An international consortium has begun a major overhaul that will extend the operational lifetime of the Cernavodă-1 nuclear plant by 30 years.
Romania’ state-owned nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica signed the main engineering, construction and procurement contract for the project, estimated to cost about €1.9bn ($2.2bn), at the end of 2024.
The contract is with a consortium of four companies, comprising Canada’s AtkinsRealis, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare.
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