An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia (ISAMZ) set out for Ukraine on the evening of 29 August to ensure nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). Earlier that day IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote on his Twitter page: "The IAEA support and assistance mission is already on its way to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. I am proud to be leading this mission, which will arrive at the ZNPP later this week.” He added that "it is necessary to protect the security of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear facility”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-team-sets-out-to-zaporizhzhya-npp-in-ukraine-9964014
The Engineering Division of Russia’s Rosatom, JSC Atomstroyexport (ASE), and the Korean Hydro and Nuclear Power Corporation (KHNP) have signed a contract for the construction of the turbine islands at the El Dabaa NPP project in Egypt. KHNP will construct about 80 buildings and structures at the NPP’s four units, and will purchase and supply equipment and materials for the turbine islands of the units. “The Turbine Islands deal concluded with ASE can be seen as a significant achievement for Korea, said KHNP President Hwang Joo-ho. “Based on our experience gained in the UAE, KHNP will make every effort to ensure the success of the El Dabaa NPP project.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskhnp-to-supply-turbine-islands-for-rosatom-at-egypts-el-dabaa-npp-9965946
US-based NuScale Power recently announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Estonian energy company Fermi Energia under which Fermi Energia will evaluate NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) design for deployment in Estonia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuscale-power-and-fermi-energia-to-explore-advanced-nuclear-application-in-estonia-9965998
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) says it will have to delay to late 2023 the removal of melted nuclear fuel debris from the unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP while adjustments are made to the robotic arms which will undertake the work. Tepco had initially planned to start the debris removal on a trial basis in 2021 but postponed it to 2022 in face of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstepco-postpones-fukushima-debris-removal-pending-adjustments-to-robot-arm-9966161
The contract between state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Atomstroyexport JSC, a Rosatom subsidiary, includes the construction of 80 buildings and structures at the station’s four units. KHNP will also procure and supply equipment and materials.
In July an official ceremony was held to mark the start of first concrete pouring for Unit 1 of El Dabaa, meaning the country’s first commercial nuclear plant has entered the main construction phase.
El Dabaa will have four Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors supplied by Rosatom under agreements signed in 2015 and 2017. The first unit is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2026.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/south-korea-s-khnp-wins-usd2-25-billion-el-dabaa-contract-from-russia-8-2-2022
A new dry fuel storage facility at the Atucha nuclear power plant will store fuel assemblies the pressurised heavy water reactor has used over its 48 years of operation as the unit undergoes refurbishment. The facility was built by an Argentine supply chain.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Argentina-adds-dry-fuel-storage-at-Atucha-I
Lawmakers in California have until 31 August - when the current legislative session ends - to vote on a proposed bill that would extend operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The American Nuclear Society has written to state legislators urging quick passage of the bipartisan legislation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Californian-lawmakers-urged-to-support-Diablo-Cany
The second reactor at Mexico's Laguna Verde nuclear power plant has been granted an extension to its operating licence, taking the lifetime of the plant into the mid-2050s. Nuclear is seen as doubling its contribution in advance of Mexico's 2050 targets.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Mexican-nuclear-cleared-to-run-in-2050s
Following months of negotiations, a team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts and inspectors - led by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi - is on its way to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine to ensure nuclear safety and security there.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-mission-heads-for-Zaporizhzhia
Operation of the new unit, Slovakia’s fifth, could bring the share of nuclear in the country’s electricity generation to 65%, putting it second behind only France, with 69%.
Mr Strycek was speaking in response to a decision by the UJD in which it rejected appeals against the unit’s operation and confirmed an earlier decision allowing it to go ahead.
In a statement on its website UJD said it had received appeals related to the plant’s commissioning, but gave no further details.
“The UJD consistently checked and evaluated all areas, demonstrating the technical and qualitative readiness of the third unit for fuel loading,” said Marta Ziakova, head of the ÚJD. “The readiness of the reactor block for the loading of the first fuel assembly and the start of active tests had to be demonstrated comprehensively in all assessed areas.”
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 30 August 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-share-to-hit-65-as-regulator-approves-commissioning-of-mochovce-3-8-5-2022
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