Nuclear Power Plant on the border with Moldova
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Nuclear Power Plant on the border with the Republic of Moldova – 3 kilometers from the Prut
Nuclear Power Plant on the border with the Republic of Moldova – 3 kilometers from the Prut
At the border with the Republic of Moldova, a Nuclear Power Plant could be built to replace the current Central Heating Power Plant in Holboca, Iasi.
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Iași City Hall made an announcement proposing the construction of a nuclear reactor plant at Holboca, 3 kilometers from the Prut River and the Border with the Republic of Moldova. The proposal comes in the context of the joint project initiated by the US and Romania on construction in “Mayor Mihai Chirica advanced the proposal that such a plant be located in the area of Iasi”, announces the quoted source. The safety of the plant and the risk of a Chernobyl-type accident . regarding the safety of such a nuclear power plant, even if the model of such an atomic-electrical installation is an experimental one and is not installed anywhere in the world for commercial purposes. Where the Nuclear Power Plant would be built . to be built on the site of the current District Heating Power Plant (CET) located in the area of Holboca commune, located near the city of Iasi. the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, that NuScale Power and the Romanian state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica intend to build a small modular reactor (SMR) plant, the first of its kind in Romania. NuScale, based in the USA, which developed a modular SMR, light-water SMR, stated that the “team agreement” is based on an intergovernmental agreement signed by the US Department of Energy and the Romanian Ministry of Energy. In 2019, NuScale and Nuclearelectrica signed a development memorandum to evaluate the development, licensing and construction of a NuScale SMR in Romania. When such Nuclear Power Plants could appear, NuScale said it intends to market SMR technology by the end of this decade. that is, by 2030. NuScale and Fluor are working for Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (Uamps) to bring what could be the world’s first SMR project to market. Romania’s Energy Minister Virgil Popescu recently said that decarbonization without nuclear power It is impossible for this reason that Budapest discusses the possibility of building two new nuclear reactions at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant with potential partners from the USA, Canada and France. Virgil Popescu also said that Romania will pay “great attention” to the potential implementation of a new generations of SMR. In December 2020, Romania and the USA signed an agreement on the potential cooperation on nuclear projects at Cernavoda. Cernavoda has two Candu 6 commercial pressurized heavy water reactors, supplied by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and built under the supervision of a Canadian-Italian consortium consisting of AECL and Ansaldo. 6 462 MW modules would prevent the emission of over 4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year (compared to coal) – the equivalent of taking 6.6 million cars off the road for a year, creating elsewhere. local labor and benefits for industry, said Virgil Popescu, Minister of Energy, at the signing ceremony of the partnership between Romania and the US for the implementation of SMRs. achieving carbon reductions, while maintaining jobs and tax revenues and ensuring an acceptable transition for the worker. existing coal-fired power plants and communities and for local businesses. economica.net.
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At the border with the Republic of Moldova, a Nuclear Power Plant could be built to replace the current Central Heating Power Plant in Holboca, Iasi.
The City Hall of Iași made an announcement proposing the construction of a nuclear reactor plant at Holboca, 3 kilometers from the Prut River and the Border with the Republic of Moldova.
The proposal comes in the context of the joint project initiated by the USA and Romania regarding the construction, in Romania, of plants with small nuclear reactions.
“Mayor Mihai Chirica advanced the proposal for such a plant to be located in the area of Iasi,” the quoted source said.
“I sent an address to the Ministry of Energy proposing that, in the event that a national network of microthermal power plants with atomic energy is considered, it will be built in Holboca,” said the mayor of Iasi, Mihai Chirica.
Power plant safety and the risk of a Chernobyl accident
The mayor of Iași also made clarifications regarding the safety of such a nuclear power plant, even if the model of such an atomic-electrical installation is an experimental one and is not installed anywhere in the world for commercial purposes.
“These are very safe systems in operation, with low capacities, which do not involve Chernobyl-type accidents. Their capacities go up to one hundred megawatts of installed power, about ten times more than a group from Cernavoda ”, Chirica underlined.
Where the Nuclear Power Plant would be built
According to the information published by the City Hall of Iași, the plant would be built on the site of the current Central Electric Heating (CET) located in the area of Holboca commune, located near the city of Iași.
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US President Joe Biden and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced in early November at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow that NuScale Power and Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica plan to build a small plant with modular reactors ( SMR), the first of its kind in Romania.
NuScale, based in the USA, which developed a modular SMR, light-water SMR, stated that the “team agreement” is based on an intergovernmental agreement signed by the US Department of Energy and the Romanian Ministry of Energy. In 2019, NuScale and Nuclearelectrica signed a development memorandum to evaluate the development, licensing and construction of a NuScale SMR in Romania.
When such Nuclear Power Plants could appear
NuScale intends to market SMR technology by the end of this decade, that is, by 2030. NuScale and Fluoride for Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (Uamps) to bring what could be the world’s first SMR project to market.
Uamps is scheduled to apply for a building permit in 2023 and we propose to start commercial operation of the first module in 2029.
Romania’s Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, recently stated that decarbonization without nuclear energy is impossible, which is why Budapest is discussing the possibility of building two new nuclear reactions at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant with potential partners from the US, Canada and France.
Virgil Popescu also said that Romania will also pay “great attention” to the potential implementation of a new generation of SMR.
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, said that Bucharest “lays the necessary foundations” for cooperation for a new stage of development of the civilian nuclear sector and “things are starting to go in the right direction”.
In December 2020, Romania and the USA signed an agreement on the potential cooperation on nuclear projects at Cernavoda.
Cernavoda has two Candu 6 commercial pressurized heavy water reactors, supplied by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and built under the supervision of a Canadian-Italian consortium consisting of AECL and Ansaldo.
Technical specifications about the NuScale Nuclear Power Plant with 6 modules of 462 MW
A NuScale plant with 6 462 MW modules would prevent the emission of over 4 million tons of CO2 emissions per year (compared to coal) – the equivalent of putting 6.6 million cars on the road for a year, creating. At the same time, local jobs and benefits for industry, said Virgil Popescu, Minister of Energy, the signing ceremony of the partnership between Romania and the USA for the implementation of SMRs.
The intention announced by the Romanian Minister is to install SMR on the existing site of coal-fired power plants, achieving carbon reduction, while maintaining jobs and tax revenues and ensuring an acceptable transition for workers and communities in coal-fired power plants and for local businesses.
