International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on 12 February told the Agency’s Big Ideas speaker series that a "grand coalition" of all stakeholders is needed to address the challenge of climate change, including the energy sector, which it accounts for most of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiea-stresses-need-to-combat-climate-change-7773146
American astronauts plan to take samples of fungus from the walls of the Chernobyl nuclear plant on-board the International Space Station (IIS) for experimentation, Russia’s Novosti kosmonavtiki (Cosmonautics News) reported on 12 February.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschernobyl-fungus-used-in-space-experiments-7773034
Unit 1 of the Belarus nuclear plant is preparing for start-up, Belarus Deputy Minister of Energy Mikhail Mikhadyuk said on 12 February.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinance-discussed-as-unit-1-of-belarus-npp-prepares-for-start-up-7773070
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has completed Step 3 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of China General Nuclear Power Corporation’s (CGN’s) UK HPR1000 design.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschinas-hpr1000-moves-forward-in-uk-generic-design-assessment-process-7773112
The notice said the start of fuel loading for the Westinghouse AP1000 pressurised water reactor unit is scheduled for 23 November 2020.
The NRC said Southern Nuclear also submitted notifications describing the completion of inspections and other actions required before the beginning of the loading operation.
The regulator said it has published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request a limited hearing regarding Southern Nuclear’s plans. Petitions requesting a hearing must be filed by 13 April 2020 by all interested parties.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-regulator-notified-of-november-2020-fuel-loading-schedule-2-5-2020
In an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Prawna, Mr Sasin said Poland is facing the decision of choosing a foreign technology vendor for the country’s first nuclear power station project.
“The matter is not simple, these are huge costs and complicated issues related to the choice of technology”, Mr Sasin said.
He said that Poland would “for example put aside” Chinese or Russian technologies, but “there are” US, Japanese, South Korean, and French proposals.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/government-facing-decision-on-technology-for-first-nuclear-plant-says-minister-2-5-2020
According to the statement, forging will take approximately nine months, after which the rotor will be transported to a GE Steam Power factory in France’s Belfort to be machined.
The generator rotor weighs 240 tonnes, is 14 metres long, and has a two-metre diameter.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/production-of-main-components-for-hanhikivi-1-begins-2-5-2020
Pakistan has described the support it has received from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in strengthening its nuclear power programme through a project launched in 2018. The country aims for a significant expansion of its use of nuclear power over the coming decades in order to meet growing energy demand. Regulators, operators and representatives of organisations involved in Pakistan's nuclear power programme attended a four-day meeting at the IAEA's headquarters last month to discuss the Agency's streamlined support for the country.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-helps-streamline-Pakistans-nuclear-power-prog
The agreement between the Czech government and utility ČEZ on the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant will be published within a few weeks, Minister of Industry Karel Havlíček said on 11 February. Havlíček was speaking to journalists during his visit to the plant, and his comments were reported by ČTK news agency the same day.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 15 February 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dukovany-expansion-agreement-expected-soon-says-mi
Operators at unit 3 of France’s Flamanville nuclear plant on 8 February, successfully started the EPR unit’s turbine as part of ongoing hot testing, according to a statement from EDF.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsflamanville-3-turbine-tested-7770456
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