Maintenance and repair activities have been completed in the turbine island of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR plant unit. Test production phase continues at 60 percent power level. At OL3 the sixty-percent power level equals an output of about 850 megawatt (MW). The nominal output rating of the Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 plant units is …
A majority of the German public are in favour of the continued operation of the country’s three remaining nuclear power reactors beyond the end of this year, the results of two opinion polls show. There is significant support for keeping the units running for up to another five years and even to construct new reactors …
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the United States, the European Union, as well as other countries imposed punishing economic sanctions in retaliation for its attack. The United States and the European Union (EU), which combined account for about half the global nuclear power capacity, could go one step further by cutting imports of Russian uranium …
All three steam generators for unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province have been installed over a five-day period, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The hoisting of the second steam generator took just 2 hours and 54 minutes, “setting a new record in the history of nuclear power”. Two …
Ansaldo Nuclear has been awarded a contract for the installation of key connections between existing and new facilities at the Sellafield site in Cumbria, England. It is the first contract awarded under Sellafield Ltd’s Programme and Project Partners new goods and services agreement. Under the contract – the value of which has not been disclosed …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has raised the possibility of lengthening the life of the country’s nuclear power stations. Berlin’s decision to get rid of the plants has come under question amid energy security concerns. The German chancellor on Wednesday said it might make sense to extend the lifetime of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants. Germany …
Georgia Power announced today a historic milestone in the completion of Vogtle Unit 3 near Waynesboro, Ga. – the receipt of the 103(g) finding from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This finding was confirmed in an official letter received by Southern Nuclear and signifies that the new unit has been constructed and will be operated in …
Germany’s last few remaining nuclear reactors could keep operating through the winter even though they are poised to close permanently by the end of this year, according to industry group Kerntechnik Deutschland. It’s possible that the three plants could generate power until spring in what’s known as ‘stretch-out mode’ that allows them to run at …
Finance Minister Christian Lindner has warned that Germany’s gas crisis could spark an electricity shortage. Despite opposition from his Green coalition partner, he is pushing for a delayed phaseout of nuclear power. The Isar-II reactor in Bavaria is due to be decommisioned at the end of the year German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Sunday called …
Russia’s Rosatom has awarded TSM Enerji the contract to undertake the remaining construction work at the $20 billion nuclear power plant it is building in Akkuyu in southern Turkey, the company said on Saturday. Akkuyu Nukleer, a Rosatom subsidiary that is building four reactors at the site on the Mediterranean, said it had signed the …
