Romania signs EPC contract to extend life of Cernavoda NPP Unit 1
Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica has signed a €1.9 billion ($1.97 billion) engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to extend the life of Unit 1 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The contract was awarded to a consortium consisting of Ansaldo Nucleare, Candu Energy, AtkinsRéalis, Canadian Commercial Corporation, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). Pending approval from the Canadian government and Nuclearelectrica shareholders, the project will focus on retubing and refurbishing the reactor….