Ukraine Buys Nuclear Fuel for $213 Mln in Six Months of 2017

KYIV. Aug 22 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in January-June this year purchased nuclear fuel for a total of $212.808 million. According to the State Statistics Service, during this period Ukrainian nuclear power plants purchased Russian fuel for $130.076 million, Swedish products worth $82.732 million. Thus, the share of purchases of nuclear fuel by Ukraine in January-May …

Russia set to finish Akkuyu nuclear plant licensing by year-end

Russia hopes to finalize all necessary licenses and permits for Akkuyu, Turkey’s first nuclear plant, by the end of the year, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said. Contracting parties are working to obtain the last of the licenses for Akkuyu, Novak told state-run Anadolu Agency over the Aug. 19-20 weekend. Russia’s Rosatom and Turkish consortium Cengiz-Kolin-Kalyon …

Long-delayed Finnish reactor OL3 on track, fourth unit possible

EURAJOKI, Finland (Reuters) – Finland’s long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor is on track to start production in December 2018 as it nears a comprehensive test phase, the plant’s project director said on Thursday. The third reactor at Olkiluoto, an island in Eurajoki on Finland’s western coast, is running almost a decade behind its original schedule, …

Russia to Help China Build Plant’s Nuclear Fuel Loading System by Next Summer

According to Rosatom, nuclear fuel loading into unit 4 of China’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is planned for summer 2018. LIANYUNGANG (China) (Sputnik) – Nuclear fuel loading into unit 4 of China’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) built with Russian participation is planned for summer 2018, a project leader at one of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom’s enterprises told Sputnik. At …

Restart delayed for Kyushu Electric’s nuclear reactors

Screening fell behind, causing domino effect for Japanese utility FUKUOKA — The anticipated restart of two nuclear reactors in southwestern Japan looks to be postponed from fall to winter, with the possibility of being pushed back even further to next year. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power‘s Genkai nuclear facility, deactivated following …

Turkey to expand capacity to meet energy needs with 3 nuclear power plants in action

Striving to diversify energy supply channels as much as possible, Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants between 2023 and 2030, which are expected to provide 10 percent of domestic electricity consumption, Energy Minister Albayrak said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak delivered an extensive elaboration of Turkey’s national energy strategy, featuring the …

Long-Term Potential of Nuclear Power Remains High: IAEA Report

Nuclear power’s long-term potential remains high, although its global expansion is projected to slow down in coming years, according to a new IAEA report on International Status and Prospects for Nuclear Power 2017. The decline compared to previous projections is mainly on account of early retirement or lack of interest in extending life of nuclear power …