An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a follow-up nuclear security advisory mission to Switzerland. The International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission concluded Switzerland has strengthened its nuclear security regime since a mission in 2018. IPPAS missions are intended to assist IAEA member states in strengthening their national nuclear security …
France’s power sector is under fresh scrutiny as maintenance on several of the country’s critical nuclear reactors continues just as Europe braces for another winter, when regional heating demand typically peaks. Nuclear reactors generate 65% to 70% of France’s electricity, which is the highest share of nuclear generation globally and has historically enabled France to …
Switzerland plans keeping nuclear plants in use longer than previously expected over fears of electricity shortages, mirroring a broader trend of European countries revisiting the potential of atomic energy. The country decided to exit nuclear power in 2017, but didn’t set a date to shut down its four plants, which are supposed to run as …
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved an extension of the operating lifetimes of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai nuclear power plant nearing 40 years since the start of operation. The approval will allow the company to extend the lifetimes of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the plant in …
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 …
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 …
It has been six months since the regular electricity production of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit started. Actually, it’s been a bit more than six months, as OL3 began regular electricity production on April 16. OL3 has been supplying electricity to the national grid for even longer. A significant date in history is …
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced it has signed an agreement with Canada’s Candu Energy and Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare to jointly carry out a refurbishment of unit 1 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. Candu units are pressurised heavy water reactors designed to operate for 30 years, with a further 30 years …
Spot electricity price reaches six-week high in France Strike started Wednesday, will last until Friday evening French spot power prices reached a six-week high on Thursday as output was curbed by an Electricite de France SA strike over pay. The labor action curbed hydropower production by 150 megawatts on Thursday morning, and output was also lowered at the Belleville …
Nuclear power generation at EDF’s French reactors in September rose 47.8% year on year to 26.9 terawatt hours (TWh), the utility said. EDF’s website said total nuclear generation in France since the start of the year was 233 TWh, up 11.4% from the same period last year thanks to optimisation and control of the maintenance …
