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IAEA publishes review of operational safety at Heysham 2
EDF Energy said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had published its review of Heysham 2 power station’s operational safety following a visit by an Operational Safety...
IAEA reviews long-term operational safety at Romania’s Cernavoda NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pre-SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) review mission has completed a review of long term operational safety at unit 1 of...
Restart of Japan’s Onagawa 2 delayed until September
Japan's Tohoku Electric has said it plans to restart unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear station in Miyagi Prefecture around September after additional safety construction works have...
South African regulator amends operational timelines for Koeberg NPP units
South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved a request from power utility Eskom to separate the operating timelines of the two units at the Koeberg NPP. Following a...
Automated control system introduced at five Russian NPPs
An automated maintenance, repair and operation management system – TOREX – has been introduced at five Russian NPPs – Balakovo, Beloyarsk, Kola, Rostov and Smolensk. The idea of a...
US NRC warns VC Summer NPP over cracks
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a warning to the single unit VC Summer NPP in South Carolina over a cracked pipeline in the cooling system. The plant has reported...
IAEA sees operational safety commitment at Penly
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team of experts concluded an 18-day mission to the Penly NPP in France at the request of the...
Unit 2 of Japan’s Shimane NPP to restart in 2024
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Co announced that it will restart unit 2 at its Shimane NPP in the prefectural capital of Matsue in August 2024. This will be the first time the reactor...
Rosatom scientists test silicon carbide cladding
Researchers at Russia’s AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials (VNIINM - part of TVEL) together with specialists from the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR -...
Russian Kursk NPP unit closed after drone attack
Unit 4 at Russia’s Kursk NPP was completely disconnected from the grid following a Ukrainian kamikaze drone carrying explosives fell near the station. Kursk NPP comprises four...
IAEA concludes long-term operation safety review at Kozloduy NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) team of experts has completed a review of long term operational safety at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP.
Bulgaria to continue imports from Russia for Kozloduy NPP
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a derogation from European Union (EU) sanctions on Russia and will be able to import the materials and spare parts necessary for its...
ASN provisionally extends use of Flamanville EPR vessel head
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has issued a draft decision which should allow EDF to use the current reactor pressure vessel (RPV) head of the 1650 MWe EPR under...
New crack detected at France’s Penly NPP
France’s Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN - l'Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has asked Électricité de France (EDF) to "revise its strategy" for repairing plants affected by stress...
No active faults identified under Ishikawa NPP
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has said there are no active faults underneath Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Shika NPP, contrary to a previous view presented by an...
New impellers for OL3’s feedwater pumps
Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP (OL3) is expected to operate at full power in February after the feedwater pumps impellers...
KHNP hosts IAEA OSART mission at Saeul NPP units 1&2
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has recently hosted an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) at units 1&2 of its Saeul NPP...
Akkuyu NPP hosts WANO support mission
An expert mission to support the Moscow Centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO MC) has taken place at the Akkuyu NPP construction site in Turkey, according to...
More delays for restart of French reactors
French utility EDF has discovered a radioactive leak in the primary cooling circuit of unit 1 at its Civaux NPP in southwestern France, according to a report by Reuters. While there...
