Westinghouse And Fortum Signed Partnership For VVER-440 Nuclear Fuel Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum recently signed a long-term partnership to develop, license and deliver VVER-440 fuel to the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant in Finland to guarantee a dependable Western alternative to Russian-supplied fuel. The new and parallel fuel supplier will diversify our…
Tractebel Leads The Restart Of The Construction Of Angra-3 In Brazil A consortium led by Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) has recently finalized the first stage of the project that will enable to resume the construction of the Unit-3 at Angra nuclear power plant in Brazil. The Angra Eurobras NES consortium, made up of Tractebel and…
Preparatory Works For The PALLAS Reactor Have Started Preparatory works to enable the realization of the construction of the PALLAS reactor have started. Work is currently underway to make the original access road to the Energy & Health Campus from the 1960s accessible. During the construction of the steel sheet pile structure around the work…
Poland Signs International Deals For Its First Nuclear Power Plants During the last few days, Poland signed international agreements to build the country’s first nuclear power plants by 2033. The US-based Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power have been selected to develop the Polish nuclear programme, so accelerating Warsaw’s…
IEA WEO 2022 – Nuclear Generation Could More Than Double By 2050 The International Energy Agency (IEA) released on 27 October the World Energy Outlook 2022. The report considers the ongoing global energy crisis as a “historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure energy system”, thanks to the unprecedented response from governments around…
SMR-160 Project Advances In Czech Republic US Small Modular Reactor (SMR) developer Holtec announced the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with engineering multinationals Škoda Praha and Hyundai Engineering and Construction to advance the planning for construction of SMR-160s in the Czech Republic. Under the Agreement, the parties will develop the division of responsibilities…
Mochovce-3 Reaches First Criticality Mochovce-3 reactor reached minimum controlled output on 22 October, marking first criticality for the Russia-supplied 440 MW unit. Utility Slovenske Elektrarne, which owns and operates Slovakia’s four commercial reactors, said Mochovce-3 should reach full capacity and begin commercial operation at the beginning of next year. The company said that although a…
Commercial Production Of Lutetium-177 Starts At Bruce NPP The international collaboration between Bruce Power, Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company) and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM) announced today the start of commercial production of lutetium-177. It marks the first-of-its-kind achievement of a commercial power reactor with additional capability to commercially produce short-lived medical isotopes.…
Feasibility Study Into New Nuclear Launched In The Nordic Countries The Finnish company Fortum is launching a two-year feasibility study to explore prerequisites for new nuclear. As part of the study, Fortum will examine commercial, technological and societal, including political, legal and regulatory, conditions both for small modular reactors (SMRs) and conventional large reactors. The…
Tecnatom Actively Contributes To The Development Of IAEA Documents Since 1957, Tecnatom (ENS Corporate Member) has been providing several services to the nuclear sector, mainly inspection and structural integrity services, operation personnel training via the use of full-scope simulators and plant operation support engineering. Thanks to its long-standing, high-level experience, Tecnatom joined the IAEA technical meeting called: “IAEA Technical…