MONTREAL — Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, was awarded a $10.8 million contract by Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) for engineering analyses and assessments on the Cernavoda Unit 1 CANDU nuclear reactor in Romania.
The contract is focused on the fuel channel and feeders assemblies with the objective of extending the operating life of the plant by about four years, up to 245,000 effective full power hours (EFPH) from the original design life of 210,000 EFPH, states an SNC-Lavalin release issued Jan. 21, adding such an extension will enable the plant to continue operating safely until it is ready for refurbishment in 2026.
In October 2019, SNN had also awarded SNC-Lavalin and its partner Ansaldo Nucleare the condition assessment work which will determine the scope of repair and replacement of other equipment as part of the Cernavoda Unit 1 refurbishment outage, the release indicates.
Cernavoda Unit 1, which was commissioned and began commercial full power operation in December 1996, produces over 700 MW of electricity, about 10 per cent of Romania’s electricity demands. Since a nuclear plant does not emit greenhouse gases, Unit 1 has avoided the release of more than four million tonnes per year of carbon dioxide that would have been produced by a fossil fuel plant.
“SNC-Lavalin looks forward to continuing our long relationship with SNN to optimize the operation of Cernavoda Unit 1 in preparation for a refurbishment that will contribute to over 60 years of CANDU reactor life,” said Sandy Taylor, president, nuclear, SNC-Lavalin, in a statement.
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