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Bruce Power completes unit 3 defuelling ahead of schedule
Crews at Bruce Power have completed the defuelling of unit 3, 18 days ahead of schedule. The unit was shut down in early March in order to begin its Major Component Replacement...
Restart of Ringhals 4 faces further delay
While the start-up of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP is ongoing, power generation from the unit is not now expected to start until 1 April, according to plant owner/operator...
Bulgaria to continue imports from Russia for Kozloduy NPP
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a derogation from European Union (EU) sanctions on Russia and will be able to import the materials and spare parts necessary for its...
US DOE issues guidance for second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit programme
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued guidance for the second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) programme for NPPs at risk of closing or have already been shut...
Bruce Power begins component replacement
Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has shut down unit 3 in order to begin its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage. The refurbished unit is scheduled to come back online in 2026.
Further delays for OL3
Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP (OL3) will now resume electricity production 25 February with regular electricity...
Bruce Power 4 returns to service
Unit 4 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has returned to service following a successful 98-day planned maintenance outage, which represented a $130 million investment in the life extension...
More delays for French reactors
Electricite de France (EDF) has extended maintenance outages at three nuclear reactors, adding to the difficulties in power supply in France and neighbouring countries as winter approaches.
Steam generator replacement completed at US Watts Bar NPP
The Steam Generating Team (SGT) - a joint venture between Framatome and United Engineers & Constructors - has completed the steam generator replacement project at unit 2 of the...
Upgrades completed at Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP unit 3
Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP has said that two circulation conduits serving unit 3 have been upgraded during the recently completed scheduled preventive maintenance outage....
Slovenia’s Krško NPP undergoes upgrade: IAEA assesses emergency preparedness
A maintenance and refuelling outage is under way at the Krško Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia, operating company NEK has announced. All overhaul works, involving some 45,000...
Strikes delay restart of French reactors
A representative of France's FNME-CGT (National Federation of Mines and Energy) trade union has revealed that some workers at EDF's nuclear plants had resumed their strike over...
Dukovany unit 3 shut down for refuelling and maintenance
Czech power company ČEZ has said that unit 3 of the Dukovany NPP has been shut down for refuelling and maintenance. The reactor will receive 90 fresh fuel cartridges and technicians...
Vattenfall extends outage of Sweden’s Ringhals 4
Swedish utility Vattenfall has delayed the restart of unit 4 at the Ringhals NPP by two months to 31 January 2023. "The unforeseen required repairs are taking more time than...
Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 reconnected to the grid
The EPR reactor at unit 3 at Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP (OL3) was reconnected to the national grid on 29 August following an 11-hour outage caused by a measurement error in a...
China restarts Taishan 1 after a year of repairs
Unit 1 at China’s Taishan NPP in Guangdong province - the world's first operating EPR reactor – has been reconnected to the grid, China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said in a...
Olkiluoto 3 restarts following repairs
The maintenance and repair work on the turbine side of the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP has been completed, according to plant owner-operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj...
France to increase monitoring of EDF’s NPPs
France is to intensify monitoring of EDF's power reactors to ensure there is sufficient electricity production for next winter, an Energy Ministry official has told Reuters....
Olkiluoto 1 restarts operation
A damaged fuel element was removed from the reactor at unit 1 of Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP during maintenance lasting about a week and replaced with a new one, plant operator...
