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Unit 4 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has returned to service following...
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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...
Jacobs awarded contract extension to support UK Net-Zero transition
US-based Jacobs has been awarded a two-year extension to its Stations Services Agreement (SSA) with EDF Nuclear Generation (EDF), operator of the UK's NPPs. This includes supporting...
Olkiluoto NPP trials fuel assemblies with 3D-printed components
During the refuelling outage at unit 2 of Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP, two fuel assemblies with 3D-printed foreign strainers were introduced into the reactor, plant...
Canada’s Bruce A units closed for vacuum building outage
Canada’s Bruce Power’s Bruce A generating station closed all four operating units (1-4) on 9 May for its planned vacuum building outage (VBO).
Belarus 1 closed for maintenance as unit 2 prepares for start-up
Unit 1 at the Belarusian NPP was put into scheduled preventive maintenance and partial refuelling on 27 April. As part of the planned work, the reactor plant equipment will be...
Unit 2 starts up at Barakah NPP
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) announced on 27 August that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) had successfully started up unit 2...
Westinghouse announces contract extensions
Westinghouse Electric Company said that it has been awarded several integrated outage and refuelling service contract extensions from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
UAE’s Nawah signs OEM support agreement with Westinghouse
The UAE’s Nawah Energy Company, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (Enec’s) joint venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary, on 12 July signed a five-year...
