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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant have signed Grant Agreement No.2 designed to help "solve the most urgent and critical needs" at the site.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EBRD-signs-new-grant-agreement-for-next-stage-of-C

An extension has been agreed for the dismantling of the parts of the original shelter facility most at risk of collapse. The structure was built in 206 days following the 1986 accident at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Saturday, 09 December 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Chernobyl-s-original-shelter-gets-six-year-extensi

The international project to control the numbers and health of stray dogs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site has seen vets spay/neuter and vaccinate 130 dogs in a week-long campaign.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vets-and-volunteers-help-stray-dogs-of-Chernobyl

Japan suffered a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale on 13 February, with the Fukushima Prefecture being one of the most affected by the tremors. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said it believes the quake was an aftershock of the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi NPP. JMA said it was the strongest to occur off the country's northeastern coast since April  2011.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsearthquake-strikes-japans-fukushima-prefecture-8529385

Operator says all systems tested and functional  The Krsko site. Image courtesy Wikipedia. Slovenia’s single-unit Krško nuclear power station is scheduled for restart and grid connection at 22:00 local time on 30 December 2020, after an automatic shutdown the day before was caused by an earthquake in neighbouring Croatia.

Krško operator NEK said in a statement today that inspections have shown the plant has not been damaged by the quake. All systems and equipment are functional, NEK said.

Operators are planning to reach 50% of design operational output in the later hours of 30 December and full power on the next day.

NEK warns local residents that noise could occasionally occur when steam is released from the secondary, non-nuclear, section of the power plant.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Thursday, 31 December 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/krsko-nuclear-plant-scheduled-for-restart-after-croatia-earthquake-12-3-2020

The Krsko site. Image courtesy Wikipedia. Slovenia’s single-unit Krško nuclear power station is in a safe sate after it was automatically shut down earlier on 29 December as a result of an earthquake in neighbouring Croatia, according to the national nuclear regulator.

Earlier today, Krško operator NEK announced the automatic shutdown of the plant after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale hit central Croatia, about 100 km southeast of the Slovenian site, at 12:19 local time.

Slovenia’s Nuclear Safety Administration confirmed in a statement that the Krško nuclear station is in a safe state, with staff on site having carried out procedures considered “normal” under a shutdown event. Inspections of all systems and equipment are now being conducted, the regulator said.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/krsko-nuclear-plant-in-safe-shutdown-after-croatia-earthquake-12-2-2020

Installation of the critical cranes, ventilation and control systems for the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at Chernobyl is almost finished and the structure looks set to be handed over to the management of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the first half of 2018.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 04 December 2017
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschernobyl-confinement-nears-completion-5991963

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 18 August concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to South Korea to review methods and criteria for evaluating seismic safety at the Wolsong and Shin Wolsong NPPs, operated by Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP). Wolsong NPP comprises four Candu 6 heavy water units Shin-Wolsong operates two Korean OPR-1000 pressurised water reactor units.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 28 August 2017
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-seed-team-reviews-seismic-safety-at-korean-npps-5910627

Government and company officials yesterday launched construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The Russian-designed Akkuyu plant in Mersin, on the Mediterranean coast, is the first of three nuclear power plants the country plans to build to help boost its economy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ground-broken-for-Turkey-s-first-nuclear-power-pla

TEPCO workers have finished covering the sand at the bottom of the quay in front of Fukushima Daiichi 1-4 with two layers of cement, to prevent the spread of radioactive contaminants leached in the sand.

Intake seafloor paving operations in February 2012

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 21 May 2012
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsintake-channel-seafloor-paving-complete

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