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"Ahead of a National Energy Policy Council meeting to discuss whether or not to complete the Angra 3 unit, the president of Eletronuclear, Raul Lycurgo, has set out what he sees as the wider benefits to Brazil's economy of the project.
The background
Brazil has two operating reactors - Angra 1 and Angra 2 - which generate about 3% of the country’s electricity. Work on the Angra 3 project - to feature a Siemens/KWU 1405 MW pressurised water reactor - began in 1984 but was suspended two years later, before construction began. The scheme was resurrected in 2006, with first concrete in 2010. However, amid a corruption probe into government contracts, construction of the unit was halted for a second time in 2015, when it was 65% complete.
The project resumed again in November 2022 - at the time of the project's revitalisation, Eletronuclear's aim was to start operations by the end of 2026. However, work halted again in April 2023 after disputes with the municipality of the City of Angra dos Reis over agreements relating to "environmental compensation" payments and also changes relating to the granted planning permission.
The company is currently awaiting a government decision on completing Angra 3 - it said in September that a study by Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development had concluded that the cost of abandoning construction of the part-built nuclear power unit could be about BRL21 billion (USD3.7 billion), which it says was about the same as the cost of completing it.
It says the unit's generating capacity will be sufficient to supply 4.5 million inhabitants and also noted that about BRL800 million in Angra 3 equipment was used in Angra 2 and between BRL500-600 million in nuclear fuel, which had been initially purchased for Angra 3, had been used in Angra 2.
What Lycurgo has said
In an article posted on Eletronuclear's website the company's president said the project was not just about power generation, but was one which has "the potential to transform investments into social development, generate jobs on a large scale and boost the Brazilian economy" and cited a Getúlio Vargas Foundation study showing that every dollar invested in nuclear energy generated two dollars in GDP.
Lycurgo said that as many as 7000 jobs could be directly created during the project, as well as tens of thousands of indirect jobs. The supply chain would bring benefits to areas of Brazil much wider than the region around Angra dos Reis. He also cited the cost of cancelling the project and stressed the climate target benefits of nuclear energy.
"The future plant also offers a competitive projected tariff, currently estimated at BRL 653.31 (USD 114) per megawatt-hour, below the average cost of several thermal plants in the country. Its steady and clean energy is expected to provide security to the electrical system, reducing dependence on fossil fuel thermal plants and their high variable costs.
"Completing the project will be a milestone for Brazil’s development, not only in the energy sector, but also as a catalyst for economic and social transformations. This is a decision that creates jobs, boosts the economy and reinforces the country’s commitment to sustainable and technological solutions," he said.
The National Energy Policy Council was considering whether or not to give the go-ahead to Angra 3 during a meeting taking place on Tuesday."
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"The reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant has arrived at the construction site in China's Guangdong province. It will be the first of two CAP1000 reactors planned for the first phase of the plant.
The vessel - which will house the nuclear reactor and is the core of a nuclear power plant - was manufactured by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group and was delivered to the Lianjiang site on 13 February.
"The successful delivery of the reactor pressure vessel of unit 1 marked the beginning of the transition of the long-cycle main equipment of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Phase I project from the manufacturing stage to the delivery stage, and marked that unit 1 has entered a new stage of cross-continuity of civil engineering and installation from the civil engineering stage," State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) said
The construction of the first two 1250 MWe CAP1000 reactors - the Chinese version of the Westinghouse AP1000 - at the Lianjiang site was approved by China's State Council in September 2022. Excavation works for the units began in the same month, with the pouring of first concrete for the foundation of unit 1 starting in September 2023 and that of unit 2 in April last year. Lianjiang unit 1 is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2028.
Once all six CAP1000 units planned at the site are completed, the annual power generation will be about 70.2 TWh, which will reduce standard coal consumption by more than 20 million tonnes, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 52 million tonnes, sulphur dioxide by about 171,000 tonnes and nitrogen oxides by about 149,000 tonnes.
SPIC says the Lianjiang plant will be the first nuclear power project in China to adopt seawater secondary circulation cooling technology as well as the first to use a super-large cooling tower."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-pressure-vessel-delivered-for-lianjiang-1
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The owner of a Kanata nuclear facility whose workers have been on strike since last May scheduled negotiations last month. Then he cancelled a call with one union and began introducing new demands with a second union.
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"Swiss nuclear operating utility Axpo has signed new uranium supply contracts for its Beoznau and Leibstadt nuclear power stations in an effort to diversify its fuel supply chain away from Russia, the Swiss company said in a statement.
According to the statement, new natural uranium supply contracts have been signed with Kazakhstan because Russian companies will no longer supply uranium to Axpo. Contracts have also been signed with Canada, Axpo said.
Axpo said that after the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the company decided not to enter into any new contracts with Russian suppliers and to terminate existing ones if possible.
The company’s nuclear fuel strategy was fundamentally revised with the aim of diversifying suppliers and eliminating Russian suppliers throughout the entire supply chain, Axpo said.
Kazakhstan’s national nuclear corporation Kazatomprom said in a separate statement that it had signed a contract for the supply of natural uranium concentrates for the Beznau and Leibstadt nuclear power stations.
Kazatomprom said this was the first-ever contract signed in the Alpine country.
Bruno Zimmermann, head of nuclear fuel at Axpo said: “The signing of a contract with Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, is of strategic importance for Axpo as we continue to diversify and secure our fuel supplies.”
Axpo said uranium will be further processed into reactor fuel in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the US.
The company also said the first deliveries under the new contracts will take place from 2026. The fuel supply to Leibstadt and Beznau has not depended on Russian supply since 2022 thanks to fuel reserve stocks onsite.
There are two nuclear units at Beznau and one at Leibstadt. Switzerland has a fleet of four reactors that provide about 32% of its electricity generation. In December, Axpo announced plans to invest about $400m (€382m) to enable Beznau to operate until 2033.
The Beznau units are the oldest of Switzerland’s operating nuclear power plants. Unit 1 has been in commercial operation since 1969 and Unit 2 since 1972."
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"Sweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) developer Blykalla has been selected for funding under a European Union programme which will give the company €15m ($15.6m) equity investment and a €2.5m grant.
The funding has been awarded under the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) accelerator programme in what Blykalla said was “the most competitive funding round ever” with awards granted to only 5% of applicants.
According to the EIC, funding is awarded to “develop and scaleup innovations with the potential to create or disrupt markets”.
Blykalla chief executive officer Jacob Steadman said the funding validates the potential of the company’s Sealer reactor technology and accelerates its mission to develop Europe’s first advanced SMR.
The company said the funding would “significantly de-risk” its next phase of development.
Earlier this month Blykalla broke ground on its advanced reactor testing facility at the Oskarshamn nuclear site to the south of Stockholm.
The facility will house an electrical Sealer-E prototype reactor and aims to validate critical components and safety systems for a future nuclear plant. The pilot plant will not use nuclear fuel."
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