Industry News

2018-02-21

Russia's Rostov 4 enters pilot operation

Russian regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a licence for the final stage of the start-up procedure - pilot operation - at unit 4 of the Rostov nuclear power plant, which is near the city of Volgodonsk.
2018-02-20

Green light for next Darlington refurbishment

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) can proceed with the refurbishment of Darlington unit 3 after receiving the go-ahead from the province's Ministry of Energy. Refurbishment of Darlington unit 2 has now passed the half-way mark.
2018-02-07

Unterweser gets decommissioning approval

German utility PreussenElektra has announced that the decommissioning and dismantling of the Unterweser nuclear power plant (KKU) can now start, following approval from the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection. The approval is pursuant to Section 7 (3) of Germany's Atomic Energy Act.
2018-02-06

Leningrad II-1 brought to minimum power

Russia has today brought unit 1 of the Leningrad Phase II nuclear power plant to the minimum controllable power level, state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced. The assembly of the reactor vessel for the unit, which is in Sosnovy Bor in western Russia, was completed in early January.
2018-01-31

NJ files new legislation recognising nuclear benefits

New Jersey legislators have filed an amended version of a bill that would recognise the environmental and fuel diversity attributes of the state's nuclear power plants after a previous version stalled at the end of the last legislative session. Meanwhile, the state is taking steps to underline its commitment to the goals of the Paris climate change agreement.
2018-01-19

Russia and Sri Lanka plan nuclear energy cooperation

Russia and Sri Lanka have held talks this week on establishing cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nikolay Spassky, deputy director general of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, met with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Susil Premajayantha, respectively Sri Lanka's minister of power and renewable energy and minister of science, technology and research, on 16-17 January.
2018-01-15

Lift nuclear ban, MCA tells Australian government

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has repeated its call for the Australian government to lift a ban on the development of nuclear power. Australia must reform its taxation, industrial relations, environmental and energy policies to shield the nation from future economic downturn and deliver stronger economic growth, the council said in its pre-Budget submission to the federal government.
2018-01-11

Framatome and CNNC seek closer collaboration

France's Framatome and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a protocol for the development of global strategic cooperation. They have also renewed a contract under which Framatome will supply nuclear fuel components to CNNC.
2018-01-08

Chinese plant produces AP1000 reload assemblies

"The specifications of the components met the technical requirements and provide guarantee for the subsequent safe and stable operation of the Sanmen nuclear power plant," China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said today.
2017-11-29

First marine nuclear reactor will be ready by 2020

Hubei province has completed the technical design of its offshore nuclear power station and will soon start its construction, with the first marine reactor to be delivered in 2020.

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