Global Nuclear Community Calls For Immediate IAEA Access To Zaporizhzhya NPP Representatives of nuclear industry trade associations and professional societies have issued the following statement regarding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be granted immediate, unconditional, and unrestricted access to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to assess the…
ENS Experts Explain Risks At ZNPP And Call For Urgent De-escalation The European Nuclear Society (ENS) is deeply concerned about the events ongoing in Ukraine, and already joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in condemning once again the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, demanding an end to further hostilities at any nuclear…
Global Nuclear Community Backs IAEA Call For Safety Zone At Zaporizhzhya NPP Representatives of nuclear industry trade associations and professional societies have issued the following statement regarding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine: A nuclear safety and security protection zone should be established immediately around Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, as recommended by the…
IAEA Concluded A Successful EPREV Mission in Slovenia An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a five-day follow-up mission to review the emergency preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies in Slovenia. The Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) was carried out at the request of the Slovenian Government and hosted…
Bertin Supplies Armenia With Radiation Monitoring Instruments The European Commission is financially supporting Armenia in the acquisition and installation of an automatic on-line radiation monitoring early warning system for monitoring and dispersion modelling with an emergency center for the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA). Armenia operates a single Unit (448MW PWR) nuclear power plant in Metsamor,…
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-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…
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…
IAEA Positively Concluded The ARTEMIS Mission To Slovakia An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said that Slovakia is committed to the safe and effective management of radioactive waste and spent fuel. The team also commended Slovakia for its decommissioning activities while noting opportunities to enhance preparations for geological disposal. The Integrated Review…
The Destruction Of The Kakhovka Dam May Have Made It Impossible To Restart ZNPP For A Longer Period Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi As extensively covered by international news reports, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River, located some 120 km south-west downstream from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), exploded at dawn on 6 June…