He told the state channel that this would allow Rosatom to proceed with first concrete, making the Akkuyu project “the world’s largest nuclear construction site”, where four units are being built simultaneously.
He said the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected the company’s schedules for Akkuyu, the first commercial nuclear project in Turkey.
Last week, a virtual ceremony marked the start of construction Akkuyu-3. Construction of the station’s first two units, Akkuyu-1 and -2, began in April 2018 and in April 2020.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-expecting-construction-licence-for-akkuyu-4-by-end-of-summer-3-3-2021
The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to return to service for a limited period of operation. This follows ONR's assessment of whether cracking observed in the graphite bricks that form the reactor core could compromise the key nuclear safety requirements.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UKs-Hinkley-Point-B-approved-for-restart
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has failed in its duty to protect nuclear materials at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, according to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). A series of security breaches has prompted the regulator to suspend the process for inspections needed to restart unit 7 at the plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Security-lapses-impact-Kashiwazaki-Kariwa-restart
A group of South Korean firms has signed a partnership agreement with Egyptian state-owned construction company Petrojet to help train Egyptian employees for the planned El Dabaa nuclear power plant, which is to be built by Russia. A construction licence for the El Dabaa plant is expected to be issued in the second-half of 2021.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Korean-companies-to-train-Egyptian-plant-workers
Southern California Edison (SCE) has released a three-part strategic plan for the relocation of used nuclear fuel from the shut-down San Onofre plant. The company has also launched a stakeholder coalition with two local counties to advocate for and encourage federal government action to deal with used fuel currently stored at San Onofre and other US nuclear sites.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SCE-plans-for-relocation-of-used-fuel
The first project of the Chinese Helium-Cooled Ceramic Breeder Test Blanket System (HCCB TBS) for the Iter fusion reactor project was launched on 15 March at China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC's) Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, Sichuan province. It marks the start of China's implementation phase of tritium breeding technology in Iter.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China-launches-Iter-tritium-breeding-project
Covra, which operates the Netherlands centralised radioactive waste processing and storage facility near Vlissingen-Oost in the municipality of Borselle, in the southwest of the country, said the additional storage space is needed because the current storage building for low- and medium-level radioactive waste is filling up.
The new building is intended for waste that is stored on the premises of medical isotope producer NRG in Petten and for future decommissioning waste. The building also offers potential space for future residual waste.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/covra-announces-plans-for-new-radwaste-facility-3-2-2021
Russia’s Tvel nuclear fuel company, of which NCCP is a subsidiary, said the contract follows the successful completion of a similar contract signed in 2020.
The Argentinian-designed multipurpose ETRR-2, Egypt’s only reactor, uses uranium fuel with an enrichment of 19.75%. The reactor is used for research in particle physics, materials engineering, and the production of stable isotopes.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-signs-contract-to-supply-another-batch-of-research-reactor-leu-3-2-2021
The consortium is designing a low-cost factory built SMR. According to Rolls-Royce, the plant’s standardised, factory-made components and advanced manufacturing processes push costs down, while the rapid assembly of the modules and components inside a weatherproof canopy on the power station site itself avoids costly schedule disruptions.
Tom Samson, interim chief executive officer of the UKSMR consortium, said nuclear power is central to tackling climate change, economic recovery and energy security. “To do this it must be affordable, reliable and investable and the way we manufacture and assemble our power station brings its cost down to be comparable with offshore wind.”
Foratom director-general Yves Desbazeille, said the topic of SMRs is gaining momentum in the European Union as there are discussions on how the technology could fit into Europe’s future energy mix. “We are happy to be able to benefit from the expertise of the UKSMR consortium and its experts in this field in order to ensure that the potential of SMRs is fully recognised by EU decision makers,” he said.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/rolls-royce-smr-consortium-joins-european-industry-group-foratom-3-2-2021
The ability of nuclear energy to stabilise electricity systems and secure the grid is all the more essential in an increasingly unpredictable weather world, write Bryan Hanson, executive vice president and chief generation officer at Exelon, Bodhan Zronek, chief nuclear officer at CEZ Group, and Sama Bilbao y Léon, director general of World Nuclear Association.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Nuclear-can-weather-any-storm
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