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• Turkey is heavily dependent on energy imports - nuclear power is intended to reduce these dependencies in a low-carbon way.
• At the Akkuyu site, there are currently four reactor units under construction; the first unit is to be commissioned in 2025, the three others successively by 2028. Talks are currently being held on the construction of further NPPs.
• In Bulgaria, two nuclear power plants (NPPs) are currently in operation at Kozloduy, and another unit is to be built there.
• NuScale Power's majority shareholder has entered into an agreement with Bulgaria's state-owned utility for a potential deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
Germany shut down its last three power reactors on 15 April 2023. This marks the end of the era of commercial electricity generation from nuclear energy in Germany. However, a number of research reactors are still in operation. In this article, we explain why this is so, what distinguishes them from commercial reactors, and what the tasks of GRS are in this context.
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
An NPP with two V-491-type VVER-1200 reactors is being built near the town of Astrawez; the first unit has been operating commercially since June 2021, and the second is scheduled to start commercial operation at the end of this year.
• Together, the two units are expected to account for about one-quarter to one-third of the electricity demand of the heavily import-dependent country.
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
• Ukraine has 15 Soviet-designed pressurised water reactors (PWRs) at four sites
• The country covers half of its electricity demand with nuclear power
• There are declarations of intent for new build of large nuclear power plants (NPPs) and small modular reactors (SMRs)
• As a result of the Russian war of aggression, Ukraine is currently stepping up its efforts to gain independence from its neighbouring country, as evidenced i.a. by its cooperation with Westinghouse regarding the supply of fuel assemblies.
• The six units of the Zaporizhzhya NPP are occupied by Russia and have been shut down since 2022
• The four units of the Chernobyl NPP on the Belarusian border are being dismantled
From 27 to 29 November 2023, GRS will hold its annual AC2 user meeting at its Garching location. The main objective of the meeting is to provide a communicative platform for the exchange of experience between users.