Industry News

2020-07-17

Romania restarts approach to new Cernavoda units

Romania plans to create a Strategic Coordination Committee for the project to build units 3 and 4 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, according to a notice in the government’s official gazette on 14 July.
2020-07-16

UAE completes construction of Barakah 2

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has completed the construction of unit 2 of the Barakah nuclear power plant.
2020-07-15

Novovoronezh II-1 switches to longer fuel cycle

Russian regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a permit for the pilot operation of unit 1 of the Novovoronezh II plant in an extended fuel cycle mode of 18 months.
2020-07-14

Candu unit sets North American operating record

Darlington unit 1 has set a new Canadian and North American nuclear record with 895 consecutive days of unbroken operation.
2020-07-14

UK government support for modular reactor deployment

The UK government has announced an investment of GBP40 million (USD50 million) in the development of advanced modular reactors (AMRs) and small modular reactors (SMRs).
2020-07-09

Russia plans first dedicated medical isotope facility

The Central Design and Technological Institute (TISC) has started work on plans to build Russia's first radiopharmaceuticals manufacturing facility.
2020-07-07

JRC to assess nuclear's inclusion in EU Taxonomy

Foratom, the European nuclear trade body, has welcomed the European Commission's decision to appoint its Joint Research Centre (JRC) as the group of experts that will assess nuclear under the sustainable finance taxonomy.
2020-07-06

NEA study sets scene for reducing nuclear costs

Building new nuclear capacity does not need to be risky or expensive, a new report from the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has found.
2020-07-03

Containment building of first Akkuyu unit takes shape

The installation of the second tier of the reactor building's internal containment has been completed at unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in Mersin province, southern Turkey.
2020-07-02

LTO essential for cost-effective climate benefits of nuclear

More governments must introduce policies to support the long-term operation (LTO) of nuclear power plants to maximise the environmental, employment and economic benefits they bring, the World Nuclear Association said June 30 on the publication of its new technical position paper The Enduring Value of Nuclear Energy Assets.

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