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South Africa’s power utility Eskom said unit 1 at Koeberg NPP has...
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EDF plans outages at Cattenom NPP to save fuel
EDF says additional outages at the 1,300 MWe units 1&2 of its Cattenom NPP are planned to save about six months-worth of fuel before their next scheduled refuelling in 2025. “As of...
Bruce 6 returns to commercial operation
Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been declared commercially operational, 39 years to the day of its first in-service date on 14 September 1984. The unit was recently reconnected...
Bruce 6 reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid
Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid following completion of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, which began in January...
Restart of Ringhals 3 delayed again
The restart of unit 3 at Sweden’s Ringhals NPP, which was due to restart operation the end of June following maintenance work has been postponed by three more weeks, according to...
Smolensk NPP to restore graphite stack at the unit 1 RBMK reactor
Unit 1 at Russia’s Smolensk NPP has been closed for a scheduled maintenance outage during which major work will be carried out to restore characteristics of the graphite stack of...
Major milestone for Bruce Power’s MCR project
Bruce Power says it has achieved a major milestone of "substantial completion" of the construction phase of Major Component Replacement (MCR) portion of refurbishment of unit 6 at...
Bruce Power completes unit 3 defuelling ahead of schedule
Crews at Bruce Power have completed the defuelling of unit 3, 18 days ahead of schedule. The unit was shut down in early March in order to begin its Major Component Replacement...
Restart of Ringhals 4 faces further delay
While the start-up of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP is ongoing, power generation from the unit is not now expected to start until 1 April, according to plant owner/operator...
Bulgaria to continue imports from Russia for Kozloduy NPP
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a derogation from European Union (EU) sanctions on Russia and will be able to import the materials and spare parts necessary for its...
US DOE issues guidance for second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit programme
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued guidance for the second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) programme for NPPs at risk of closing or have already been shut...
Bruce Power begins component replacement
Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has shut down unit 3 in order to begin its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage. The refurbished unit is scheduled to come back online in 2026.
Further delays for OL3
Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP (OL3) will now resume electricity production 25 February with regular electricity...
Bruce Power 4 returns to service
Unit 4 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has returned to service following a successful 98-day planned maintenance outage, which represented a $130 million investment in the life extension...
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...
