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Areva to decontaminate Germany's Kruemmel
22 December, 2015
Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy has chosen Areva NP to decontaminate the primary loop of the Kruemmel nuclear power plant, located near Hamburg, Germany.
China's nuclear power plans take shape
22 December, 2015
China's State Council on 16 December approved the construction of four additional reactors including two more units each at the Tianwan and Fangchenggang nuclear power plant sites.
Construction licence for Russia's Kursk II expected in 2016
21 December, 2015
The licence for the construction of replacement capacity for Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant (Kursk II) is expected in March or April 2016, said plant manager Vyacheslav Fedyukin. Funding for the plant in 2016 will exceed RUB10bn ($140m)
Regulator accepts Areva methodology for testing EPR reactor vessel
18 December, 2015
French nuclear regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has accepted "in principle" Areva's proposed methodology to demonstrate the strength of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of the EPR under construction unit 3 of the Flamanville nuclear power plant, and says a new mechanical and chemical testing programme proposed by Areva can go ahead.
Belgium postpones restart of Doel 3
18 December, 2015
The scheduled restart of unit 3 at Belgium's Doel nuclear plant has been postponed because of issues related to planning and not because of any abnormality with the plant, operator Electrabel said.
Progress at US newbuild nuclear plants
18 December, 2015
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed loading 193 nuclear fuel assemblies into the core of unit 2 of the US Watts Bar nuclear power plant. Power will now be gradually increased at the 1165MWe (net) pressurised water reactor during which the unit's performance will be tested.
US Kurion acquires UK's Oxford Technologies
18 December, 2015
US Kurion has acquired the UK robotics and remote systems firm Oxford Technologies.
China and Kazakhstan agree on fuel fabrication facility
17 December, 2015
Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom and and China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) have signed agreement for a fuel fabrication project in Kazakhstan.
IAEA signs off on Iran case
16 December, 2015
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on 15 December closed its investigation into whether Iran once had a nuclear weapons programme.
South Africa prepares for nuclear tender
16 December, 2015
The South African government has approved the start of the nuclear procurement programme following the dismissal of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, who had criticised the plan to build 9.6GWe of nuclear plant by 2029 without first doing a cost-benefit analysis.
Climate conference supports cleaner energy
15 December, 2015
Agreement was reached on 14 December in Paris by the 195 countries attending the 21st conference of the parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which began on 30 November.
India and Japan agree in principle
15 December, 2015
India and Japan have reached an agreement in principle to conclude a bilateral nuclear cooperation treaty that would allow Japan to export nuclear power plants to India during the ninth annual Indo-Japan summit talks in New Delhi, ending years of negotiations.
Indonesia rules out nuclear as major power source
14 December, 2015
Indonesia will not used to nuclear energy to meet its target of 136.7GWe of power capacity by 2025 or 430GWe by 2050, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said said on 12 December.
South African court says Areva contract is unlawful
14 December, 2015
South Africa's supreme appeals court has ruled "unlawful" the award of a ZAR5bn ($315m) nuclear tender to France's Areva by power utility Eskom in August 2014.
German fusion device achieves first plasma
14 December, 2015
First plasma has been produced at the Wendelstein 7-X, the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device, at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald. IPP, the first plasma had a duration of one tenth of a second and achieved a temperature of around one million degrees.
Finnish regulators find steel quality of OL3 acceptable
14 December, 2015
Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) has approved a report confirming that the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel of the European pressurised water reactor (EPR) under construction at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto nuclear plant "fulfils all quality requirements".
Russia starts up world's biggest fast reactor
14 December, 2015
The BN-800 fast neutron reactor at unit 4 of the Beloyarsk NPP in Russia's Sverdlovsk district was connected to the national grid on 10 December.
Ukraine extends service life of South Ukraine 2
10 December, 2015
The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has decided to extend the service life of unit 2 at the South Ukraine nuclear power plant by another 10 years until 31 December 2025.
Canada's Bruce Power to refurbish six reactors
09 December, 2015
Canada's Bruce Power will go ahead with refurbishment of six reactor units at its Candu nuclear power plant in Ontario, after signing an amended "multi-year investment" agreement with the province's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which is governed by an independent board, whose chair and directors are appointed by Ontario's government.
Upgrades required for Swiss Muhleberg nuclear plant
09 December, 2015
The Swiss nuclear safety regulator has reaffirmed the measures that must be taken by utility BKW to ensure that its 372MWe Mühleberg nuclear power plant can continue operating until 2019.
