Nuclear power plan

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

El Dabaa Core Catcher 'To Be Installed in October'

The first large-scale nuclear power plant item - the core catcher for El Dabaa unit 1 - is to be installed in October, the chairman of Egypt's Nuclear Power…

Nuclear Reactor

Second Refurbished Darlington Reactor Back Online

The refurbished unit 3 of the Darlington nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid 169 days ahead of schedule, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announc…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Belarus Replaces 4.4 Bcm of Gas With Nuclear Plant - Energy Ministry

The Belarusian energy system has managed to replace about 4.4 billion cubic meters of imported natural gas with electricity generated by the Belarusian Nuclear …

SMR

Eletronuclear and Civic Leaders Reach Angra 3 Agreement

Eletronuclear has reached agreement with Angra dos Reis City Hall to pay BRL264 million (USD55 million) "socio-environmental compensation" for the construction …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant Reduces Capacity Amid Heatwave

The Paks power plant in Hungary, which has reduced output due to high water temperatures. Credit: samatotoh via Shutterstock.Hungary’s Paks nuclear power …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Mochovce 3 Power Increased to 75%

Slovenské elektrárne says that the energy start-up stage of Mochovce 3 has seen its power level increased to 75% - with the final trial run at 100…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ground-Breaking Ceremony Held for Pakistan’s Chashma 5

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the 1200 MWe unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant, which is being…

SMR

Core Module Completed for Chinese SMR

The core module for the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project has passed the final acceptance and will be shipped to the construction site at…

Ukraine

IAEA'Strongly Encouraging' Options to Allow Cold Shutdown of All Zaporizhzhia Units

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is urging investigation of whether an external boiler can be installed to generate the steam required so all six Z…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Decision-In-Principle for Polish Smr Power Plant

Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA's plan to construct a power plant based on NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) has been …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Korea Considering New Nuclear Plants

South Korea's Ministry of Industry is to review the need for new nuclear power plants to expand the country's power supply to meet predicted increased d…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Polish Government Approves First Nuclear Power Plant

Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment has given a decision-in-principle for Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) to construct a nuclear power plant in …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

High River Temperatures to Limit French Nuclear Power Production

Pylons of high-tension electricity power lines are seen near the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant after heavy snowfall in Saint -Vulbas, France, November 15, 2019. REU…

Nuclear Reactor

Reactor Vessel and Steam Generators Shipped to Xudapu

Four steam generators and the reactor vessel for unit 3 at the Xudapu nuclear power plant have a combined weight of 1700 tonnes and are being transported from R…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turkey 'Aiming for 20 GW of Nuclear by 2050s'

Turkey is in talks with Russia, China and South Korea over its planned second and third nuclear power plants, and with the USA and United Kingdom over small mod…