Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a South Korean state-controlled company, announced on Monday that it had signed an agreement with Canadian group Candu Energy to speed up preparations to submit a bid in the tender to be held to upgrade the reactor 1 from Cernavoda, Yonhap agency informs. KHNP stated that it signed an engineering services contract with Candu, in accordance with their objective to participate in the modernization of reactor 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant (Romania). The project aims to replace some key components and build the necessary infrastructure that will allow reactor 1 from Cernavoda to operate for another 30 years. According to the partnership with Candu, KHNP will develop a plan for the construction of the infrastructure. “Through this project, we expect to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and Romania in the field of nuclear energy,” said KHNP general manager Whang Joo-ho, who added that the company will focus its efforts on winning the contract that will be auctioned this year. For the same project, last year KHNP signed a tripartite consortium agreement with the Canadian group Candu Energy and the Italian Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A. Unit 1 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (CNE), with an installed capacity of 700 MW, was put into operation in 1996 and has delivered, until now, 133 million MWh, representing 9% of national consumption, over a period of 26 years. Unit 1 also prevented the release of 130 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
President Klaus Iohannis is to hold consultations with the parliamentary parties on nominating a candidate for the prime minister job on Sunday, December 22, the Presidential Administration announced. The president, whose mandate has been extended after the
Step into 2025 with music, excitement, and unforgettable performances! New Year’s Eve at JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel is not just a celebration – it’s a grand spectacle where world-class entertainment, live music, and vibrant energy come together for a night to remember. This year, we’ve curated a sensational lineup of artists and performers to […]
The Bucharest Police recently announced that the city will host several commemorative ceremonies marking 35 years since the Romanian Revolution of December 1989, causing traffic restrictions around the city. The restrictions will be in place from Friday to Sunday, December 20-22, 2024. On Friday, December 20, at around 10:00 AM, a religious/military ceremony with wreath-laying […]
Alex Florența, the General Prosecutor of Romania, said on Friday, December 20, that harsher punishments are needed to combat incitement to violence and Legionnaire propaganda (related to Mișcarea Legionară, a Romanian interwar fascist movement) in public spaces effectively. To that end, the office of the General Prosecutor will propose new measures to combat such phenomena. However, […]
Dennis Lloyd, Inna, Damian & Brothers, and Killa Fonic are among the artists who will perform at Flight Festival 2025. The festival is scheduled to take place between June 20 and June 22 at Timișoara’s Banat Village Museum. For three days, the venue “will open its doors for an experience that combines music, nature, and […]
Around 67% of Romanians believe that the economic situation will worsen, 7% higher than the previous year, according to the EY Consumer Index Romania 2024. Findings suggest a challenging start of 2025 both economically and politically in Romania. Additionally, in 2024, more than half of respondents (59%) were extremely concerned about conflicts and external wars. […]
