The team of the Rooppur NPP, which is now being constructed in Bangladesh following the Rosatom State Corporation’s project, has arrived to the Novovoronezh NPP to undertake their practical training. The first group of seven has already started the classes. This practical training for the Bangladeshi specialists is held under the bilateral agreement, according to …
Amid a Europe-wide debate over the future of nuclear power in a renewable energy future, Spain has rolled out a schedule to close its seven nuclear power plants. This move comes as the government proposes an ambitious clean energy plan to shift away from fossil fuels completely by 2050. Spain’s main electricity providers have reached …
Romania’s nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica is close to signing an agreement with Chinese partner China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) and CGN’s European subsidiary on setting up the joint company that will develop two new reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear plant. Next week, Nuclearelectrica’s shareholders will mandate the company’s management to sign the contract, Profit.ro reported. The …
Saudi Arabia plans to issue a multi-billion-dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear power reactors and is discussing the project with U.S. and other potential suppliers, three sources familiar with the plans said. The world’s top oil exporter wants to diversify its energy mix, adding nuclear power so it can free up …
The state-run energy corporation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lodged a protest against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s decision to remove experts from the Barakah nuclear plant, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) sent a letter to the Korea Electric Power Corp., which controls the KHNP, in January to express …
Infrastructure firm Tata Projects Wednesday said it has bagged order worth around $321 million from Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). “This 2X700 MW power plant order valued around $321 million is the company’s third contract in the nuclear power sector,” Tata Projects said in a statement. The scope of work involves construction of main plant buildings and structures, …
Saudi Arabia is nearing completion of its first nuclear reactor, satellite images of the facility show, triggering warnings about the risks of the kingdom using the technology without signing up to the international rules governing the industry. The research facility is located in the southwest corner of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in …
China will begin construction on several new nuclear power projects this year, according to Liu Hua, deputy minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration. Liu’s announcement — made Monday during the China Nuclear Energy Sustainable Development Forum in Beijing and later reported by Economic Information Daily — marks …
Miles down the road The most serious accident in a U.S. power plant occurred 40 years ago, and even though the small radioactive releases had no detectable health effects, the emergency helped heighten awareness and oversight. A combination of equipment malfunctions, design-related problems and worker errors led to the Three Mile Island reactor’s partial meltdown …
China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year if project approval processes return to normal as expected in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said on Monday (Apr 1). “That should be enough to meet our country’s 2030 development plans,” Yu Jianfeng said, speaking …
