore offsite power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia…
Fuel Loading Begins At Zhangzhou-2 Nuclear Power Plant In China
Source: NucNetFuel loading has begun at Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station under development in Fujian province, eastern China, after owner China National Nuclear Corporation…
Process Set In Motion To Restore Offsite Power At Zaporizhzhia, Says IAEA
Source: NucNetA process had been set in motion to help restore external electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following frequent contact with both sides in recent…
Engie Shuts Down Belgium’s Tihange-1 Nuclear Plant After 50 Years
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetBelgium’s Engie-Electrabel shut down the Tihange-1 nuclear power plant at 23:21 local time on Tuesday, 30 September, disconnecting it from the grid after 50 years of…
WANO Leaders Meet In Zurich To Review Nuclear Plant Performance
Source: NucNetSenior leaders from nuclear power plants and utilities worldwide met in Zurich, Switzerland, for the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) 2025 site vice presidents and…