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Romania's Cerrnavoda NPP Unit 2 disconnects from Grid

Nuclearelectrica, the operator of Romania's sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda.

Nuclear Power Plant

Taipower Applies to Decommission Maanshan Nuclear Nlant

The plant’s 40-year license expires in 2025.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Assembles Upper Half-Shell of the Reactor for Tianwan 7

Russia’s AEM-Technologies has assembled the upper half-shell of the reactor for unit 7 of the Tianwan NPP in China

Nuclear Power Plant

Qinshan Plant to Supply District Heating

China National Nuclear Corporation has launched a district heating demonstration project at the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang Province.

Nuclear Fuel

Start-up of Japanese Used fuel Store Delayed

Recyclable-Fuel Storage Company Ltd now expects its interim used fuel storage facility in Mutsu, Aomori prefecture, to begin operating in fiscal year 2023.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rooppur Unit 1 Dome Installation Starts

The dome of the inner containment shell of unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh is now being installed, Rosatom announced yesterday.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Steam Generator Removed from Bruce 6

The unit is the first of six which are to be refurbished as part of a programme to secure the operation of the eight-unit site in Ontario until 2064.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Commits to Further Floating NPPs

The companies said that they would conclude a long-term take-or-pay contract for the electricity by April 2022.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia’s Kola NPP Tests New Fuel and Prepares for Hydrogen Production

Russian third-generation nuclear fuel RK-3 for VVER-440 reactors has completed a fifth irradiation cycle at unit 4 of the Kola NPP in the Murmansk Region

Nuclear Power Plant

Operator to Decide on Taishan 1 Outage, Says EDF

The decision to take unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province offline to investigate a fuel failure issue lies with the plant ope…

Hualong One

Zhangzhou 1 Pressure Vessel Passes Factory Acceptance Tests

Zhangzhou unit 1, construction of which began in September 2020, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024.

Nuclear Decommissioning

Lingen and Unterweser Receive Further Dismantling Permits

PreussenElektra has received the second and final permit needed for the dismantling of the Unterweser nuclear power plant, while RWE Nuclear has received approv…

Nuclear Fuel

Jordanian Uranium Mining Company has Produced 70 tonnes of ore

The Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Khaled Touqan said on 14 July that the Jordanian Uranium Mining Company has operated its pioneering plant t…

Rosatom

ROSATOM Launched the Construction Works for the Research Reactor Complex in Bolivia

The Cyclotron Radiopharmacy Preclinical Complex, and the Multipurpose Irradiation Center, which will be commissioned in the next few months.

Nuclear Reactor

Tokyo Powers up for the Olympics

The Japan 2020 Olympic Games kicked off and although the occasion is a joyous one, it’s marked by seasonally hotter temperatures coupled with an unforeseen inc…