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South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said there is "no immediate crisis" from the expiry of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between South Africa and the USA. Utility Eskom is relying on the return to service of Koeberg 1 later this year to help tackle ongoing capacity constraints.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 04 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/No-crisis-for-Koeberg-fuel-supply-as-South-Africa
The International Atomic Energy Agenry (IAEA) has announced the release of the 2022 edition of Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP), marking more than two decades since the initial launch of the Agency’s comprehensive guide on the status and development of national nuclear power programmes worldwide.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 22 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-releases-annual-report-on-country-nuclear-power-profiles-10106867
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team found that Zimbabwe has made considerable improvements in its national legal and regulatory infrastructure for nuclear and radiation safety by drafting a new law that addresses the requirements of IAEA international safety standards. The team reviewed progress in Zimbabwe’s implementation of recommendations made during an initial IRRS mission in 2014. The six-day follow-up mission, which ended on 28 May, was conducted at the request of the Zimbabwe Government and hosted by the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 June 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newszimbabwe-makes-progress-in-meeting-radiation-safety-standards-9745831
Holtec is preparing to increase production of its HI-STAR casks, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and new orders in Europe. The first HI-STAR 150 was loaded at the Cofrentes nuclear power plant in Spain and placed into the storage facility on 23 June. This is Holtec's first dual-purpose metal cask loaded in Europe.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Holtec-gears-up-HI-STAR-cask-production
Electricity generation is vital in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but scheduled refuelling and maintenance outages at nuclear power plants around the world must still go ahead. Operators are introducing risk-minimising procedures so outages that have been planned years in advance can proceed, while some are being prompted to rethink or extend scheduled outages.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 04 April 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Outage-management-adapts-to-COVID-19
Following an 11-day mission to South Africa, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team said on 15 December that South Africa has a robust regulatory framework for nuclear safety but recommended improvements in the oversight of radiation safety.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-recommends-improvement-to-south-africas-regulatory-system-5702054
An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today completed an assessment of operational safety at Flamanville 1&2 in France. It appears that the review did not include unit 3, under construction.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 23 October 2014
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-osart-mission-to-flamanville-site-completed-4415063