US EditionCzech Republic Wants to Run From Akw Dukovany to up to 80 years...
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The oldest Czech nuclear power plant is expected to run much longer than previously planned. Government and operators see the plant in good condition, while environmentalists warn against risks.
ČEZ will cooperate on the development of new generation fuel assemblies for Dukovany-type reactors with the French company Framatome and other European operators. It continues to diversify fuel suppliers for nuclear power plants. Dukovany currently uses Russian fuel from TVEL, while last year the power plant received its first fuel from Westinghouse.
The Czech Republic has announced that it will extend the service life of the four reactors at the Dukovany nuclear power plant by 20 years, until 2065 and 2067, while studying a similar step with the two Temelin reactors. This measure has been justified "by the expected growth in electricity consumption and production," said Minister of Industry and Commerce Karel Havlicek at a press conference, noting that nuclear energy is one of the pillars o…
PRAG. Operating time of the oldest nuclear reactors at the Dukovany nuclear power plant is to be extended from 60 to 80 years in total.
The Czech Republic plans to keep its oldest nuclear power plant, located at the Dukovany site, operating for up to 80 years. This was announced by Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havliček in Prague on Thursday. The four reactor units, of the Soviet-designed WWER-440/213 type, were connected to the grid between 1985 and 1987. They could therefore continue to generate electricity until 2065 to 2067. Environmentalists, including some from Austria…
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