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Canada’s Candu Energy, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group on 25 November won a 12-month, $8.4 million contract from Romanian firm, EnergoNuclear SA, to provide engineering services during the preparatory stage of a precursor project to complete units 3&4 at the Cernavoda NPP in Romania.

Date: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscandu-energy-to-support-cernavoda-nuclear-expansion-with-us-backing-9284685

White House says partnership will position US technology to lead global race for SMR deployment NuScale’s SMR design features a fully factory-fabricated module capable of generating 77 MW of electricity. Courtesy NuScale. US president Joe Biden and Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis announced at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow that NuScale Power and Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica are planning to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor plant in Romania.

US-based NuScale, which has developed a modular, light-water SMR, said the “teaming agreement” builds upon an intergovernmental agreement signed by the US Department of Energy and the Romanian energy ministry. In 2019, NuScale and Nuclearelectrica signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the development, licensing and construction of a NuScale SMR in Romania.

The White House had said earlier in a fact sheet on president Joe Biden’s climate plans that the partnership will position US technology to lead in the global race for SMR deployment.

NuScale said the partnership comes at a pivotal time as senior government policymakers from around the world discuss the urgency of accelerating the clean energy transition. NuScale’s SMRs can support international climate goals to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change while strengthening global prosperity, the company said.

Date: Thursday, 04 November 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-and-romania-confirm-agreement-to-collaborate-on-nuscale-plant-11-3-2021

White House says partnership will position US technology to lead global race for SMR deployment NuScale’s SMR design features a fully factory-fabricated module capable of generating 77 MW of electricity. Courtesy NuScale. The US and Romania are to announce plans to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor plant in Romania in partnership with US NuScale Power, bringing the latest civil nuclear technology to what the White House called “a critical part of Europe”.

The White House said in a fact sheet on president Joe Biden’s climate plans, which he unveiled at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, that the partnership will position US technology to lead in the global race for SMR deployment.

The agreement will include a 12-module NuScale plant, initially creating over 6,000 US and Romanian jobs, with the potential to create 30,000 US and Romanian jobs as the project grows. Deployment of SMR technology will be an important contributor to a decarbonised power sector and net zero future.

The White House said the US is partnering with emerging economies to develop “deep decarbonisation strategies”, including strengthening the adoption of renewable and nuclear energy including SMRs.

Date: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-and-romania-will-announce-plans-to-collaborate-on-nuscale-plant-11-2-2021

The Cernavodă nuclear power station in Romania has two Candu reactor units. France and Romania signed a declaration of intent that includes plan to work with “strategic partners” to build Units 3 and 4 of the Cernavodă nuclear power station and to refurbish Unit 1.

The document was signed by French prime minister Jean Castex and his Romanian counterpart Ludovic Orban, who led a delegation of his ministers to Paris.

In a statement following the signing Mr Orban said an agreement had also been signed between Romana’s state nuclear corporation Nuclearelectrica, which operates the Cernavodă station, and French nuclear engineering company Orano, but he gave no further details.

Earlier this month Romania and the US signed a draft cooperation agreement for the construction of Cernavodă-3 and -4 and the refurbishment of Cernavodă-1.

Date: Thursday, 29 October 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/romania-signs-declaration-of-intent-with-france-10-3-2020

Move follows cancellation earlier this year of deal with China The Cernavodă nuclear power station, where Romania is planning to build two new reactors. Romania was scheduled to sign cooperation and financing agreements with the US on Friday for the refurbishment of one nuclear power reactor and the construction of two more at the Cernavodă nuclear power station, US ambassador Adrian Zuckerman said on Thursday.

In a statement posted on the US Embassy in Romania’s website, Mr Zuckerman said Romania’s energy minister Virgil-Daniel Popescu would meet with US energy secretary Dan Brouillette in Washington to initial an intergovernmental cooperation agreement for the refurbishment of one nuclear reactor and the building of two new reactors at Cernavodă. “This $8bn project will be a paradigm for future Romanian- American economic and energy development projects,” he said.

Later in the day, Mr Popescu was to meet with the president and chairwoman of the US Exim Bank, Kimberley Reed, to execute a memorandum of understanding for the financing of the Cernavodă nuclear project and other projects in Romania. The financing package is the largest financing package ever received by Romania and is indicative of the confidence the US has in its longstanding partner and ally, Mr Zuckerman said.

Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica ended talks with China General Nuclear (CGN) about the Cernavodă project in June after they had dragged on for six years.

Date: Saturday, 10 October 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-and-romania-to-sign-usd8bn-agreements-for-new-reactors-10-5-2020

Development follows cancellation of deal with China’s CGN Prime minister Ludovic Orban said the government is close to signing an agreement with undisclosed “Euro-Atlantic partners” to complete the third and fourth units at the Cernavodă (pictured). Romania is close to signing an agreement with undisclosed “Euro-Atlantic partners” to complete the third and fourth units at the Cernavodă nuclear power station, prime minister Ludovic Orban announced on July 23 as he visited the plant.

Romania will invest €8-9 bn to build the two new plants, which should be ready by 2030, Mr Orban said.

“As soon as possible, after we establish a team at government level to explore the best options, we will negotiate and sign agreements to start these fundamental investments for Romania,” local press reports quoted Mr Orban as saying.

Earlier this year state-controlled nuclear energy producer Nuclearelectrica terminated an agreement signed with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for the construction of Units 3 and 4.

Date: Saturday, 25 July 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/government-close-to-signing-agreement-on-new-cernavoda-units-says-pm-7-5-2020

Canada-based L3Harris Technologies has been selected by Romania’s Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN) to upgrade the Cernavoda NPP operator training simulator. L3Harris will modernise the simulator’s ageing hardware and improve its software performance and maintainability. The upgraded facility is expected to be in service in the third quarter of 2021.

Date: Saturday, 07 December 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsupgrade-for-cernavoda-simulator-7543976