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Operations & Safety
The operating fleet is nuclear's foundation: life extensions to 60 and 80 years, uprates, restarts and the safety rulemaking that governs them. NNN reports the operational decisions keeping reactors on the grid — and the standards bodies, like INPO, that new entrants are now joining.
The 6 nuclear stories that mattered this week
TerraPower's guaranteed-price reactor fleet, Cernavoda's drought shutdown, Spain's phase-out retreat and Aalo's criticality push made a week about bankability.
Cernavoda shuts both reactors as Danube falls below cooling threshold
Romania shut both Cernavoda reactors after the Danube fell below the plant's 185-centimetre operating threshold, cutting nuclear output during drought.
Jellyfish Take Three Gravelines Reactors Offline
EDF shut three Gravelines reactors after jellyfish clogged cooling-water pumps, leaving one of six units at full power while a fourth ran at half output.
Rosatom sends staff back to Iran's Bushehr plant
Rosatom has returned five specialists to Iran's Bushehr site, bringing its Russian staff to 25 as work continues on two new VVER-1000 units.
Zaporizhzhia raises spent-fuel pool water levels
Zaporizhzhia's operators are raising spent-fuel pool water levels after 24 off-site power losses, buying more time if diesel supplies run out.
The 7 nuclear stories that mattered this week
From China's eight-reactor approval to Zaporizhzhia's power risk, this week's nuclear news was about turning plans, fuel and regulation into operating reality.
OPG seeks licence to operate first G7 small modular reactor
Ontario Power Generation has applied for a 20-year licence to operate the first BWRX-300 at Darlington — set to be the first SMR running in a G7 nation.
