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2022-09-02

IAEA’s Grossi and team at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and his team of inspectors arrived at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.
2022-09-01

Expansion of South Korean waste repository begins

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction of the second phase near-surface disposal facilities for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste at Gyeongju in South Korea's North Gyeongsang province.
2022-08-31

IAEA mission heads for Zaporizhzhia

Following months of negotiations, a team of the IAEA experts and inspectors - led by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi - is on its way to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine to ensure nuclear safety and security there.
2022-08-30

Contract signed for El Dabaa turbine islands

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) will construct some 80 buildings and structures at the four units of Egypt's first nuclear power plant as well as procuring and supplying equipment and materials for the turbine islands.
2022-08-29

Slovakia's Mochovce 3 permitted to start up

The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ÚJD) has issued the final authorisation for commissioning of unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant.
2022-08-26

Collaboration for Rolls-Royce SMR deployment in the Netherlands

Rolls-Royce SMR has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch nuclear energy development company ULC-Energy BV to collaborate on the deployment of Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) power plants in the Netherlands.
2022-08-25

Holtec ramps up SMR programme, eyes 2029 startup

Holtec International says it has "significantly boosted" its clean energy R&D budget and now aims to bring the first SMR-160 online as early as 2029 - a year ahead of its previous schedule.
2022-08-23

Pilot TRISO fuel manufacturing plant opens in Tennessee

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has declared open the Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility, which will produce the first fuel for testing and qualification for use in the company's advanced Micro Modular Reactor (MMR).
2022-08-18

Chinese EPR resumes power supply after extended outage

Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province offline has been reconnected to the electricity grid after having been offline for more than a year following the discovery of damaged fuel rods.
2022-08-17

Milestone reached as Darlington refurbishment is ahead of schedule

Fuel channel installation has been completed at Darlington unit 3, and the unit is now expected to return to service by late 2023 - several months earlier than planned.

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