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US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for approval to enter the General Design Assessment (GDA) process for its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR).

Date: Friday, 16 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-applies-for-uk-generic-design-assessment-for-its-ap300-smr-11519660

The company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero for approval to enter the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for the AP300 small modular reactor.

Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-begins-UK-licensing-process-for-AP300

National Atomic Company Kazatomprom has announced that the Kazakhstan-China joint venture, Ulba-TVS LLP, which produces fuel for Chinese NPPs has completed the qualification process for the production of AFA 3G type A fuel assemblies. Technology holder France’s Framatome has confirmed the announcement. Work on the certification began in March 2023 and took place in four stages, Kazatomprom noted.

Date: Saturday, 06 January 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskazakh-chinese-joint-venture-completes-fuel-qualification-certification-11413473

South Africa’s power utility Eskom said unit 1 at Koeberg NPP has been synchronised to the grid after almost a year, and the longest outage in the plant’s history. During the outage, the original three steam generators were replaced by three new steam generators. Unit 2 continued to generating electricity to the grid while the work took place and will continue to do so until the start of its next outage which will see its original three steam generators also replaced. The outage at unit 2 will start as soon as unit 1 is stable and all the required commissioning tests are complete, Eskom stated Although the unit 2 outage will be similar in terms of the scope, the lessons learnt from unit 1 will reduce the time needed with compromising nuclear safety.

Date: Friday, 24 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskoeberg-1-back-online-after-steam-generator-replacement-11322102

State-owned South African power utility Eskom says unit 1 of the Koeberg NPP has achieved a significant milestone in upgrade work at the plant after mechanical work for replacement of the steam generators was completed. This is the most significant part of the complex project and Eskom is now able to proceed with other outage activities that could not be undertaken in parallel with replacement of the steam generators. Once the outage activities are completed, the reactor will be reloaded with fuel in preparation for its return to service. Commissioning operations, including the necessary tests of the new steam generators, will take place while the unit is synchronised to the grid.

Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseskom-reports-progress-in-koeberg-npp-upgrades-11090105

India and France have agreed to strengthen their defence and security partnership following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. Following extensive discussions, a joint communique noted the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the two countries. Among other things, it “recognised that the promotion of clean and low-carbon energy, the preservation of biodiversity, the protection of the oceans and the fight against pollution were essential aspects of cooperation”.

Date: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindia-and-france-strengthen-defence-and-security-partnership-including-nuclear-11018226

Spanish, French and Slovakian engineering firms IDOM, Assystem and VUJE have set up the NUClear Engineering Alliance (NUCEAL) to support the development of EDF’s projects in the European Union. The joint venture was launched in Lyon, France, in the presence of French Minister for Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher.

Date: Friday, 23 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-edfs-european-projects-10959071

A new joint venture, known as NUCEAL, has been established by French, Spanish and Slovakian engineering firms Assystem, IDOM and VUJE to support the development of EDF's projects in the European Union and possibly in the UK.

Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-EDF

South African power utility Eskom has reported “a major milestone” towards completion of planned steam generator replacements at unit 1 of the Koeberg NPP. The first of the ageing steam generators has been removed from the containment building and placed in the specially-built storage building.

Date: Friday, 24 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskoeberg-npp-steam-generator-replacement-project-moves-forward-10697115

The first of Koeberg 1's steam generators has been removed in a project that will see all three of the South African unit's steam generators replaced in anticipation of its extended operation. The steam generators of unit 2 at the plant, near Cape Town, are also to be replaced.

Date: Thursday, 23 March 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Removal-of-Koeberg-steam-generators-gets-under-way