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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission said the operator of Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP has shown a commitment to enhancing operational safety. The team also encouraged the operator to further improve safety in areas including accident management and safety assessments. The OSART mission was requested by the Russian Government to review operational safety at Beloyarsk unit 4.

Date: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-says-beloyarsk-npp-committed-to-safety-11331074

Refuelling is underway at the world's only floating NPP (FNPP), the Akademik Lomonosov, moored at the city of Pevek, in Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The supply of fuel was transported along the Northern Sea Route. The FNPP includes two KLT-40S reactor units. In such reactors, nuclear fuel is not replaced in the same way as in standard NPPs – partial replacement of fuel once every 12-18 months. Instead, once every few years the entire reactor core is replaced with a full load of fresh fuel. The FNPP is operated by PATEC, a special branch of Rosatom’s nuclear utility, Rosenergoatom.

Date: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrefuelling-underway-at-russias-floating-npp-11331485

The VVER-TOI reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been delivered to the site of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP for installation in unit 2. Governor of the Kursk Region Roman Starovoyt noted the significance of the event and, in general, of the investment project being implemented by Rosatom in the region. “The construction of new units will ensure industrial growth. Kursk-II is a key investment project in the region for the coming decades. The need for electrical energy is significant. Therefore, we are confident that the electricity from the new reactors will be in demand in the southwest of the country,” he said.

Date: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsvver-toi-reactor-delivered-to-kursk-iis-second-unit-11331499

The Hungarian Parliament has reportedly supported an amendment to the country's nuclear energy policy that would allow alternative sources to be used for fuel for the Paks nuclear power plant, which has until now relied on Russian-supplied fuel.

Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hungary-to-consider-alternative-sources-for-nuclea

Fresh nuclear fuel has been loaded into the starboard side reactor on the Akademik Lomonosov in the first operation of its kind, with the process due to be completed by the end of the year, Rosatom says.

Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Refuelling

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts have reviewed operational safety at unit 4 of Russia's Beloyarsk nuclear power plant. It marks the first Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission to a fast neutron reactor.

Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-finds-commitment-to-safety-at-Russian-fast-re

The first preparatory stage of decommissioning at unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk NPP has been completed. The finalised fuel assembly (FA) was unloaded from the reactor core ahead of schedule. “The goal of our activity is to remove nuclear fuel from the unit. Then we will begin dismantling the equipment, said Kursk NPP Director Alexander Uvakin. “This is a standard technological operation. The unloading and loading machine removed the cassette and transferred it to the cooling pool.”

Date: Friday, 24 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinal-used-fuel-assemby-removed-from-kursk-1-11322130

Installation of a reloading machine is underway at the construction site of unit 1 at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP. It is designed to perform transport and technological operations related to the reloading of nuclear fuel in the core of the VVER-TOI reactor as well as absorber rods of the control and protection system and hermetic canisters. The machine will also monitor the tightness of the fuel cladding during reloading and auxiliary operations to ensure safety of the process.

Date: Thursday, 23 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsreloading-machine-installed-at-unit-1-of-russias-kursk-ii-npp-11317776