Technology commonly used in the oil and gas industry has been adapted for use in the nuclear industry for Magnox Harwell, resulting in millions of pounds in savings for the taxpayer, LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) has reported.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsoil-industry-cleaning-process-used-at-uks-harwell-site-9316962
Rosatom has signed a General Framework Agreement with the Serbian government to construct a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) as well as an agreement to form a joint venture that will implement the project in Serbia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-to-build-a-centre-for-nuclear-science-and-technology-for-serbia--9317004
Framatome announced that it has been awarded the contract to upgrade the incore instrumentation systems for units 1 and 2 at Dominion Energy’s Surry Nuclear Power Station as part of its Subsequent Licence Renewal programme.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsframatome-to-supply-instrumentation-upgrade-for-surry-nuclear-plant-9317019
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) team of experts has concluded an eight-day mission to Uganda to review the country’s infrastructure development for a nuclear power programme, IAEA said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reviews-ugandas-nuclear-power-infrastructure-development--9317052
CNEA said a stable self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction was achieved for the first time at 18:32 local time on 11 December 2021.
Fuqing-6 has now become the second of two demonstration Generation-III Hualong One units at the site which have been started up.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/fuqing-6-becomes-second-hualong-one-to-reach-first-criticality-12-1-2021
Construction has begun on the seawater pumping station for unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey, while its control rod drive mechanism has been manufactured and tested in Russia. The VVER-1200 reactor is slated to start operation in 2023.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Akkuyu-1-construction-and-components
Two more rounds of international peer review have taken place at Belarus' Ostrovets nuclear power plant as the power plant's second reactor prepares to start up.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Safety-reviewed-at-Ostrovets-before-start-up-of-un
German utility RWE has awarded a contract to Westinghouse to dismantle two reactors at the Gundremmingen nuclear facility. It has also contracted a consortium comprising Framatome and Transnubel to dismantle the reactor of the Emsland plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/RWE-awards-German-reactor-dismantling-contracts
Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The unit - the second of two demonstration Hualong One reactors at the site in China's Fujian province - will now undergo a series of tests before being connected to the grid and entering commercial operation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Second-Chinese-Hualong-One-achieves-first-critical
The long-awaited verdict is dividing the bloc’s member states, some of whom argue that nuclear should not be included in the taxonomy, which is designed to help the EU reach climate neutrality by 2050.
The proposal on nuclear by the European commission could come after a meeting of EU heads of government on 16 December where the taxonomy is expected to be discussed.
The taxonomy is a package of regulations that governs investment in activities that the EU says are environmentally friendly. Brussels hopes the rules will steer private capital into climate-friendly projects.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 11 December 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/decision-on-nuclear-expected-by-end-of-year-reports-say-12-5-2021
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