Loviisa

STUK Confirms Loviisa NPP Can Operate Until 2050

STUK Confirms Loviisa NPP Can Operate Until 2050 The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has given a positive safety review for a proposed operating lifetime extension of the two-unit Loviisa nuclear power plant until 2050. Stuk said it has given the green light to Finland’s economic ministry which is to grant a final…

Mochovce

Mochovce-3 Connected To The Grid For The First Time

Mochovce-3 Connected To The Grid For The First Time On 1st February, the Slovak operator Slovenské elektrárne announced that Mochovce-3 has been connected to the grid for the first time on Tuesday, 31st January, at 10:57 pm local time. The plant reached this important milestone less than three weeks after the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of…

GEH

Fermi Energia Chose GE Hitachi For The First SMR In Estonia

Fermi Energia Chose GE Hitachi For The First SMR In Estonia The Estonian nuclear energy company Fermi Energia announced the selection of GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 as the technology for the first planned Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in Estonia. The BWRX-300 is a 300 MW water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis…

nuclear medicine cooperation

Mo-99 Ready To Be Produced At Darlington NPP

Mo-99 Ready To Be Produced At Darlington NPP The Darlington Nuclear Power Plant, located in Canada and operated by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), is now ready to produce life-saving Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) isotopes, Laurentis Energy Partners and BWXT Medical Ltd announced last week. Thanks to the installation and initial commissioning of an innovative isotope system made…

Thomas Thor

Thomas Thor Consolidates Its Expertise Launching Thor Executive

Thomas Thor Consolidates Its Expertise Launching Thor Executive Thomas Thor (ENS Corporate Member) announced the rebranding of KeySource Global, a US based executive search and leadership consultancy focused on the nuclear industry, to Thor Executive, bringing organizations across North America greater access to an extensive pool of global talent with specialized experience. This announcement brings…

EPZ Borssele

IAEA Completed The OSART Mission At Borssele NPP

IAEA Completed The OSART Mission At Borssele NPP An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts concluded an 18-day Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission to the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant on 9 February to review operational safety at the plant on the request of the Dutch government. The OSART team, including 12 experts…