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NEW BUILD IRAN HAS BEGUN pouring concrete for the wall of the second unit at the Bushehr NPP. This will raise the level of the wall from -4.5 metres to ground level. Plans are also in place to expedite the construction of units 2&3 at the plant.
THE PETROZAVODSK BRANCH of Rosatom’s AEM-Technologies (part of Engineering Division Atomenergomash) has started assembling pipes for the main circulation pipeline (MCP) for unit 7 of the Tianwan NPP, under construction in China’s Jiangsu Province.
THE THIRD TIER of the internal containment has been installed at unit 2 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkey. After the installation of the third tier, the height of the reactor building increased to 28.95 m. Specialists will now join the second and third tiers.
INSTALLATION HAS BEGUN of the domed part of the inner containment at unit 2 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh. Installation of the first of the three tiers of the inner containment dome has been completed.
UZBEKISTAN’S NUCLEAR AGENCY, Uzatom, said implementation of the project for the construction of a NPP is on schedule, denying reports that the project had been suspended. The head of the department of nuclear energy and nuclear technologies at Uzatom, Kasym Takhtakhunov, said all work is proceeding as planned.
CONSTRUCTION OF UNIT 4 of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd’s (NPCIL’s) Kakrapar NPP in Gujarat is running more than a year late. It will now reach planned completion by March 2024, according to a power ministry memo.
THE SEVENTH AND eighth VVER-1200 units at Russia’s Leningrad NPP will begin construction in 2024 and 2025. Completion of the new facilities is planned for 2030 and 2032.
CONCRETING OF THE internal protective dome at unit 1 of China’s Zhangzhou NPP in Fujian province has been completed. Zhangzhou 1, the first of two Hualong One units at the site, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024.
Fuel loading begins at Barakah 3
Above: Fuel loading has begun a unit 3 of the Barakah NPP in the UAE
Nawah Energy Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) began loading fuel at unit 3 of the Barakah NPP in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it received an operating licence from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). The operating licence, with an estimated duration of 60 years, authorises Nawah to commission and operate Barakah 3. “With unit 3 now approved to operate
alongside units 1 and 2, this milestone demonstrates the substantial and swift progress that has been made in developing nuclear energy as a strategically significant, clean and abundant source of electricity for the UAE, while transforming the country’s energy landscape and enhancing national energy security,” said Enec. “The success and benefits of bringing each unit at Barakah into operation in consecutive years since unit 1 in 2020 showcase the significant benefits of developing a multi-unit nuclear energy plant in driving energy security and sustainability for nations that commit to the long-term development process of a civil nuclear programme,” said Enec Managing Director and CEO Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi. “We are rapidly delivering a practical climate solution on the ground, enabling the UAE’s large-scale decarbonization efforts alongside its economic growth, and leading the way to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.” When it begins to operate at full power within
the coming months, the unit 3 will add a further 1,400MWe to the national grid, similar to each of the other two units. When fully operational, the plant will avoid some 22.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. Construction of the $20bn Barakah NPP began
in 2011 after South Korea won a tender for the project in 2009. Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco) led the consortium that is building
the plant comprising four APR1400 reactors. Construction of unit 1 began in July 2012, unit 2 in May 2013, unit 3 in September 2014 and unit 4 in September 2015. Overall construction is 97% complete. Units 1 and 2 are commercially operational, unit 3 is in the commissioning phase, and unit 4 is 92% complete. FANR said it conducted the assessment of the application for the unit 3 licence based on a thorough assessment of the application documentation. The assessment included reviewing the plant’s layout design and the analysis of the site’s location in terms of geography and demography. The assessment also included the reactor design, cooling systems, security arrangements, emergency preparedness, radioactive waste management and other technical aspects. FANR also assessed Nawah’s organisational and manpower readiness with all the required processes and procedures to ensure the safety and security of the plant. FANR reviewed the 14,000-page operating
licence application for units 3 & 4, conducted more than 120 inspections and requested additional information for unit 3 on various matters related to reactor design, safety and other issues to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements. Nawah will undertake a period of
commissioning to prepare for commercial operation of unit 3 during which FANR will conduct around-the-clock inspections, using its resident inspectors in addition to deploying other inspectors, to ensure the fuel load and power accession processes are completed according to regulatory requirements. “We conducted extensive reviews and robust inspections to ensure it fulfils our regulatory requirements and thus is ready to operate safely,” said FANR Director-General Christer Viktorsson. ■
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