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Urenco agrees supply deal with Energoatom to 2035

The contract will see Urenco continuing to supply Ukraine's Energoatom with enriched uranium until 2035, with an option to extend the contract to 2043.

Uranium & Fuel 30 November 2023

IAEA reports rockets fired from near Zaporizhzhia plant

International Atomic Energy Agency staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant say they heard what sounded like rockets "fired from a Multiple Launch Rocket System nearby" - it came on the same day the site lost connection to its main off-site power line.

Regulation & Safety 27 November 2023

Energoatom and Holtec International are planning to build a plant in Ukraine for the production of containers, which are currently made in the USA, for storage of used nuclear fuel. The two already have joint plans for the construction of a plant in Ukraine to manufacture equipment for Holtec small modular reactors.

Waste & Recycling 08 November 2023

Staff levels at Zaporizhzhia in spotlight

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is continuing to monitor the status, training and condition of staff at the nuclear power plant - while the Russian operators say that there are enough staff to maintain it in "self-sufficiency" mode.

Regulation & Safety 06 November 2023

South Ukraine unit 1 gets 10-year extension

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has said unit 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant can operate safely for a further 10 years.

Regulation & Safety 03 November 2023

IAEA warning after explosions heard near Khmelnitsky

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warns that nearby explosions which shattered windows at Ukraine's Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant "show just how close it was - and underlines the extremely precarious nuclear safety situation ... which will continue as long as this tragic war goes on".

Regulation & Safety 26 October 2023

Ukraine brings in new pre-licensing assessment for nuclear projects

The large increase in proposed new nuclear energy projects has led the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine to establish a pre-licensing system based on the approach used by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

Regulation & Safety 20 October 2023

Another Zaporizhzhia unit to be put into hot shutdown

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has been informed that a second reactor at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is being brought into hot shutdown in order to provide hot water and district heating over the coming winter.

Regulation & Safety 16 October 2023

IAEA staff get access to roof of Zaporizhzhia unit 2

International Atomic Energy Agency experts at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have inspected the rooftop of the second unit and did not observe any mines or explosives, but continue to seek access to the rooftops of all six reactor buildings and to the turbine halls.

Regulation & Safety 12 October 2023

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