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France’s Orano has signed a contract with Czech electric utility CEZ for the supply of uranium enrichment services. The enriched uranium will be used in fuel for the Dukovany NPP. The contract was signed during a trip by President Emmanuel Macron, to the Czech Republic to strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in civil nuclear power.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 09 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsorano-signs-uranium-enrichment-services-contract-with-cez-11582543
Global supply chain needed so countries can move from dependence on Moscow, says Urenco executive
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/europe-bloc-needs-new-strategy-on-russian-nuclear-fuel-but-investment-required-12-3-2023
During the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) 2023 in Paris, EDF Group signed several industrial cooperation agreements intended to secure the involvement of local supply chains and industries for the deployment of future EPR-technology-based and Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) projects in Europe and worldwide. These included agreements with Canada’s Ontario Power Group (OPG), various Czech companies and India’s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 01 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsedf-signs-co-operation-agreements-with-canada-czech-republic-and-indian-11337777
Czech power utility CEZ Group's Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary has received three final bids for the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany NPP. US-based Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) submitted binding bids for Dukovany 5 and non-binding bids for the other three units. Westinghouse is proposing its AP1000, KHNP its APR1000 based in the APR1400 and EDF its EPR1200 (a smaller version of its standard EPR). These are all pressurised water reactors. Russia and China were excluded from the bidding in 2021.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 November 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinal-bids-submitted-for-new-dukovany-npp-units-11265668
ČEZ subsidiary Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) has received final bids from the three potential suppliers for a new nuclear unit at Dukovany, as well as non-binding offers for three more future reactors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse,-EDF-and-KHNP-submit-final-Czech-bids
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Czech power company CEZ have signed an agreement on the supply of fuel assemblies for the Dukovany NPP, which comprises four Soviet-built VVER-440 reactors. Westinghouse says it will deliver fuel beginning in 2024, “replacing the current supplier, with an anticipated term of seven years”. The current fuel supplier is Russia’s TVEL.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-to-supply-vver-440-fuel-to-dukovany-10731125
Westinghouse said in a statement that fuel deliveries are expected to begin in 2024 while the contract is anticipated to be valid for seven years.
The contract will replace supplies by Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer Tvel, a subsidiary of state-owned nuclear group Rosatom.
ČEZ said in a separate statement that Dukovany has stored nuclear fuel to cover about three years of operation. The station is obliged to maintain these reserves even after signing the new fuel contract, the statement said.
Daniel Beneš, chief executive officer of ČEZ, said the signing of the new “western supplier” contract for Dukovany means “a further significant strengthening of energy security” for the company and the Czech Republic.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 01 April 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-and-cez-sign-vver-440-fuel-deal-for-dukovany-nuclear-plant-3-5-2023
The company said key projects include longer periods between fuel outages, modernising control systems and preparations for generator replacement. ČEZ plans to extend the operating cycle at Temelín from the current one year to about 18 months.
In total, ČEZ has planned 271 “investment events” for Temelín in 2023 – 46 more than last year.
Since the first Temelín unit began commercial operation in 2002, ČEZ has invested over CZK28 bn in the modernisation of the station. The second unit began commercial operation in 2023.
Earlier this month ČEZ said it plans to invest more than CZK2.3bn in the Dukovany nuclear power station in 2023 – almost CZK500m more than last year with investments primarily aimed at ensuring the station’s four units can continue to operate until at least 2047.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 17 February 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/cez-plans-major-temelin-investment-in-bid-for-operation-beyond-60-years-2-4-2023
Czech energy company ČEZ is making investments at both its Dukovany and Temelín nuclear power plants to allow their long-term operation. A contract with Framatome will see the modernisation of the existing instrumentation and control (I&C) Spinline testers for safety systems at the four units at Dukovany.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Modernisation-projects-under-way-at-Czech-plants
At the request of the French Government, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN - Nuclear Safety Authority) has issued an opinion on the safety of EDF’s EPR 1200 pressurised water reactor project. EDF is developing the EPR1200, mainly for export, in respond to calls for tenders for medium-power reactors, in particular one issued in March 2022 by the Czech power company CEZ. ASN's opinion on these safety options for this reactor is broadly similar to its opinion given in July 2019 on the EPR2 reactor, from which it is derived.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrench-regulator-says-safety-of-epr1200-is-acceptable-10574282