Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov on 23 March signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with London-based emerging markets asset manager Gemcorp Holdings Ltd (GHL) and US nuclear technology developer IP3 Corporation on energy projects that are expected to result in investments of around $1 billion.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbulgaria-signs-energy-cooperation-memorandum-with-uk-and-us-investors-9582115
Unit 6 of the China National Nuclear Cooperation's (CNNC’s) Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian province began commercial operation on 25 March, meaning that the Hualong One demonstration project has been completed, CNNC said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschinas-hualong-one-demonstration-project-completed-at-fuqing-9582127
In a pressurised water reactor, the steam generators act as heat exchangers where water carrying heat generated from the nuclear reaction is used to turn demineralised water into steam.
Rosenergoatom said the 355-tonne component was manufactured by an Atommash factory in Volgodonsk, southwest Russia.
The company said installation work for the set of four steam generators at Kursk 2-1 is scheduled to be carried out in May and June this year.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/last-steam-generator-delivered-for-kursk-2-1-nuclear-power-plant-3-1-2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that the staff who volunteered to replace the workers who had been on-site for 25 days, have now themselves been there for nearly a week.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fresh-concerns-over-staffing-at-Chernobyl
Work to manage the legacy wastes from historic uranium mining at sites in Shekaftar and Min-Kush has been completed, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced. The work was completed on schedule and below the projected budget.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Remediation-of-two-Kyrgyz-uranium-legacy-sites-com
The first rail transfer of stainless steel drums of waste from the Winfrith Magnox site to Nuclear Waste Services' Low Level Waste Repository site has been completed. The waste's radiation levels have decayed sufficiently for it now to be reclassified as low-level waste.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Rail-transfer-landmark-for-UK-waste-disposal-proje
At a meeting with US President Joe Biden, Poland's President Andrzej Duda said that he believed the two countries' nuclear energy programme "will be able to get off the ground soon".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Polands-president-hails-nuclear-partnership-with-U
The process of loading the 157 fuel assemblies into the core of unit 6 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province has been completed, China General Nuclear (CGN) announced. The unit - the second of two ACPR-1000 reactors built as Phase II of the plant - is scheduled to begin operations later this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-loading-completed-at-Hongyanhe-6
The task force met officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo to discuss regulatory responsibilities, the authorisation process, preparations for environmental radiation monitoring and the NRA’s plans to consult with and involve the public.
In April 2021 Japan announced its policy to gradually discharge more than 1.25 million cubic metres of treated water into the sea, subject to approval from the NRA, an independent regulatory body.
It asked for the IAEA’s assistance to help ensure the project’s implementation. Japanese authorities said there was no practical alternative to releasing the water as storage space ran out. They said there was no risk to human health and that operating nuclear plants around the world release similar water every day.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 26 March 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/iaea-carries-out-review-of-regulatory-aspects-of-water-discharge-plans-3-5-2022
Holtec said the two companies have been working to develop preliminary designs for the I&C systems under an initial agreement signed some years ago.
The SMR-160 is an advanced pressurised water reactor that produces up to 160 MW electric power and is designed with flexibility to produce process heat for industrial applications and hydrogen. It relies on gravity as the workhorse to operate the reactor and the completely passive safety systems.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 26 March 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/holtec-us-company-signs-deal-with-mitsubishi-for-smr-160-i-and-c-systems-design
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