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Construction of flagship EPR unit in Normandy began in 2007 and it was initially planned for completion in 2012

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Lead author of World Nuclear Performance Report, Jonathan Cobb, outlines the key findings on the industry's performance in 2023, including the trend that older plants are operating better than ever.

Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-World-Nuclear-Performance-Report,-and-The

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Germany's Krümmel nuclear power plant has been given the regulatory go-ahead to move from post-operation to decommissioning, with dismantling work scheduled to take about 15 years.

Date: Thursday, 22 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Germany-s-Krummel-gets-decommissioning-and-dismant

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Global nuclear electricity generation increased in 2023, despite a 1 GWe drop in overall capacity, to 392 GWe, of operable nuclear power plants, according to a new report from World Nuclear Association. Average capacity factors also rose during the year.

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-fleet-maintained-high-performance-in-2023

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The two 143-metre-tall cooling towers of the shut down single-unit Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany have been demolished in a controlled explosion.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grafenrheinfeld-cooling-towers-taken-down

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