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Curtiss-Wright to replace the existing computer system at Columbia Generating Station
US-based Curtiss-Wright’s Nuclear announced on 3 June that it had been awarded a contract by Energy Northwest to replace the existing Plant Process Computer (PPC) system at...
Framatome to complete upgrades at Krško NPP
France’s Framatome said on 11 May that it had recently signed two contracts to upgrade systems and equipment used to manage operations at the Krško NPP in Slovenia. The company...
Major renovation of Triga reactors completed
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) said on 6 April that Triga International had recently completed a major renovation project at its fuel fabrication...
Russia’s Pevek to switch to closed heat supply from floating NPP
The town of Pevek in Russia’s Arctic Chukotka Autonomous District will switch to a closed heat supply system from the floating NPP Akademik Lomonosov by the end of 2021, according to...
Upgrading begins at Russia’s Beloyarsk 3 fast reactor
Russia’s ZiO-Podolsk (part Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash) began manufacturing modules for evaporators for PGN-200M steam generators intended for...
India's credit line for Bangladesh covers nuclear projects,
India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on 27 March that New Delhi would be involved in the development of the transmission lines for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant...
Upgrading begins at Slovakia’s Mohovce NPP
This year's series of general overhauls (GO) of the Mohovce NPP in Slovakia began on 27 March. The schedule envisages standard work, as well as implementation of large...
Bruce Power marks successful first year of MCR
Canada’s Bruce Power said on 24 February that it was celebrating a successful first year of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) project which began in January 2020 with the start of...
OPG subsidiary wins contract to support refurbishment of Romania’s Cernavoda 1 reactor
Laurentis Energy Partners, a subsidiary of Canada’s Ontario Power Generation. On 18 Fenruary announced a €3.156 million ($3.8m) contract award, through its subsidiary Canadian...
US NRC approves power uprate for Oconee
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase by approximately 1.6% the reactor capacity of Oconee units 1, 2, & 3.
Energoatom marks life extension of Ukraine's Zaporozhye 5
The design life of unit 5 at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been extended by 10 years, nuclear utility Energoatom reported.
Major overhaul of Russia’s Balakovo 4 completed
Storage pool racks have been replaced at unit 4 of Russia’s Balakovo NPP, after many years of work, the plant announced on 27 January.
Darlington 3 is ready for reactor disassembly
Canada’s Darlington Refurbishment Project has completed a significant milestone with the successful separation of the unit 3 reactor and its systems from the three remaining...
Swedish NPPs meet independent core cooling requirements
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM- Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) said on 18 December that Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants and OKG predominantly meet the conditions...
OPG defuels Darlington unit 3 in preparation for refurbishment
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has completed its defuelling campaign at Darlington 3 ahead of schedule, in preparation for the next phase of the Darlington Refurbishment Project.
Mochovce 2 restarts after power upgrade
Unit 2 of Slovakia’s Mochovce nuclear power plant has restarted, following an upgrade, with its power increased from 470MWe to 500MWe, power utility Slovenské elektrárne said on 4 November.
Long outage planned for Armenian nuclear plant in 2021
The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor will be under repair in 2021, which will last 140 days, according to the head of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)...
EDF adjusts the cost of its nuclear fleet upgrades
EDF has announced that it is adjusting its the Grand Carénage programme, which runs from 2014 to 2025, and aims at enhancing reactor safety and continuing nuclear fleet operations...
Russia’s NIIAR modernises SM-3 research reactor
Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) in Dimitrovgrad said on 7 October that it had completed modernisation of the core of the world's highest-flux research reactor, the...
