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An official International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificate handover ceremony has been held at the Akkuyu NPP construction site in Turkiye confirming compliance of Akkuyu Nukleer’s management system with ISO standards. Akkuyu Nukleer (part of Rosatom is the project company implementing construction of the Akkuyu NPP at Mersin on the Mediterranean coast. ISO certificates are a requirement of both the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Türkiye and Rosatom.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsakkuyu-nukleer-confrms-complance-wth-nternatonal-standards-11604162

The launch of Atomic Canyon along with Neutron, a custom-built AI search platform for the nuclear energy sector, has been announced by CEO and Founder Trey Lauderdale. With a background in developing communications and software systems for the health sector, he explained: "I got my start in healthcare, and there are definite parallels with nuclear energy, which – for good reason – is far more regulated than any other industry in the US.”

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsatomic-canyon-unveils-ai-powered-search-platform-for-nuclear-sector-11604169

The AED 8.89bn ($2.42bn) refinancing of the Barakah NPP project in Abu Dhabi, announced in 2023, has been recognised as a Green Loan Facility. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said this “underscores nuclear energy’s major contribution to powering the UAE’s green economy and energy transition strategy through clean, carbon emissions-free electricity”.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbarakah-refinancing-recognised-as-green-loan-11604172

US-based EnergySolutions has completed its acquisition of Cabrera Services, a provider of environmental and radiological remediation services. Cabrera established in 1994, provides services to commercial and federal clients and will be fully integrated into EnergySolutions’ federal programme.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenergysolutions-finalises-acquisition-of-cabrera-services-11604178

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is satisfied with the process of releasing tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi NPP into the sea, IAEA Director-General Rafael Marino Grossi said during a visit to Japan.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-satisfied-with-fukushima-treated-water-release-process-11605466

Rosatom has completed welding of the main circulation pipeline (GTsT - Glavnii Tsirculyatsionnii Truboprovod) at unit 2 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP. The GTsT connects the main equipment of the reactor unit into a single technological system, forming the primary circuit. It circulates water from the reactor to the steam generators. It comprises 20 components with a total weight of more than 250 tonnes connected by welded joints.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-completes-welding-of-unit-2-main-circulation-pipeline-at-kursk-ii-11604189

Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) has signed a special joint research agreement on plasma heating with the National University of Tsukuba. KF will partner with Plasma Research Centre at Tsukuba University directed by Professor Mizuki Sakamoto. The main objective is to advance the technological maturity of plasma heating, one of the focus areas for KF, including the demonstration of continuous operation in low frequency gyrotrons and the development of higher power output.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskyoto-fusioneering-signs-joint-research-agreement-with-tsukuba-university-11604213

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) has published new research – the 2023 Confidence in Safety reports – on the two potential sites under consideration to host a deep geological repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel. NWMO says the reports reinforce confidence in safety of both sites, building on the previous 2022 Confidence in Safety reports. They support the conclusion that the NWMO is confident a DGR can be constructed at either site to safely and responsibly manage Canada’s used nuclear fuel for the long term.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnwmo-reports-reinforce-confidence-in-safety-at-potential-canadian-repository-sites-11605683

Russia’s State Duma recently held a "government hour" with the participation of Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, during which he discussed conditions at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP). He emphasised that physical protection of the station has been restored. “It was destroyed during the withdrawal of the Ukrainian forces,” he said. “A special protective canopy has been created over the used nuclear fuel storage facility, which caused great concern as there were attacks on this site.”

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-confirms-protection-for-zaporizhia-npp-11600625

Work has begun to install the first tier of the inner containment (VZO - Vnutrennei Zatsitnoi Obolochki) for unit 1 of the El Dabaa NPP under construction in Egypt by specialists from general contractor Atomstroyexport (ASE - part of Rosatom). The VZO is a cylindrical structure of reinforced concrete with a hemispherical dome, which houses the nuclear reactor and the equipment of the primary circuit of the nuclear plant. It plays a pivotal role in preventing any radioactive material from leaking into the surrounding environment.

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinstallation-of-inner-containment-begins-at-el-dabaa-1-11600655