The unit was operating at 58% of nominal power. At 05:45 as a result of a thunderstorm disconnection of the 330 kV transmission line and opening of oil breaker of one of the two turbine generators occurred. In the course of automatic changeover (to feed the 6 kV auxiliary power buses from standby source) AZ-1 emergency protection (scram) actuated due to mismatch between the time for automatic changeover and time delay for AZ1 protection actuation. The remaining protections, controls and safety systems actuated as designed. Breach of limiting conditions of operation did not occur.
An analysis by the Norwegian NGO Bellona of transborder trade operations with the customs code 840130 (irradiated fuel assemblies or fuel elements) show a more than twofold increase of import to EU countries of fresh nuclear fuel in cash terms – from 280 million Euros in 2022 to 686 million Euros in 2023. In physical […]
The French government has said it is "seriously" studying the option of building a plant to convert and enrich reprocessed uranium to cut its reliance on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia. "The option of […]
Jan vd Putte quickly changed from dressing as the pied piper at the protest during the IAEA nuclear power conference to warn for the Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom and its role in Ukraine.
Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.
