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The central Asian country signed an inter-governmental agreement with Russia in September 2018 for the development of the its first nuclear power plant. The facility, which will be constructed by Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, will have two blocks with a combined capacity of 2,400 MW. The first is due to come on line in 2028 and the second in 2030.
Mr Mirzamahmudov, who is also head of the Uzatom state nuclear agency, which was established in July 2018 to lead national nuclear development, said the units will provide about 12% of the country’s electricity generation and be a “long-term baseload power resource”.
Engineering and geological work has begun at the site, an area near Lake Tuzkan in Jizzakh province, west of the capital Tashkent in the east of the country.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/site-work-begins-as-country-confirms-plans-for-two-russian-reactors-1-4-2020
The WANO pre-startup review is a nuclear industry assessment which is conducted in line with international industry standards set by WANO, of which Enec and Nawah are both members.
During the review, which took place in November 2019, WANO teams examined numerous functional and cross-functional areas that are essential for the safe startup and operation of Barakah-1, ranging from operator performance and operations and maintenance, through to work management and emergency preparedness.
The final results of the review, which was the culmination of over 30 support missions and peer reviews by WANO, confirmed that Unit 1 is ready to start up, Enec said.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/wano-says-uae-s-first-nuclear-plant-is-ready-for-startup-1-2-2020
The NRC’s findings are in a final supplemental environmental impact statement, which concludes that the potential environmental impacts of a licence renewal are not enough too prevent licence renewal.
Exelon submitted the Peach Bottom licence renewal application in July 2018.
The NRC approved initial licence renewals of 20 years for both units in May 2003, with Unit 2 licensed to operate until 8 August 2033 and Unit 3 until 2 July 2034. Those dates will now be extended by 20 years.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/go-ahead-for-pennsylvania-reactors-to-operate-for-80-years-1-2-2020
During the plant’s first refueling outage, staff loaded 18 MOX assemblies into the reactor core – the first phase of a plan to replace all remaining uranium-based fuel at Beloyarsk-4 with MOX fuel by the end of 2021.
Tvel said another batch of 180 MOX assemblies is scheduled to be loaded into the BN-800 reactor core later this year.
In August 2019, Tvel delivered the first MOX fuel batch to Beloyarsk-4. The assemblies were manufactured by the Mining and Chemical Combine in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region.
The industrial production of MOX fuel in Russia is part of a federal programme to develop a new generation of nuclear technologies. The MOX fuel project was led by Tvel. Production began in late 2018.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/first-commercial-mox-assemblies-loaded-for-beloyarsk-4-fast-reactor-1-2-2020
Tepco decided in July 2019 that it would permanently close the facility, which means all 10 nuclear reactor units in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, including the six at Fukushima-Daiichi, will be decommissioned.
The company presented the outline of decommissioning plans to the municipal assembly of Tomioka, one of the two host towns of the nuclear station.
The utility estimated the cost of decommissioning Fukushima-Daini at 280 billion yen ($2.59bn).
According to the outline, the decommissioning process for Fukushima-Daini will have four stages, taking 10 years for the first stage, 12 years for the second stage and 11 years each for the third and fourth stages.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/tepco-says-decommissioning-will-take-44-years-1-1-2020
A startup looking at proposals to build a small modular reactor in Estonia by the middle of next decade has said it is set to begin the process of site selection for a first unit.
Fermi Energia’s founder and chief executive officer Kalev Kallemets said in a television interview that no decision had been made about a site, but that authorities in the municipality of Viru-Nigula, in the north of the country, were interested.
Mr Kallemets said: “If we do not deal with this discussion and research today, then in 10 years it could be too late and the opportunity will be gone”. He said Estonia needs to consider new generation SMR technology to maintain energy independence and achieve climate neutrality.
He said an “optimistic scenario” provides for the first plat to begin operation in the early 2030s.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/fermi-energia-to-begin-site-selection-for-first-smr-1-1-2020
On 19 December 2019, the Akademik Lomonosov was connected to the grid of the Chaun-Bilibin mining complex after docking at its Pevek base in September. Rosenergoatom said the plant currently provides 20% of the hub’s power needs.
A Rosenergoatom official said the Akademik Lomonosov will facilitate the growth of gold, copper and other natural resources mining in Chukotka.
The 21,000-tonne vessel has two KLT-40S reactor units with an electrical power generating capacity of 35 MW each, sufficient for a city with a population of around 200,000 people. According to Rosenergoatom, the floating facility is scheduled to begin commercial generation of electricity later this year.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 25 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-s-floating-nuclear-plant-produces-first-electricity-for-chukotka-1-5-2020
Fincantieri, based in Trieste and the largest shipbuilder in Europe, won the deal to supply equipment for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, a multinational collaboration aimed at building an experimental hydrogen fusion reactor at Cadarache in the south of France.
Fincantieri said in a statement that the work would include a number of high-profile systems, components, installations as part of the Iter project.
A temporary consortium has been established for the work. It includes Fincantieri itself as the main contractor, its subsidiary Fincantieri SI, active in the field of plant design and industrial-scale electrical, electronic and electromechanical components, Delta-ti Impianti, specialised in mechanical plant engineering, and Comes, specialised in electrical plant engineering.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 25 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/italian-state-shipyard-wins-eur100m-nuclear-fusion-contract-1-5-2020
The impetus for new build is being spurred by a need to reduce reliance on polluting coal China has 10 nuclear units under construction including two Generation III Hualong One plants at Fangchenggang. China, with its state nuclear companies backed by a government hungry for development, is the most active nation for building new nuclear power plants. That trend that is likely to continue, although confirming lucrative export deals for its reactor technology still runs far behind the pace set by Russia, which says it had 39 reactors under construction or planned overseas as of 2018.
This compares to only two reactors under construction overseas by China, both in Pakistan, although in the UK China has a stake in EDF’s Hinkley Point C project and plans for Chinese technology at Bradwell B. At Sizewell C in Suffolk EDF wants to build a clone of Hinkley Point C if it can attract enough private investment. CGN holds a 20% share.
The government has said it wants to build 30 reactors overseas by 2030. China and Russia both see Africa, where about 600 million people live without electricity, as something of a golden fleece and are pursuing nuclear agreements, which lay the groundwork for new-build, in a number of African nations. Small modular reactors and floating reactors could be an option for isolated areas. China has already said it is close to starting work on its first floating unit, but reliable details are few and far between.
The impetus for nuclear power in China is increasingly due to air pollution from coal-fired plants. To meet its climate goal as stipulated in the Paris agreement, China will need to reduce its coal power capacity by 40% over the next decade, according to Global Energy Monitor’s analysis. At present, this seems unrealistic. In addition to roughly 1,000 GW of existing coal capacity, China has 121 GW of coal plants under construction, which is more than is being built in the rest of the world combined.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 24 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/china-keen-to-match-pace-set-by-russia-in-overseas-construction-1-4-2020
The United Arab Emirates company responsible for deploying and operating commercial nuclear power plants, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), has achieved 75 million safe man-hours at the Barakah nuclear station, a statement said.
Construction of the four South Korean-supplied APR1400 plants at Barakah, west of the capital Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf coast began in 2012.
Enec said it has completed more than 93% in the overall construction of the four plants. Unit 4 is more than 83% complete, Unit 3 is more than 91% ready, and Unit 2 is more than 95% complete.
Nawah Energy Company, the operating and maintenance subsidiary of Enec, “is progressing on its operational readiness activities at the plant”, the statement said.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 24 January 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/enec-reaches-75-million-safe-manhours-as-fuel-loading-approaches-1-4-2020
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