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Argentina adds dry fuel storage at Atucha I
A new dry fuel storage facility at the Atucha nuclear power plant will store fuel assemblies the pressurised heavy water reactor has used over its 48 years of operation as the unit undergoes refurbishment. The facility was built by an Argentine supply chain.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Californian lawmakers urged to support Diablo Canyon as deadline looms
Lawmakers in California have until 31 August - when the current legislative session ends - to vote on a proposed bill that would extend operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The American Nuclear Society has written to state legislators urging quick passage of the bipartisan legislation.
Energy & Environment
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Slovakia's Mochovce 3 permitted to start up
The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority has issued the final authorisation for commissioning of unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant. Operator Slovenské elektrárne expects soon to start loading fuel into the reactor's core ahead of its commissioning.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 26 August 2022
Zaporizhzhia temporarily loses grid connection
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid after hostilities in the area led to the damage of the last remaining operational 750 kilovolt external power line connecting the plant to the national grid.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 26 August 2022
Chernobyl waste processing operations resume
Radioactive waste processing and disposal activities have resumed for the first time at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site in Ukraine since the Russian military occupation of the area earlier this year. The first batch of waste from the plant for disposal was transferred on 21 August.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Kishida calls for Japanese expansion of nuclear energy use
Japan should work to restart its idled nuclear power reactors, consider extending their operating lives and develop "next-generation innovative reactors", the country's prime minister has said. In July, Fumio Kishida called for the maximum use of nuclear over the coming winter.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 24 August 2022
IAEA hopes to visit Zaporizhzhia 'as soon as possible'
With shelling continuing in the area of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has welcomed recent statements indicating that both Ukraine and Russia support the IAEA's aim to send a mission to the plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 22 August 2022
Kazatomprom to increase uranium production in 2024
Mid- and long-term contracts have given the Kazakh uranium producer the confidence to increase its uranium production in 2024 by 2000-3000 tU above expected 2023 levels, it said in its mid-year financial update. Although its primary shipping route via St Petersburg has so far remained available, the company intends to use an alternative route via the Caspian Sea later this year.
Uranium & Fuel
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Friday, 19 August 2022
TVO, Wärtsilä tribunal concludes
An arbitration tribunal has resolved all the claims presented by the parties in proceedings between Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Wärtsilä Finland Oy concerning a 2013 contract for emergency backup generators at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
Corporate
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Thursday, 18 August 2022
Chinese EPR resumes power supply after extended outage
Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province offline has been reconnected to the electricity grid after having been offline for more than a year following the discovery of damaged fuel rods.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Ukrainian regulator restores Chernobyl licences
The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine decision resumes most of the plant's radioactive waste management licences, which were suspended in May following the Russian military occupation of the area.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 17 August 2022
California governor proposes legislation to keep Diablo Canyon open
Text circulated to California lawmakers by Governor Gavin Newsom says continued operation of the state's only nuclear power plant for an additional five to ten years is critical to ensure energy system reliability and minimise greenhouse gas emissions. It would authorise a loan of up to USD1.4 billion to extend the plant's operating lifetime.
Energy & Environment
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Tuesday, 16 August 2022
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