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The complexities of irradiated graphite
11 April, 2024
Since the world’s first reactor, graphite has been used as a moderator in multiple nuclear plant designs so that today the world has accumulated a quarter of a million tonnes of irradiated graphite. It’s a major waste management challenge.

Nuclear Energy Summit attracts world leaders
26 March, 2024
World leaders gathered in Brussels at the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Summit was the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on the topic of nuclear energy. It followed inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stocktake agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December 2023 and the launch of the IAEA’s Atoms4NetZero initiative.

Russia and Hungary confirm progress at Paks II
14 March, 2024
Following talks in Budapest, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, and Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade Peter Szijjártó confirmed that work on the construction of new power units at the Paks NPP (Paks II) is proceeding at a rapid pace. The Paks II project was launched in 2014 by an inter-governmental agreement between Hungary and Russia for two VVER-1200 reactors (units 5&6) to be supplied by Rosatom. The contract was supported by a Russian state loan to finance the majority of the project.

IEA Ministerial Meeting stresses energy security and clean energy transition
15 February, 2024
The International Energy Agency's (IEA's) 2024 Ministerial Meeting and 50th Anniversary event, co-chaired by France and Ireland, emphasised a commitment to safeguard energy security while speeding up clean energy transitions. The meeting, which was attended energy and climate ministers representing some 50 countries, sought to increase cooperation with major emerging economies, including talks with India on its request for full membership, and the establishment of a regional cooperation centre in Singapore.

Five EPC companies express interest in Kozloduy expansion project
06 February, 2024
Kozloduy NPP subsidiary, Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild (KZNPP-NM - Kozloduy NPP Novi Mostnosti) has announced that five companies have expressed interest in building units 7&8 at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP under an EPC (engineering, procurement & construction) contract. KZNPP-NM invited expressions of interest in January with applications to be submitted by 2 February.

Czech government extends nuclear tender to four reactors but excludes Westinghouse
06 February, 2024
The Czech government has decided to amend its tender for new nuclear to binding offers for up to four reactors, rather than one and invited bids only from Électricité de France (EDF) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). The third bidder, Westinghouse, was not included because it "did not meet the necessary conditions".

Estonian working group assesses nuclear energy potential
04 January, 2024
The final report pf Estonia’s Working Group on Nuclear Energy has concluded that the introduction of nuclear energy would support the achievement of climate objectives, security of supply and stability of the energy system.

Ukraine regulator agrees extension for dismantling of Chornobyl sarcophagus
12 December, 2023
The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has extended by six years the licence relating to dismantling the most unstable parts of the shelter hastily constructed over unit 4 of the Chornobyl NPP (ChNPP) in the 206 days following the 1986 explosion 1986 accident that destroyed the reactor. Work to dismantle and stabilise the sarcophagus is currently conducted inside the New Safe Confinement (NSC) built to enclose the damaged facility.

Rolls-Royce unveils model of space microreactor
07 December, 2023
Rolls-Royce unveiled a nuclear Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model at the UK Space Conference in Belfast. It is part of the UK Space Agency backed research programme to deliver an initial demonstration of a UK lunar modular nuclear reactor. In March, Rolls-Royce secured funding of £2.9m ($3.65m) from the UK Space Agency to support research into how nuclear power could be used to support a future Moon base for astronauts.

COP28: 22 countries target tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050
05 December, 2023
At the 28th Conference of the Parties to the original 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), 22 countries signed a declaration supporting tripling nuclear energy capacity by 2050. The document was signed by the heads of state, or senior officials, from Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the USA. China and Russia did not sign, although they have the world’s fastest growing and most ambitious nuclear power programmes.

French government and EDF reach agreement on nuclear electricity pricing
17 November, 2023
Following several months of negotiations, the French government and EDF have agreed a price for nuclear electricity. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told a press conference that the agreement “lays the foundations for new French nuclear regulation and brings EDF into the 21st century”. It guarantees a reference price level of around €70 ($75) per MWh for nuclear electricity with a ceiling of €110/MWh.

IAEA’s 29th Fusion Energy Conference attracts 2000 participants
17 October, 2023
Opening the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 29th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2023) in London, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi began by wishing a happy 40th anniversary to the Joint European Torus (JET) which operates at Culham near Oxford. Jet was “the first tritium experiment in Europe, breaker of scientific records, producer of generations of accomplished scientists and engineers, and a true magnet for international collaboration,” he said.

France and NEA host conference to promote nuclear energy
02 October, 2023
The Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference, organised by the French Ministry for Energy Transition and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Paris, resulted in two communiques signed by energy ministers and industry representatives emphasising the need for nuclear energy.

IAEA upgrades database on discharges of radionuclides from nuclear installations
15 August, 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) database on Discharges of Radionuclides to the Atmosphere & the Aquatic Environment (DIRATA) has been enhanced this year with additional data, such as radionuclide-specific annual discharges, and new user-friendly features.

Russia offers fuel design for Western PWRs
28 July, 2023
Experts from Rosatom's fuel company TVEL presented details at an international nuclear fuel conference of Russian-designed TVS-K fuel for Western-design pressurised water reactors (PWRs). Specialists from TVEL at the Water Reactor Fuel Performance Meeting, which incorporated the TopFuel conference, in Xi'an, China, described developments in fuel for Russian-designed VVER reactors and for small modular reactors.

Bulgaria and Ukraine agree to energy co-operation
12 July, 2023
Bulgarian Energy Minister Rumen Radev and Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the field of energy during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Sofia. The two ministers noted that the MOU aims at broad development of energy cooperation “to support the economic and infrastructural development of the whole region”. The MOU provides for cooperation in nuclear energy, gas, green energy and energy transition including smart networks.

Dealing with cracking in the French nuclear fleet
05 July, 2023
EDF is confident about fixes it is implementing to address the problem of defects in safety injection and residual heat removal system pipework in French pressurised water reactors. The problem is mainly due to stress corrosion cracking, but in recent months thermal fatigue defects have also been encountered.

CGN releases Sustainable Development Report
30 June, 2023
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has released its 2023 Sustainable Development Report at a press conference in Paris. The report was presented in three languages, Chinese, English, and French. CGN Director Li Li noted that, as an international clean energy company, CGN “is committed to nuclear power as its cornerstone while actively pursuing the development of clean energy sources including nuclear, wind, and solar power”.

Iran says no IAEA cameras are operating at its Natanz facility
21 June, 2023
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has rebutted media reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Tehran had agreed to reinstall 10 monitoring cameras at the Natanz nuclear complex in central Iran. AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said the reactivation of IAEA cameras had taken place at a nuclear plant in Isfahan, which he defined as a “centrifuge manufacturing facility”. He said that Natanz had been incorrectly identified by various media sources as the site.

US supports opening of NuScale's Energy Exploration Centre in Romania
17 May, 2023
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (UPB) have launched a NuScale Power Energy Exploration Centre (E2 Centre) at the University’s Faculty of Energy Engineering. It includes a control room simulator for NuScale’s VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant. It is the first E2 Centre to be established outside the USA. The first E2 Centre was opened at Oregon State University in 2020.