Location of second Kazakh nuclear power plant announced
According to on the Minister of Justice’s website, a government decision was made on 26 January on the construction area, with the resolution entering into force on the day of…
Kursk II’s first unit reaches 40% capacity
By 13:00 local time on 30 January the unit was operating at a load of 408 MW, which is about 40% capacity for the VVER-TOI reactor. Pilot operation began the…
Yokogawa to supply Rolls-Royce SMR control systems
The scope of the agreement includes design engineering, validation and qualification, product hardware, building and testing the system, installation and commissioning of the SMR’s main control system. The project will…
Serbia discusses new nuclear with French development agency
Đedović Handanovic, pictured above, noted the existing cooperation agreement in the field of nuclear energy between the Serbian Government and France’s state-owned energy giant EDF, which included a preliminary technical study…
Darlington refurb completed ahead of schedule, under budget
Candu units are pressurised heavy water reactors designed to operate for 30 years before refurbishment. Refurbishment is a major undertaking: it includes the replacement of key reactor components such as…
KHNP seeks site for new nuclear power plant
“The bid for the new nuclear power plant candidate site will be promoted through a local government-led initiative,” Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said. Heads of local government have…
Robotisation saves 500,000 work hours, says Rosatom
ZiO-Podolsk, based in St Petersburg, has begun using a welding robot for supports for nuclear power plant heat transfer equipment. It plans to manufacture 164 supports – each involving about 80…
PEJ signs first loan agreement with US export credit agency
The agreement was concluded as part of the US Export-Import Bank’s (US EXIM’s) Engineering Multiplier Program (EMP), which aims to finance preparatory and engineering works for projects carried out with…
Type One Energy initiates licensing of fusion power plant
Type One Energy said it worked closely with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) to prepare the “first-of-a-kind” application for a byproduct…
Russia and Uzbekistan MoU on radioactive waste management
Having a radioactive waste management system is part of the development in Uzbekistan of a nuclear energy sector – Russia’s Rosatom is in the process of a project to build…
