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US NRC discontinues preparation for 40-year licence renewals
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has decided to discontinue its considerations of regulatory and other changes which would allow NPP operators to apply for 40-year...
Framatome to provide engineering services to UAE
Nawah Energy Company, the subsidiary created by joint venture partners Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) to operate and maintain...
Japan’s ageing Mihama 3 reactor restarts
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co on 23 June began operating unit 3 at Mihama NPP in Fukui Prefecture for the first time in some 10 years, after completing final inspections. The...
China reports minor fuel rod damage but no leak at Taishan NPP
China's Ministry of Ecology & Environment (MEE) said on 16 June that there had been no leak at the Taishan NPP in Guangdong Province and rejected allegations by CNN that the...
Conflicting reports about leak at Taishan NPP
Framatome said on 14 June that China’s Taishan Nuclear Power Plant was operating safely. “Framatome is supporting resolution of a performance issue with the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant...
No earthquake damage to Bushehr NPP
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant sustained no damage when the region suffered an earthquake on 17 April.
UK ONR gives permission for limited operation of Hunterston B
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 13 April gave EDF with permission for reactors 3 and 4 at the Hunterston NPP (also known as B1 and B2) to return to service for a...
US NRC proposes fine against Florida Power & Light Company
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on 8 April that it has proposed a $150,000 fine to Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) for falsifying plant records and recording...
Belarus disconnects power lines with Lithuania for testing
Belarus has disconnected cross-border transmission lines (PTL) with Lithuania as part of the ongoing tests of the reliability of the Belarusian energy system, the press service of...
WANO experts check unit 2 of Belarus NPP
Experts of the Moscow centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) will carry out a technical support mission from 5 to13 April at unit 2 of the Belarus NPP in order...
Spanish government approves renewal of operating licence for Cofrentes NPP
Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Challenge Demographic (Miteco) said on 18 March that it had approved a ministerial order granting the renewal of the...
As one Japanese court approves operation of Ikata 3 another bars restart of Tokai 2
Japan’s Hiroshima high court on 18 March reversed its earlier order to shut down unit 3 at Shikoku Electric Power Co’s Ikata NPP in Ehime Prefecture after an ongoing periodic...
Operating licence issued for unit 2 of Barakah NPP
The UAE Nawah Energy Company, the operations and maintenance subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), said on 9 March that it had received the Operating Licence...
European Parliament to consider resolution on safety of Belarus NPP
The European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has approved a draft resolution on the safety of the Belarus NPP initiated by Lithuania
China’s first Hualong One begins commercial operation
China’s first Hualong One reactor at unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian Province began commercial operation on 30 January, China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) announced.
Unit 1 of the Belarusian nuclear plant brought to 100% capacity
On 12 January, Belarus 1 was brought to nominal power – 3200MWt and 1170MWe – for the first time.
Koeberg 1 closed after steam generator leakage
South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, said on 4 January that unit 1 at the Koeberg nuclear power plant had been taken offline after an increasing leak rate was observed on one of...
Zaporozhye 5 licensed to operate until 2030
Ukraine’s nuclear utility, Energoatom, on 5 January received a licence from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), which recognised the feasibility of...
Tianwan 4 handed over to China as upgrading of simulators begins
Rosatom announced that unit 4 of the Tianwan NPP had been handed over to the customer, Jangsu Nuclear Power Corporation, on 25 December after two years of warranty operation.
