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A fire has occurred in one of the two cooling towers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with both Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of causing it. Meanwhile, military activities have reportedly been taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk plant in Russia.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fire-at-Zaporizhzhia-cooling-tower
Experts at site saw thick dark smoke after hearing multiple explosions throughout evening, but ‘no risk of elevated radiation levels’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Monday, 12 August 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/ukraine-and-moscow-blame-each-other-for-fire-while-iaea-points-to-alleged-drone-attack-8-0-2024
Ukraine's Energoatom and France's EDF sign a cooperation agreement, while the two countries have renewed their cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, which was originally signed in 1998.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ukraine-France,-EDF-Energoatom-nuclear-cooperation
Rosatom, Zaporizhia NPP, Russian media and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have all reported drone strikes against the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP). Drone strikes hit the ZNPP site on 7 April “in a serious incident that endangered nuclear safety and security, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. For the first time since November 2022, the plant was directly targeted in military action that also represents a clear violation of the five basic principles for protecting the facility established by Grossi at the United Nations Security Council in May 2023, IAEA noted.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newszaporizhia-npp-attacked-by-drones-11669467
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has discussed nuclear safety and security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also held talks with Rosatom's director general and Russian diplomatic and military representatives.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-s-Grossi-holds-talks-with-Rosatom-chiefs-in-S
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and his team of experts including the Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety & Security, Lydie Evrard, visited the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) after holding talks in Kyiv and before travelling to Moscow for discussions with Russian officials.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrossi-makes-fourth-trip-to-zaporizhia-npp-11500955
IAEA chief says during latest visit that safety and security challenges remain
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/very-real-dangers-persist-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-station-2-4-2024
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has travelled across the military frontline to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a fourth time.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-s-Grossi-visits-Zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-pl
US-based Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Ukraine on the purchase of equipment for the expansion of Khmelnitsky NPP. The agreement was signed by Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, nuclear utility Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Westinghouse CEO Patrick Fragman. “We have signed an important contract for the supply of reactor island equipment for the Khmelnitsky NPP power unit 5, which will be built using AP1000 technology.” Kotin said. “I consider this to be a milestone event in the development of the domestic nuclear industry. This will be the first-ever non-Soviet (by origin) power unit to be built by Energoatom in Ukraine. It will have a power over 1,100 MWe with a safe and reliable Generation III+ nuclear reactor.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-to-supply-equipment-for-new-unit-at-khmelnitsky-npp-11387306
Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Westinghouse CEO Patrick Fragman have signed an agreement on the purchase of equipment for what is to become Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant unit 5.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ukraine-and-Westinghouse-sign-agreement-for-Khmeln