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Slovak power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) hosted a two-day forum, the 5th annual VVER Fuel Forum in Bratislava. The forum on nuclear fuel for VVER 440 and VVER 1000 reactors, which was sponsored by Westinghouse, was attended by representatives of utilities that are potential customers for Westinghouse VVER fuel. These included Ukraine’s Energoatom, Finland’s Fortum, the Czech Republic’s CEZ, Bulgaria’s JE Kozloduy, and Hungary’s nuclear plant operator MVM Paks. The participants exchanged experiences on the procedure for implementing fuel from Westinghouse for operating VVER-440 and VVER-1000 reactors.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsslovakia-hosts-westinghouse-sponsored-vver-nuclear-fuel-forum-11554179

Nuclear plants ‘key pillars’ of national energy security, says Slovenske Elektrarne

Source: Nucnet
Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/utility-announces-plans-to-cooperate-with-france-on-100-european-fuel-design-for-vver-reactors-6-4-2023

The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy (DOE) sent to Rosatom, CNN reported. The letter, from the director of DOE’s Office of Nonproliferation Policy, Andrea Ferkile, was dated 17 March 2023. It tells Rosatom’s director general that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar “contains US-origin nuclear technical data that is export-controlled by the United States Government”.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Saturday, 22 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-warns-russia-not-to-touch-us-technology-at-zaporizhia-npp-10779550

Japan, the UK, Canada, the US and France have agreed to co-operate to reduce dependence on Russia as a supplier of nuclear materials and technology. Their statement was issued at the Nuclear Energy Forum being held in Japan’s Sapporo alongside the meeting of Group of Seven (G7) ministers on climate, energy and environment. It was published on the UK government website.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfive-g7-nations-aim-to-cut-dependence-on-russian-nuclear-technology-10770200

Russian nuclear fuel has been transported via Finland by air despite Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, YLE news reported.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-continues-to-supply-fresh-nuclear-fuel-via-finland-10769989

During a visit to Moscow, Peter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade held lengthy talks with Deputy Premier Alexander Novak on general energy issues, and with Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev on the Paks-II NPP project.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Friday, 14 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newshungary-strengthens-energy-co-operation-with-russia-10756056

Hungary will veto any EU sanctions imposed on Russian nuclear energy organisations and enterprises, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the morning programme one Kossuth radio.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Wednesday, 01 February 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newshungary-will-veto-any-eu-sanctions-against-russias-nuclear-sector-10558203

Despite the difficult economic situation and sanctions, Rosatom's exports will grow by about 15% by the end of the year compared with 2021, Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev said in an extensive interview with Izvestia. Countries where new projects are already underway or are beginning include China, Turkey, Egypt, Hungary, India, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. 

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatoms-likhachev-on-russias-nuclear-future-10486156

Finland’s nuclear project with Russia shelved because of ‘delays and increased risks from war in Ukraine’ Preparatory work was under way at the site to ensure readiness for the start of full-scale construction, Rosatom said. Courtesy Fennovoima. Project company Fennovoima’s decision to terminate the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant at Pyhäjoki in northwest Finland was unlawful, a dispute review board has ruled.

In August Rosatom and Fennovoima said they had filed claims for billions of euros in damages from each other over Fennovoima’s decision to cancel the Hanhikivi project.

The Fennovoima consortium, in which Russia’s Rosatom has a 34% minority holding through its wholly owned subsidiary Raos Voima, terminated the contract in May for Rosatom to build Hanhikivi-1, citing delays and increased risks resulting from the war in Ukraine.

Fennovoima acknowledged in a statement that the dispute review board had “issued a recommendation with respect to a dispute between the Parties concerning Fennovoima’s termination of the EPC contract and its claims arising from the termination”.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Saturday, 17 December 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/contract-cancellation-was-unlawful-says-independent-review-board-12-5-2022

Final bids due next year and contract with winning technology provider could be finalised in 2024 The Czech Republic is planning at least one new nuclear plant at the Dukovany site. Courtesy ČEZ. France’s EDF, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and US-based group Westinghouse Electric have made initial bids to build a new reactor unit at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany nuclear power station, Czech utility ČEZ said today.

ČEZ said Elektrárna Dukovany II, the wholly owned subsidiary set up to implement the new-build project, will now analyse the bids and negotiate with the three bidders. The bidders will then submit final bids by the end of September 2023.

Majority state-owned ČEZ, which launched the Dukovany expansion tender in March, said it expects the contracts to be finalised in 2024.

The initial bids are the basis for clarifying technical and commercial parameters, but not for the actual selection or exclusion of contractors, ČEZ said. 

EDF’s reactor technology is the EPR, KHNP’s the APR-1400 and Westinghouse’s the AP1000. All three reactor types have seen commercial operation or are under construction in different countries.

Two EPRs and four AP1000s are commercially operational in China, while the APR-1400 is operated commercially in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

Additionally, EPR new build projects are near completion at Olkiluoto in Finland and Flamanville in France, while construction is under way of two EPR units at Hinkley Point C in England. Two APR-1400s are in the commissioning stage and two are operating commercially at Barakah in the UAE.

ČEZ said there has been progress on preparation for the project. In 2019, the environment ministry approved an environmental impact assessment. Last year, Elektrárna Dukovany II received a siting permit from the State Office for Nuclear Safety and a generating facility authorisation from the ministry of industry and trade. The zoning procedure has begun, with the company applying to the building authority in June 2021.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Thursday, 01 December 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/three-companies-submit-bids-to-build-new-nuclear-at-dukovany-11-3-2022

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