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UAE signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with China
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Chinese nuclear energy organisations to boost co-operation. The Emirates Nuclear...
First refuelling of Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP
Scheduled repairs will begin at Russia’s floating NPP (FNPP), Akademik Lomonosov, moored in Pevek in Chukotka, Russia’s northernmost city. This will include replacement of fuel in...
ASN accepts EDF’s revised timetable for weld repairs
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority), has accepted EDF's revised timetable for rectifying stress corrosion issues at its French NPPs. According to...
Xcel says leak is fixed at Monticello NPP
US Xcel Energy says workers have repaired the leak at the Monticello NPP, which will resume power production shortly. The company temporarily shut down the plant, after...
Restart of Ringhals 4 delayed again
Restart of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP, closed for repairs to its reactor pressure vessel (RPV), has been further delayed. The damaged reactor was expected to restart in February...
Further delays for Olkiluoto 3
The investigation of damage to supply water pumps at the EPR reactor at units 3 of Finland’s Olkiluoto (OL3) has ended, according to owner-operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO)....
Delays for Mochovce 3
Operation of unit 3 at Slovakia’s Mochovce NPP is facing delays after technicians detected a small leak during pressure tests a few days after reaching minimum controlled production....
OL3 operation delayed at least to end of January
Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), owner-operator of the Olkiluoto NPP, has said that the investigation into the damage at Olkiluoto 3’s (OL3’s) feedwater pumps...
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.
EDF seeks to standardise corrosion repair work at its NPPs
EDF has said it will standardise corrosion repair works at its NPPs in order to get them back in service as soon as possible. Corrosion problems were first detected over a year...
TVO continues to investigate damage at OL3
Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), owner-operator of the Olkiluoto NPP, has said that investigation of the supply water pumps of Olkiluoto 3 is continuing. “In...
Investigation of damage continues at OL3
Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), owner-operator of the Olkiluoto NPP, has said that the investigation into damage to the internal parts of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR...
More delays to OL3
Damage has been detected in the inner parts of the feed water pumps of the turbine plant at Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 EPR reactor, plant owner-operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has...
Three French nuclear units to restart soon following repairs
EDF has announced that repairs related to corrosion have been completed on the Bugey 4, Chinon B3 and Cattenom 4 reactors.
EDF says corrosion issues “on track” but problems remain
Repair works on corrosion problems at some of French state-controlled utility EDF's nuclear reactors are well on track, EDF's outgoing CEO Jean-Bernard Levy has told a...
Bruce Power awards contract to BWXT Canada for MCR project
As part of its ‘Made in Ontario’ strategy to secure good jobs, strengthen the economy, and cement the province as a nuclear centre of excellence, Canada’s Bruce Power has announced a...
INL completes core overhaul for Advanced Test Reactor
US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has recently completed the sixth major core overhaul of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), which began operation in 1967.
Unit 1 of China’s Taishan NPP taken off line for repair
China General Nuclear (CGN) said on 30 July that unit 1 of Taishan NPP in Guangdong province - the world's first operating EPR reactor -- had been taken offline to replace damaged...
US supports optimisation of Ukraine’s Zaporozhe NPP
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy said on 28 June that it had worked with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Ukrainian company, NT-Engineering, to...
