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Nuclear Power Plant

Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6: Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time

China National Nuclear Corporation Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully connected to the grid for the first time.

Ukraine

Ukraine Tests Zaporozhe for ENTSO-E Synchronisation

Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Energoatom and the country's transmission system operator Ukrenergo completed tests last week at unit 1 of the Zaporozhe …

Nuclear Fuel

Iran has Enriched Uranium to up to 63% Purity, IAEA Says

"Fluctuations" at Iran's Natanz plant pushed the purity to which it enriched uranium to 63%, higher than the announced 60% that complicated talks to revive its …

Nuclear Power Plant

Torness Power Station Outage Complete After 14,000 Pieces of Work Finished

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND scheme which saw more than 14,000 separate pieces of work carried out at Torness Power Station is complete.

SMR

Moltex Small Nuclear Reactor Should Be Operational By Early 2030s

The Moltex Clean Energy small modular reactor should be installed and operational by the early 2030s, the company said in a virtual update Monday.

Nuclear Reactor

This Molten Salt Reactor EATS Nuclear Waste

A Nuclear Renaissance.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Connected to Power Grid

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the power grid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Another Security Breach at Tepco Nuclear Plant Ncovered

A further case of unauthorized access at a nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. occurred in 2015, it …

Market Analysis

South West England’s Grid Goes 100% Green Over the Weekend

South West England’s electricity grid became 100% green at times over the past weekend, thanks to nuclear power contributions from Hinkley Point B and strong s…

Nuclear Fuel

Work Starts on First Disposal Tunnel at Finnish Repository

Excavation of the first final disposal tunnel has started at the Onkalo underground used nuclear fuel repository near Olkiluoto

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Plans up to Five Floating Nuclear Power Stations for Northeast Wilderness

Russian president Vladimir Putin has approved a proposal by Rosatom to build floating nuclear power plants to power a gold and copper mine on the remote northea…

Nuclear Equipment

Turbine Building Roof Installed at Russia’s Kursk-II

The roof of the turbine building for unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP is being installed, the plant said on 28 April. The roof comprises eight block trusses, th…

Nuclear Technology

3D-Printed Valve Body Tested at Olkiluoto NPP

Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Fortum are jointly testing the first valve with a 3D printed valve body at the Olkiluoto NPP, TVO said on 5 May.

Nuclear Reactor

TVA and Kairos Power to Collaborate on Demonstration reactor

The Tennessee Valley Authority is to provide engineering, operations and licensing support to help Kairos Power deploy its Hermes low-power demonstration reacto…

Nuclear waste

Swedish Utilities Urge Decision on Final Disposal of Waste

The application, originally submitted to the Swedish government in 2011, also requests a licence extension for the intermediary storage of used fuel at Clab, wh…