Nuclear News Ticker - November 21, 2020

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 21.11.2020

The biological (dry) shield is installed in the reactor shaft of the Kursk NPP-2's second unit. It is one of the most important safety elements of the nuclear power plant.

The severe cold weather in February 2021 may lead to the power outages in various regions of France.

The first unit of the Belarusian NPP is connected to the grid after replacing the transformers.

Topics: Kursk NPP, France, Belarus, Nuclear News Tickers

Other news:

Rosatom starts production of rare-earth magnets for wind power generation

The first sets of magnets have been manufactured and shipped to the customer.

Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been brought to minimum control power

Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction.

WANO appoints Robert Gambrill as Director of WANO Atlanta Centre

He has formally replaced Russ Brian.

Hero of the day

Belarusian-1 has been connected to the grid

The first kilowatt-hours of electric energy delivered by the Belarus NPP to the unified power grid system is a landmark to manifest the beginning of the nuclear age for the Republic of Belarus.

INTERVIEW

Vladimir Kriventsev
The International Atomic Energy Agency brings together the fast reactor and related fuel cycle community and countries and the wider public interested in these technologies by organising the International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles: Sustainable Clean Energy for the Future or FR21.

OPINION

Vyacheslav Kupriyanov,<br>Victor Murogov

Vyacheslav Kupriyanov,
Victor Murogov
To sum up, we can say that from above we see a set of tasks and areas of activity that must be solved and developed to build the nuclear power of the future, and from below we see an understanding of how it can be done.