Ansaldo Nucleare and the Life Extension of Cernavodă Unit 1 Securing Romania’s Energy Future The Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, located on the banks of the Danube in Constanța County, is Romania’s only nuclear facility and a cornerstone of the country’s energy system. Operated by Nuclearelectrica, the plant currently runs two CANDU-6 pressurised heavy-water reactors, each…
Framatome Advances Towards Producing Lu-177 In Romania Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and Nuclearelectrica have announced the successful outcome of the feasibility study which assessed the possibility of producing medical isotope Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. The two companies have now launched the implementation of the project, covering detailed engineering, procurement,…
European Commission Approved Plans for Two New Units In Romania On 1st July, the European Commission adopted a positive opinion on the project of Units 3 and 4 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania, based on the basis of Article 41 of the Euratom Treaty, as announced by the operator Nuclearelectrica. Under the…
Ansaldo Nucleare Supporting LTO at Cernavoda NPP Last week, Ansaldo Nucleare (ENS Corporate Member), the Italian insurance-financial group SACE, and the Romanian nuclear energy company Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure a financing line of up to €2bn to carry out work to extend the life of Unit 1…
Successfully Concluded Three IAEA Missions to Europe In the last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out several missions to Europe, all positively concluded. The IAEA staff and international experts visited the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Romania for different kinds of reviews, conducted at the request of national governments and supported by each…
Ansaldo Restates Its Support To Romanian Nuclear Projects A fruitful institutional visit took place last week at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, the only NPP in Romania, to strengthen the nuclear cooperation between Italian companies (among them Ansaldo Nucleare, ENS Corporate Member) and the Romanian operator Nuclearelectrica. Nuclearelectrica, following the visit to Cernavoda-1, presented its…
Romania Signed The Support Agreement For Cernavoda-3 And -4 The Romanian government and the national nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica signed a support agreement which allows the start of the next phase of the project to construct two new units at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. Indeed, the Phase II of the project includes the conclusion of…
Romania Adopted A Draft Law On Two New Nuclear Reactors Last Monday, 19 December, Romania ‘s government adopted a draft law on the agreement to build two new commercial reactors at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant. The approval of the agreement between the State and the Cernavodă’s operator Nuclearelectrica has now to be approved by…
Romania And Poland To Cooperate On NuScale SMR Development Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica and Polish copper producer and industrial group KGHM Polska Miedź have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development of small modular reactor technology (SMR) for potential deployment in both countries. The 36-month agreement will include the exchange of technical,…
Romania Studies The Deployment Of Europe’s First SMR By 2028 Romania’s state nuclear power corporation Nuclearelectrica announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with NuScale Power LLC to conduct engineering studies, technical reviews, and licensing and permitting activities at a site in Doicesti (Romania) that is the preferred location for the deployment of the first NuScale…