Bulgaria starts formal process to find investor for Belene project

The Bulgarian government has invited strategic investment in the Belene nuclear power plant project. The “call for expressions of interest for a strategic investor and/or acquisition of a minority shareholding and/or purchase of electricity” was published in the Official Journal of the European Union yesterday. Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania EAD (NEK) has developed a project for …

Kakrapar nuclear power reactor to be synchronised with grid next week

The first 220 MW nuclear power plant at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS-1) will be synchronised with the grid next week and power generation will be increased after that, a senior official of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said. The KAPS-1 unit/reactor attained criticality, or initiation of controlled self sustaining nuclear fission chain …

IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review at China’s Qinshan 1 Nuclear Power Plant

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a review of long term operational safety at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 in China on 10 May. The SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) follow-up review mission was requested by the plant’s operator, Nuclear Power Operations Management Co (CNNO), a …

Nuclear deal between China, Russia worth $1.7b

Chinese and Russian nuclear companies will sign a deal worth more than $1.7 billion for the No.3 and No.4 reactors at the Xudapu Nuclear Plant using Russian technology, accelerating  Sino-Russian cooperation on nuclear energy. Construction of two reactors at the Xudapu Nuclear Plant in Huludao, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, is scheduled to start in October …

Control room at Karachi power plant now operational

The main control room of the Unit 2 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, China’s self-developed third-generation HPR1000 demonstration project in Pakistan, was declared operational on April 28, according to an announcement by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The landmark achievement was followed up by the commissioning of the digital control systems (DCS) of Karachi …

Egypt presses ahead with nuclear power

Egypt’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has approved the site of al-Dabaa in the first step of the licensing process required to build a nuclear station. The ENRRA oversees nuclear activities in Egypt to ensure the safety and security of people, property and the environment from the risk of radiation. The nuclear power station at al-Dabaa will be built …