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By David Dalton
13 December 2019

Organisations Publish Joint White Paper Outlining Challenges
An aerial photo showing the Vogtle nuclear plant site in Georgia in 2011. Construction of Units 3 and 4 is still at an early stage. Courtesy Creative Commons.
The World Association of Nuclear Operators, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Electric Power Research Institute have published a joint industry white paper outlining the challenges faced by new nuclear power units and entrants to the industry.

WANO said the paper explains how the three organisations help operators and entrant countries to ensure that new units start up safely and on time.

Entitled ‘Nuclear Industry New Build/New Entrants,’ it is the first white paper to be published collaboratively by the three organisations.

It says reactors constructed in the latter part of the 20th century are approaching the end of their originally anticipated lives, while rapid expansion is being seen elsewhere with many new units under construction.

The speed of the industry’s expansion, particularly into countries that are exploring nuclear as an option for their energy mix for the first time, presents unique challenges to regulators, operators and other stakeholders, WANO said.

In the white paper, WANO, the IAEA and EPRI set out their expertise and services in supporting a variety of different types of new units and entrants to the nuclear industry.

To ensure that new units operate safely and reliably, WANO offers a new unit assistance service, which offers “bespoke and focused support” to members during the transition from project phase to operating phase.

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