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Bulgaria Is Launching the Construction of 2 US-Designed Nuclear Reactors

Bulgaria on Wednesday decided to expand the country's nuclear power generation as an alternative to fossil fuels by launching the construction of two additi…

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Akkuyu: First Polar Crane Commissioned, Fuel Loading Equipment Delivered

The circular overhead crane in the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey has been put into operation. The first components of the fuel reloadin…

Nuclear Equipment

Safety Systems Tests at Kursk II

The flushing of the active and passive safety systems with the open reactor are described as a key moment in the pre-start-up checks for the first reactor at Ku…

Nuclear Equipment

LED Lights Developed Specifically for Nuclear Facilities

Whitecroft Lighting has supplied LED lighting to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Somerset, UK - its first nuclear energy lighting contract. T…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bruce Power to Start Impact Assessment Process for Bruce C

Bruce Power has formally notified Canadian regulators of its intent to launch an Impact Assessment (IA) for potential new nuclear generation on the Bruce Power …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse signs Bulgaria supplier MoUs

A series of memorandums of understanding (MoU) have been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company with suppliers in Bulgaria for the proposed new units at the Ko…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ukraine Brings in New Pre-licensing Assessment for Nuclear Projects

The large increase in proposed new nuclear energy projects has led the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) to establish a pre-licensing sys…

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European Council Agrees Stance on Electricity Market Reform

Following months of negotiations, the European Council has reached an agreement on a proposal to amend the EU's electricity market design, agreeing to inclu…

Nuclear Reactor

Reactor Vessel in Place at Tianwan 7

The reactor vessel has been installed at unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province. Russia is constructing two VVER-1200 reactor…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sweden and UK agree to enhance cooperation in nuclear

A strategic partnership has been signed between the UK and Sweden aimed at "reinvigorated and deepened cooperation across the bilateral relationship, including …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rosatom Expands Cooperation in West Africa

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has signed a memorandum of understanding with Burkina Faso and another with Mali on cooperation in the field of the us…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Another Zaporizhzhia unit to be put into hot shutdown

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it has been informed that a second reactor at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukrain…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Indian Point NY Plant Moves Spent Nuclear Fuel to Dry Cask Storage

The Indian Point Energy Center nuclear power plant is pictured along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in Buchanan, New York, U.S., April 30, 2021. REUTERS/…

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Water Level in Zaporizhzhia NPP Cooling Pond Drops to 15.72 M - Energoatom

As of today, October 16, the water level in the cooling pond at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is at 15.72 m. compared to 15.74 m as of October 13.T…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Floating Nuclear Power Plant Set for First Refuelling

Nuclear fuel has been delivered to Russia's floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov with the landmark refuelling set to begin before the end of the …