NPP Temelin
Nuclear News Ticker - March 05, 2021
The new modification of Russian nuclear fuel loaded into Temelin NPP reactor in Czech Republic
Temelin NPP in 2014 - the third result in its history
Czech Republic to build three units till 2040 - Deputy Minister
Russian Spies Top Priority for Czech Intelligence
Russian-Czech Firm to Bid for Temelin NPP Project
Czech companies I&C Energo and PSG–International became partners of Consortium MIR.1200 for completion of NPP Temeliin 3, 4
Prague move of Rosatom
Apparently, the Russian side managed to get confirmation from the Czech on depoliticization of the competition. In turn, the Russians have confirmed their readiness to take a most active part, and, of course, fight for victory.
Honestly it was some fears that the Temelin competition will be politically-biased. There are too many partisans of talks-about-energy-dependence-on-Russia in the Czech Republic and abroad. They insist that any new VVER-1000 reactors in the Czech nuclear plants will deepen this alleged dependence.
The Russians argue. If new Temelin units will receive the Russian-designed reactors, it will benefit the energy independence of the Czech Republic.
So, what are the arguments of Moscow? The Russian bid will consider the incredibly high level of localization, up to 70%. Even more, Russia is ready to transfer know-how to the Czech factories. It means they will have an ability to produce basic equipment for all Russian-designed nuclear plants in the future.
The tender leaves in the sky
The Temelin tender promises to be the most fun of all tenders for the construction of nuclear facilities, announced in the world in recent years. Mysterious Chinese mandarins and fruity Arab sheikhs were changed in the organizer chair by the Czechs, and in each Czech has a small fraction of the Good Soldier Schweik. Briefly, it will not be bored.
Certainly one of the bidders was in hurry and the Prague publishing house Argo printed the fantastic story The music for Anvilans (Hudba pro Anvilany).
Plot the story fit into three lines. Russian soulless corporation Energaz added two units to the Temelin NPP and immediately blocked Uranium Pipe supply lines of fuel and spare parts. But this was not enough for wily Russian, and they sold the Earth to the strangers in exchange for new types of energy. Rather, they would sell if it were not Czech engineer, who halts the expansion together with the ghost of suspiciously British nationality.
To make a competitor Black Lord in the best-selling science fiction - this is perhaps a new word in the history of world competitions.
Temelin tender: Westinghouse went to restaurants
The cavalry is arrived on the Temelin tender in the Czech Republic. After the first round of bidding, three dozen companies are dropped out who have taken tender documents just to read. As predicted, in the second round only three left - the Czech-Russian consortium with the project MIR, AREVA and the alliance Westinghouse and Westinghouse.
Doubling of words in the preceding paragraph - not an corrector error. The American company Westinghouse came to tender along with his Czech daughter. A simple in its genius move will allow the Americans to ensure that, where appropriate, the localization level would be equal to 100%. The subcontractors nationality is less concern for the Czechs than that of the general contractors. Nevertheless, from 30 to 40 Czech companies have already fallen to the list of future performers in the event of victory of the Americans.
AREVA Group waiting for change. In Paris, a report is about to be prepared by the Roussely commission with considerations on how to reorganize the French nuclear industry.
Atomstroyexport JSC became an official member of the Czech Nuclear Forum
Qualification documents for the project of completion of Temelin NPP, 3&4, are submitted to the Czech Customer CEZ
Czech NPP to start using Russian fuel in 2009 - TVEL
