Mochovce 4 starts generating, taking Slovak nuclear towards 77.5%
The unit made the switch from physical to energy start-up on Monday; output now rises in stages to a 144-hour run at full power, with grid synchronisation at 20%.
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Bechtel and TerraPower part ways on Natrium, EPC contract goes back to tender
TerraPower will rebid the EPC contract for the Kemmerer Natrium plant; Bechtel stays on site to finish the Sodium Test and Fill Facility and filed a WARN notice covering about 200 positions.
India loads fuel at a new reactor and restarts another after refurbishment
NPCIL began fuel loading at Rajasthan unit 8 on 19 September and at Kaiga unit 1 as it returns from refurbishment, while starting site work for two further Rajasthan units.
Nuward aims to start building the first of ten European SMRs in 2030
EDF's SMR subsidiary set out a schedule in Vienna: commercialisation before 2029, construction from 2030, first power in 2035, with a 48-month build assumed.
EDF clears a contract hurdle before dismantling the first UNGG reactor
Cyclife says the contractual strategy for taking apart Chinon A2's heat exchangers is validated after three and a half years of study, with the dismantling decree still pending.
Slovenia's second reactor needs a 195m tower and 112 road works
GEN energija published two studies before the referendum: a cooling tower choice and a transport route from Koper that needs clearance work in 112 places.