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France’s Framatome has signed multimillion-dollar contracts with the...
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Candu Energy wins contracts for Bruce refurbishment
Canada’s Candu Energy, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin, has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of CAD$34 million ($26 million) from Bruce Power for projects in support of...
Darlington refurbishment remains on track
The first of 6,240 fuel bundles have been loaded into unit 2 at Ontario Power Generation's (OPG’s) Darlington NPP, the company said on 12 November. Darlington 2 is the first of the...
Darlington refurbishment on schedule despite delays to work at unit 2
The latest performance update by Canada’s OPG on the refurbishment of the Darlington nuclear plant said final construction work on the unit 2 reactor is underway but the return of...
Refurb complete at India's Kakrapar 1
Unit 1 at India's Kakrapar nuclear power plant, a 220MW PHWR, achieved first criticality on 19 May after completing modernisation and refurbishment works three months ahead of schedule.
China uprates Qinshan 1
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that China’s oldest power reactor, unit 1 at the Qinshan NPP, has been uprated to 350 MWe (net) from its original 300 MWe. Qinshan 1,...
Reactor core rebuilt at Canada’s Darlington 2
The reactor core at unit 2 of Canada’s Darlington NPP has now been rebuilt, owner and operator Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced on 16 April marking the installation of all...
IAEA reviews long term operation of Mexico’s Laguna Verde
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) review mission has completed a review of long-term operational safety at Mexico’s Laguna...
New contracts for Canada’s Kinetrics
Canadian company Kinectrics has been awarded two major contracts by Romania’s Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica, the owner/operator of the Cernavoda nuclear plant.
New steam generator delivered to France’s Gravelines 5
The first of three new replacement steam generators was delivered for installation at unit 5 of France’s Gravelines nuclear plant on 13 March.
Browns Ferry 2 taken offline for power uprate
Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry 2, a 1155MW boiling water reactor (BWR), was taken offline on 2 March to start a scheduled refuelling outage and complete an extended...
Restart of Kansai’s ageing reactors is delayed
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company said on 4 February that the restart of three ageing reactors at its Takahama nuclear plant (units 1 and 2) and Mihama 3, both in Fukui...
Bruce Power signs supplier agreement with First Nation company
Canada’s Bruce Power on 25 January signed a supplier agreement with the Makwa-Tron joint venture (JV) to provide construction services as part of its ongoing investment programme.
South Korea seeks collaboration on refurbishment of Romanian NPPs
South Korea's Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said on 25 January that it had signed an agreement with US-based engineering firm Sargent & Lundy to collaborate on renovation projects...
Life extension work begins at Russia’s Kola 2
Unit 2 at Russia’s Kola nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid on 21 January for an extended outage to prepare for a 15-year operating life extension.
Russia provides regulatory documents for Armenian NPP
Russian nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) said on 21 January that it had completed the transfer of regulatory and technical documentation for...
Russia’s Novovoronezh 4 restarted after upgrades
Unit 4 of Russia’s Novovoronezh nuclear plant, a VVER-440 reactor was brought to 100% of the rated capacity on 10 January after an extended overhaul and equipment modernisation...
Argentine’s Embalse nuclear plant restarts following life extension work
Nucleoeléctrica Argentina announced on 4 January that the Embalse nuclear plant, a Candu 6 pressurised heavy water reactor, had returned to service following extensive...
Finance allocated to upgrade Olkiluoto 1&2
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) on 17 December signed a 10-year €65 million ($74 million) loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank to finance safety system...
Upgrading continues at Armenian NPP
Upgrading of unit 2 at the Armenian nuclear plant, scheduled to be carried out in 2018 and 2019 will increase the capacity of the plant by 10%, raising the average annual output to...
