Plant Operations
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Flamanville-3 / Long-Delayed Nuclear Plant Connected To National Grid, EDF Announces
Source: NucNetFrance’s flagship nuclear power plant at Flamanville in Normandy has been connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay, state nuclear operator EDF…
Romania / Nuclearelectrica Signs €1.9 Billion Main Contract For Cernavodă-1 Lifetime Extension
Source: NucNetRomanian state-owned nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica has signed the main engineering, construction and procurement contract to extend the life of Unit 1 at the Cernavodă…
Netherlands / IAEA Review Team Provides Recommendations To Improve Further LTO At Borssele
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency team provided 15 recommendations and suggestions to further improve safe long-term operation (LTO) at the Borssele nuclear power station in the…
Brazil / Eletronuclear To Invest $550 Million As Angra-1 Gets Approval To Operate Until 2044
Source: NucNetBrazil’s National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) has approved the long-term operation of the Angra-1 nuclear power plant to 2044, extending its life to 60 years, with…
Diablo Canyon Manages Nuclear Reactor Paperwork with AI
Source: Neutron BytesDiablo Canyon Manages Nuclear Reactor Paperwork with AI Oklo to Acquire Atomic Alchemy to Expand into Radioisotope Market Oklo Sets Plans to Power Data Centers with…
China / Cold Testing Completed At Sanao-1 Hualong One Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetCold hydraulic testing has been completed on the primary and secondary circuits of Unit 1 of the Sanao nuclear power station in the eastern Chinese province…
Japan Restarts / Shimane-2 Nuclear Plant Ready To Return To Service On 7 December
Source: NucNetJapanese regional utility Chugoku Electric Power has told the Nuclear Regulation Authority that it plans to restart Unit 2 at its Shimane nuclear power station in…
Japan / Onagawa-2 Restart Brings Number Of Nuclear Reactors Online To 13
Source: NucNetJapan’s Tohoku Electric Power has restarted Unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear station after additional safety construction work delayed the process. The long-delayed restart of the…
Japan / Takahama-1 Set To Become First Nuclear Plant To Operate Beyond 50 Years
Source: NucNetJapan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday (16 October) approved the Takahama-1 nuclear power plant to continue operations for the next 10 years, making it the country’s…
Japan / Restarts Continue With Shimane-2 Due Back Online In December
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetJapanese regional utility Chugoku Electric Power Company said its Shimane-2 nuclear power plant in Shimane Prefecture, southwest Japan, will restart in early December, a move that…
Canada / Regulator Approves Pickering Operation To End Of 2026 As Refurbishment Plans Advance
Source: NucNetThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) request to continue operating Pickering units 5 to 8 to the end of 2026,…
Sizewell B / EDF Begins Major Outage With Operation Until 2055 Still Undecided
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetPower utility EDF has begun a major overhaul of the Sizewell B nuclear power station in southeast England with work set to cost £75m (€65m, $71m)…
Japan / New Economy Minister Calls For ‘As Many Reactor Restarts As Possible’
Source: NucNetJapan will need to maximise the use of existing nuclear power plants as AI and data centres are expected to boost electricity demand, the new economy…
Palisades / US DOE Announces Closing Of $1.5 Billion Loan Guarantee For Nuclear Plant Restart
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the closing of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52bn (€1.37bn) to Holtec Palisades to help finance the restoration and…
India / Rajasthan-7 PHWR Achieves First Criticality With Commercial Operation Expected This Year
Source: NucNetUnit 7 at the Rajasthan nuclear power station in northwest India has achieved first criticality after receiving clearance from the regulator. First criticality for the indigenous…
Microsoft Inks 20 Year PPA with Constellation to Reopen TMI-1
Source: Neutron BytesConstellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) announced that it will restart TMI Unit 1 to provide 835 MW of carbon emission free nuclear power. Under an agreement with Microsoft,…
US / Constellation Announces Plans To Restart Unit 1 At Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetUS-based utility Constellation Energy has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with Microsoft, a 20-year deal that will also restart the long-shuttered Unit 1…
Turkey Point / US Regulator Upholds License Renewals For Two-Unit Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reinstated the expiration dates for the subsequent renewed licenses for the two commercial reactor units at the Turkey Point…
South Africa / IAEA Highlights Need For Further Work On Koeberg Nuclear Station LTO
Source: NucNetThe operator of South Africa’s Koberg nuclear power station needs to continue its work to ensure that programmes supporting long-term operation (LTO) are fully implemented for…
Finland / Fortum Loads Westinghouse Fuel At Loviisa In Move Away from Russia
Source: NucNetFinnish utility Fortum has loaded the first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse into Unit 2 of the Loviisa nuclear power station as it…