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Karachi 3 begins supplying electricity

Published: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:39:18 GMT

Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan has been connected to the electricity grid, becoming the fourth Hualong One reactor in the world - and the second outside China - to reach that milestone.

IAEA concern over communication issues at Zaporozhe

Published: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:24:36 GMT

• Ukraine regulator says nuclear power plants continue to operate
• Radiation levels remain within normal range
• IAEA warns about phone and internet problems at Zaporozhe
• Russia says meeting with Ukraine and IAEA director general about nuclear safety ‘could be useful’ and held ‘virtually or in third country'.

Rolls-Royce SMR design accepted for review

Published: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:18:44 GMT

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation, along with the environment regulators for England and Wales, have been asked by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to begin a Generic Design Assessment for Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's small modular reactor design.

Iran and IAEA agree on steps to move forward

Published: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:07:16 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran have agreed a series of steps, to be conducted over the coming months, to accelerate and strengthen their cooperation and dialogue aimed at the resolution of outstanding safeguards issues related to three particular locations in Iran.

Belgian regulators OK isotope residue facility

Published: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:30:45 GMT

Belgium's SCK-CEN nuclear research centre has received all the licences needed for the construction and operation of a facility to support the RECUMO project to manage and recycle radioactive residues from the production of medical radioisotopes.

Koeberg 2 steam generator replacement postponed

Published: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:52:16 GMT

South African utility Eskom has deferred the replacement of three steam generators at unit 2 of its Koeberg nuclear power plant until its next planned outage in August 2023. The move was made due to concerns the reactor would not be returned to service after the current outage in time for the high-demand winter period.

Major components in place at Akkuyu 1

Published: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:09:56 GMT

Installation has been completed of the main equipment within the reactor building of unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey. The Russian-supplied VVER-1200 is scheduled to start up next year.

Philippines relaunches nuclear energy programme

Published: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:51:29 GMT

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that outlines the government's position for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the Philippines' energy mix, taking into account economic, political, social and environmental objectives.

Reconsider nuclear shutdowns to cut gas imports, IEA tells EU

Published: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:09:59 GMT

The International Energy Agency has set out a ten-point plan that could enable the European Union to reduce its imports of natural gas from Russia by more than one-third within a year, including maximising generation from existing low-emissions sources such as nuclear.

USNC eyes summer start-up for Oak Ridge fuel plant

Published: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:25:55 GMT

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation plans to begin operations later this year at its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, subject to regulatory approvals. The facility will process feedstock uranium powder into TRISO fuel particles and subsequently produce the company's proprietary FCM fuel in multiple kilogram quantities.