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 …
The steel containment dome was successfully hoisted into place at the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China’s island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. The reactor building for the ACP100 – also referred to as the Linglong One – consists of three parts: the internal …
Cold hydrostatic testing has been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, the first of two Hualong One reactors under construction at the site. The tests mark the first time the reactor systems are operated together with the auxiliary systems. Cold functional tests are carried out to confirm …
The second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was put into commercial operation on 1 November. Together with the first unit the new nuclear power plant will provide about 40% of the country’s electricity needs. The first power unit – also a Russian VVER-1200 reactor – was connected to the grid in November 2020 and, …
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 …
CEZ Group’s Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary of ČEZ, has received final bids for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Dukovany from three bidders. The suppliers submitted a binding bid for Dukovany Unit 5 and non-binding bids for the other three units. US-Canadian Westinghouse, French EdF and Korean KHNP had until …
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 …
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 …
