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Local support for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant project in Finland has increased by 3.8 percentage points since December 2018, according to a telephone survey of 855 people.

Project owner Fennovoima said 76.5 % of residents in Pyhäjoki, northern Finland, support the plant, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2028.

When surrounding municipalities were also taken into account, 71.1% of residents were in favour of the project, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over a similar survey last year.

Hanhkivi-1 will be a 1,200-MW VVER pressurised water reactor. The reference plant for the unit is Leningrad 2 in Sosnovy Bor, Russia.

Date: Thursday, 19 December 2019
Original article: nucnet.org/news/local-support-for-project-on-the-rise-says-fennovoima-12-3-2019

Candu Energy Inc - a subsidiary of Canada's SNC-Lavalin - has been awarded a contract by China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd (CNNP) for pre-project work for a proposed two-unit Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) plant in China. The work relates to planning and licensing in preparation for the project, construction of which is expected to start in or around 2021.

Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2019
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SNC-Lavalin-to-conduct-pre-project-work-for-Chines

Framatome-Siemens, the French-German consortium, has been contracted to supply main instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant. All the major suppliers for the project have now been selected.

The main building contractor Titan-2 has reached an agreement with Framatome-Siemens to supply automation for the Hanhikivi-1 power plant. According to the contract, Framatome will supply the safety automation systems and Siemens will be the operational I&C systems supplier.

“I&C contract is an important milestone for the entire Hanhikivi-1 project. Framatome-Siemens has experience in both Finnish safety requirements and Russian VVER technology. Now when all the major suppliers have been selected, the design and licensing work can proceed according to our schedule,” says Jouni Takakarhu, Project Director at Fennovoima and continues “We already have almost 1000 approved supply contracts in the project.”.

Fennovoima was involved in the negotiations as the owner of the project, ensuring that the Hanhikivi 1 power plant’s I&C systems will be supplied by one of the most recognized companies in the field.

“Framatome and Siemens will be involved in design, implementation and analysis of the automation solutions of the Hanhikivi 1 plant. Our goal is to get the construction license in 2021. Before that the preliminary safety analysis report must be completed and submitted to Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK). As the related basic design work progresses, we are also preparing for the construction stage. There is still a lot of work to be done to meet the Finnish requirements in preparing the entire supply chain for the construction start,” says Timo Okkonen, COO of Fennovoima.

The I&C systems of the nuclear power plant provide the control, protection and monitoring functions needed to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.

Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Original article: sttinfo.fi/tiedote/framatome-siemens-to-supply-hanhikivi-1-nuclear-power-plants-main-automation?publisherId=68761840&releaseId=69866524

The Czech Ministry of Environmental Protection on 3 September approved the implementation of plans for the construction of a new power unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant.

Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsczech-environment-ministry-approves-new-dukovany-unit-7405896

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on 5 September signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the construction of small modular reactors (SMRs) based on the latest RITM-200 reactor facility, originally designed for ships.

Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-to-build-smrs-in-yakutia-7405902


Russia's Titan-2 has concluded a contract for delivery of concrete for the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Finland. Titan-2, general contractor for the plant, has signed a contract with Finnish company Ruskon Betoni Oy, which was selected on a competitive basis, to supply concrete to the construction site for six years, until 2021. To fulfill the contract the contractor must build two concrete plants, certify the nuclear concrete with Finland's Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Stuk), and in 2018 begin producing concrete for the construction of the turbine and nuclear islands of the plant.

Date: Monday, 08 February 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsanother-contract-for-hanhikivi-1-4804141