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$100 Site Donor 2021
https://www.nuclearelectrica.ro/project-development-activities/units-3-and-4/?lang=en
Cernavoda, a plant that was originally planned to have 4x CANDU 6 units, but had concrete poured for 5 because the lead politician misspoke (LOL!) has been planning on resuming the construction on the remaining 2 units, 3 and 4. Units 1 and 2, the only nuclear reactors in Romania, have been some of the top performing in the world with capacity factors of 90.0% and 93.6% respectively, since commissioning.
You can see the 5th unit in this picture:
The approval to allow the project to move on to stage 2 was made in March of 2023:
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Support-agreement-for-Cernavoda-3-and-4-agreed
The contract for the project was supposed to be signed by this month:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-cernavoda-units-contract-octeober-2024
This project will well-position AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) for additional CANDU projects abroad. They are currently looking at expanding into Australia, who, like Canada, has massive uranium deposits, but no domestic enrichment capacity. The Canadian CANDU reactor uses natural uranium for fuel, so no enrichment is required. This enables a complete domestic fuel supply chain, ensuring energy security.
https://www.atkinsrealis.com/en/media/trade-releases/2024/2024-10-08
Cernavoda, a plant that was originally planned to have 4x CANDU 6 units, but had concrete poured for 5 because the lead politician misspoke (LOL!) has been planning on resuming the construction on the remaining 2 units, 3 and 4. Units 1 and 2, the only nuclear reactors in Romania, have been some of the top performing in the world with capacity factors of 90.0% and 93.6% respectively, since commissioning.
You can see the 5th unit in this picture:
The approval to allow the project to move on to stage 2 was made in March of 2023:
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Support-agreement-for-Cernavoda-3-and-4-agreed
The contract for the project was supposed to be signed by this month:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-cernavoda-units-contract-octeober-2024
This project will well-position AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) for additional CANDU projects abroad. They are currently looking at expanding into Australia, who, like Canada, has massive uranium deposits, but no domestic enrichment capacity. The Canadian CANDU reactor uses natural uranium for fuel, so no enrichment is required. This enables a complete domestic fuel supply chain, ensuring energy security.
https://www.atkinsrealis.com/en/media/trade-releases/2024/2024-10-08
