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Czech power utility CEZ Group's Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary has received three final bids for the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany NPP. US-based Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) submitted binding bids for Dukovany 5 and non-binding bids for the other three units. Westinghouse is proposing its AP1000, KHNP its APR1000 based in the APR1400 and EDF its EPR1200 (a smaller version of its standard EPR). These are all pressurised water reactors. Russia and China were excluded from the bidding in 2021.

Date: Friday, 03 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinal-bids-submitted-for-new-dukovany-npp-units-11265668

ČEZ subsidiary Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) has received final bids from the three potential suppliers for a new nuclear unit at Dukovany, as well as non-binding offers for three more future reactors.

Date: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse,-EDF-and-KHNP-submit-final-Czech-bids

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for a AP1000 reactor to be constructed at the Kozloduy NPP site. Westinghouse said work was starting to assess Bulgarian industry and existing infrastructure at the Kozloduy site for its potential to host an AP1000 reactor.

Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-signs-contract-for-ap1000-with-bulgaria-10952237

Westinghouse has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for the construction of an AP1000 reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site in Bulgaria.

Date: Friday, 16 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/FEED-contract-signed-for-Bulgarian-AP1000

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP - Newbuild on the potential deployment of one or more AP1000 reactors at the site. The agreement establishes a joint working group to initiate planning for the Generation III+ nuclear technology. The working group will also evaluate regulatory, licensing and design bases to ensure full compliance with applicable regulations.

Date: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-signs-mou-for-possible-ap1000-unit-at-kozloduy-npp-10656328

Energy strategy includes ambitious reactor proposals Sofia is preparing the expansion of Bulgaria’s only commercial nuclear power station at Kozloduy. Courtesy KNPP. US-based nuclear equipment manufacturer Westinghouse Electric has signed an agreement with Bulgaria’s state-owned company Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild (KNPP-Newbuild) to begin planning for a proposed deployment of one or two AP1000 pressurised water reactor units.

KNPP-Newbuild, established in 2012, is responsible for preparing the expansion of Bulgaria’s only commercial nuclear power station at Kozloduy.

Westinghouse said the agreement establishes a joint working group to begin the planning process and evaluate regulatory, licensing and design aspects for the proposed new-build project at Kozloduy.

Bulgaria has two Russia-designed VVER-1000 PWR units in commercial operation at Kozloduy, on the Danube River in the north of the country.

Both have received operating lifetime extension until the late 2020s, but the units could be operated beyond those dates subject to regulatory approval.

Date: Saturday, 04 March 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-signs-deal-to-begin-planning-for-new-nuclear-at-kozloduy-3-5-2023

First Akkuyu plant due online in 2023 with possibility of more units at Sinop and Igneada The first Akkuyu unit is expected to come online in 2023 with a further unit starting every year afterwards. Courtesy Rosatom. New nuclear reactors under construction and being planned in Turkey will help meet the fast-growing economy’s “massive” demand for energy and reduce the country’s dependence on polluting fossil fuels, the Italian representative of the NIATR (Nuclear Industry Association of Turkish Republic) said.

According to Turkey’s ministry of energy and natural resources, energy consumption in 2012 was 239 TWh a year, while in 2023 forecasts say it could reach as much as 478 TWh.

However, Massimo Giorgi of NIATR told NucNet that the current energy mix will not meet demand and the lack of reliable, diversified, low-cost energy is an obstacle to Ankara’s economic plans.

Once fully operational, the $20bn Akkuyu nuclear power station, where Turkey is building four 1,114-MW pressurised water reactor units supplied by Russia, will provide about 10% of the country’s total electricity generation.

Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/new-reactors-will-help-meet-massive-demand-for-energy-and-reduce-reliance-on-fossil-fuels-1-1-2022

Indian design nuclear plants with 220MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) continue to set national and station records for the duration of continuous power operation the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) reported. As of 3 October, the duration of uninterrupted operation of Kaiga 1 reached 873 days, a new national record. The same day,  Rajasthan 3 achieved 766 days, a new station record.

Date: Friday, 12 October 2018
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindian-reactors-set-operating-records-6795848

The Taishan-1 nuclear plant in southern China. Photo courtesy CGN.

29 Jun (NucNet): Unit 1 of the two-unit Taishan nuclear power station in China was connected to the grid at 17:59 local time today, becoming the world’s first EPR to achieve grid connection and power generation, China General Nuclear International (CGN) and EDF Group have announced.

Date: Friday, 29 June 2018
Original article: nucnet.org/news/china-s-taishan-1-becomes-world-s-first-epr-to-be-connected-to-grid