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Rosatom Picks New EPC Lead for Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant

August 1, 2022 admin akkuyu, contract, epc, ic ictas, Nuclear, rosatom, Russia, tsm enerji, Turkey, vver-1200

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:52:40 +0000

A new contractor has been named to finish construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Rosatom on July 30 said it had chosen TSM Enerji, a company owned by three Russian groups and incorporated in Turkey, as the project’s new engineering, procurement, and construction lead. The Turkish government has said it […]

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Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

June 30, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Bangladesh, Business, bwrx-300, Canada, China, cnnc, Egypt, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, kazakhstan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Sweden

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:42:33 +0000

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns. “In today’s context of the global energy crisis, skyrocketing fossil fuel prices, energy security challenges and ambitious climate commitments, I believe nuclear power has a unique opportunity to stage a comeback,” […]

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Russians Achieve Milestone with New Nuclear Fuel

May 19, 2022 admin accident tolerant fuel, advanced technology fuel, ATF, Business, Fuel, full coverage, International, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, rosatom, Safety, Technology, tvel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 16:09:00 +0000

Rosatom announced that it has started the fourth irradiation cycle of fuel assemblies with VVER-type fuel rods in the MIR research reactor (Figure 1) at the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region. The reactor tests have been ongoing since early 2019. The rods have four combinations of cladding and fuel matrix materials. […]

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Brazil Looks at Nuclear Power as Demand for Electricity Grows

March 1, 2022 admin angra 3, Brazil, Energy, hydropower, mprest, Nuclear, rosatom, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:13:00 +0000

A government agency that supports research into Brazil’s energy sector has forecast a significant jump in demand for electricity within the country over the next several years. Empresa de Pesquisa

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MOX Nuclear Fuel Loaded in Russian Reactor, More to Come

January 28, 2020 admin Department of Energy, DOE, Fuel, International, mixed-oxide fuel, mox, mox fuel fabrication facility, national nuclear security administration, news, nnsa, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant, O&M, Plant Design, rosatom, Russia, Safety, savannah river, tvel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:45:33 +0000

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Power plant engineers have loaded 18 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies in Unit 4 at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Distinct from traditional nuclear fuel with enriched uranium, MOX fuel pellets are based on the mix of nuclear fuel cycle derivatives, such as plutonium oxide bred in commercial reactors and uranium oxide […]

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Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of the Year

December 27, 2019 admin academik lomonosov, acpr-1000, AP1000, Business, cgn, Clinch River, EDF, EPR, Georgia Power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NuScale Power, O&M, Plant Design, power plant, reactor, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Southern Company, Taishan, Technology, tennessee valley authority, TVA, Vogtle, yangjiang

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:34:04 +0000

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The past year has been filled with firsts for the nuclear power industry. Three power plants sporting first-of-a-kind reactors entered commercial operation, while the first U.S. AP1000 nuclear project reached key milestones on its path to completion. Furthermore, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted the first early site permit for a utility to construct […]

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Russia Offers to Expand Nuclear Power in Africa

December 2, 2019 admin Business, Egypt, el dabaa nuclear power plant, International, koeberg nuclear power station, news, Nuclear, rosatom, Russia, South Africa, vver-1200

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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South Africa is the only country on the African continent with nuclear power generation, but Russia is working to make nuclear power a reality for more African nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke

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One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward

November 14, 2019 admin aeoi, bushehr, Business, Construction, darlington unit 2, International, news, novovoronezh, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, olkiluoto, opg, Plant Design, refurbishment, rosatom, Technology, TVO, vver

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:55:18 +0000

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The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important milestones in November. New Novovoronezh Unit Enters Commercial Operation Rosatom announced on Nov. 1 that Unit 2 at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II entered commercial operation 30 days ahead of […]

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Russia Completes First-Phase Testing of Nuclear Accident-Tolerant Fuel

October 31, 2019 admin accident tolerant fuel, ATF, Business, cladding, framatome, Fuel, ge hitachi, International, news, rosatom, Russia, Technology, tvel, uranium pellets, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:41:56 +0000

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Russia has completed the first phase of nuclear accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) reactor testing at a government research facility. The achievement paves the way for ATF testing at a Russian commercial nuclear plant, which could begin in 2020. TVEL Fuel Co. of Rosatom, a company that provides nuclear fuel to 72 reactors in 14 countries, including […]

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POWER Digest [June 2019]

June 3, 2019 admin ansaldo, Business, Coal, engie, eskom, Gas, hydrogen, International, netherlands, news, Nuclear, Ørsted, Renewables, Research and Development, rosatom, salinia impreglio, shin kori, snowy hydro, Solar, Technology, vver-1200, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Ansaldo Leads Research Initiative for Low-NOx High-Hydrogen Retrofit Solution. The Dutch government has awarded six partners—Ansaldo Thomassen, Delft University of Technology, OPRA Turbines, Vattenfall

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