Romania / Construction Begins Of Cernavodă Tritium Removal Plant

Contractor KHNP expected to complete facility by 2027

Construction Begins Of  Cernavodă Tritium Removal Plant
The inaugural dig at the Cernavodă site on the Danube River, in southeast Romania. Image courtesy Nuclearelectrica.

Romania’s nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica has announced the start of construction of Europe’s first tritium removal facility to be located at the Cernavodă nuclear power station.

In June 2023, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) won a $225m (€205m) contract to build the facility by mid-2026 with commercial operation slated for 2027.

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