The Krško nuclear power plant was shut down in early October after the discovery of a leak in the primary circuit connection system pipeline. Operator Nuklearna elektrarna Krško (NEK) says that following further investigation and analysis, a decision has been taken replace the complete pipeline segment from the reactor vessel to the first valve. The …
The decision by the regional authorities to determine the territorial scope – on both land and sea – of Poland’s first nuclear power plant in the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality in Pomerania means that Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has received the right to use the area for preparatory work. The proposed plant, to be built on …
French utility EDF warned on Thursday of extra outages at its Cattenom 1 (1.3 GW) and 2 (1.3 GW) reactors to save about six months worth of fuel before their next scheduled refuelling stops in 2025. “As of today Cattenom 1 will have to save a quantity of fuel equivalent to 160 days of full …
Just a few hours after a new Speaker of the House of Representatives was elected on October 25, the White House sent a list of funding priorities for “critical domestic needs” to Congress for consideration as legislators restart the stalled annual appropriations process. Those priorities include $2.2 billion for low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) enrichment capabilities. And to ensure that investment in domestic HALEU enrichment pays off, the White House is also calling for a long-term ban on enriched uranium from Russia. If you build it, the money will come? The Department of Energy …
Bulgaria has taken the first steps towards the construction of two additional reactors at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, which will add combined capacity of 2,300 megawatts (MW), Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said on Wednesday. The energy ministry will begin selection of a contractor for the design, construction and commissioning of the seventh new power …
The Biden administration unveiled on Wednesday a $56 billion domestic spending request that would funnel billions of dollars into disaster response, child care, national security, aid for lower-income Americans and other programs. The supplemental funding request comes a week after the White House asked Congress for $105 billion for a separate national security package that includes military …
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Eslami said, “In the implementation of the 20-year document of the Atomic Energy Organization, the nuclear fuel cycle and the development of mining industry activities are on the agenda. Yesterday, we started the operation of the 12th mine in West Azerbaijan.” As regards …
The circular overhead crane in the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey has been put into operation. The first components of the fuel reloading system have also been delivered, TVEL says. The polar crane has a lifting capacity of 390 tonnes, a diameter of 41.5 metres with the weight of the …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd started loading the first fuel into the core of the pressurised heavy water reactor unit on 20 October, after receiving permission from India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. Kakrapar 4 – also referred to as KAPP-4 – is one of two Indian-designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) being …
Bruce Power has formally notified Canadian regulators of its intent to launch an Impact Assessment (IA) for potential new nuclear generation on the Bruce Power site. Days after announcing the launch of an Expression of Interest process to explore technology options for up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at its existing site, the …
