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Belarus unit starts pilot operation
Unit 1 of the first nuclear power plant to be built in Belarus started pilot operation yesterday, Russia's Rosatom has announced. Pilot operation is the final and longest check of a power unit before commissioning. The unit is be the first of the VVER-1200 design to be built outside Russia.
read more... 24/12/2020
RWE signs 54MW Dutch wind offtake
First electricity from Waddenwind facility to be delivered in 2021 with full commissioning planned in January 2022
read more... 26/08/2020
Government Approves Phase One Of Latina Decommissioning
Italy's Ministry of Economic Development has issued a decree authorising state-owned nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management company Sogin to begin phase one of decommissioning the Latina nuclear power plant in Lazio, south of Rome.
read more... 05/06/2020
IAEA commends French nuclear waste programme
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has released the final report from its January 2018 mission to France to review radioactive waste management and decommissioning in the country. The review team said it had been "impressed with the nature and implementation of the French national programme".
read more... 20/05/2020
Hungarian minister highlights importance of nuclear energy
The coronavirus pandemic has underlined the importance of the existing Paks nuclear power plant, which accounts for about half of Hungary's electricity generation, noted János Süli. The minister responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of two new reactors at Paks said that project will maintain the country's energy security and help revive its economy in the coming years.
read more... 03/04/2020