Section: Special sections

      Singapore plans internet shutdown on government computers after ”sophisticated” cyber attacks
      Jun09

      Singapore plans internet shutdown on government computers after ”sophisticated” cyber attacks

      Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that the country is to cut off internet access for government employees` work computers to protect government data after some ”very sophisticated” cyber attacks, according to Reuters. The move will come into force from May next year and affect about 100,000 computers in use in the public service in...

      Ukraine creates National Center for Cyber Security
      Jun08

      Ukraine creates National Center for Cyber Security

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree ”On the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security,” according to the president`s press service. The activities of the center will ensure coordination of activities of the agencies involved in the National Security and Defense of Ukraine in the framework of the Cyber Security Strategy...

      IAEA inspection of Zaporizhia NPP power unit No. 3 successful
      Jun08

      IAEA inspection of Zaporizhia NPP power unit No. 3 successful

      Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have successfully conducted a regular scheduled inspection of power unit No. 3 at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP), according to the press service of state company Energoatom. ”From June 4 to June 7, 2016 IAEA inspectors carried out a regular scheduled inspection of power unit No. 3...

      New confinement arch to cover Chornobyl NPP`s 4th power unit in 168 days – Ecology Minister
      May27

      New confinement arch to cover Chornobyl NPP`s 4th power unit in 168 days – Ecology Minister

      Work on the construction and movement of the arch of a new safe confinement over the fourth power unit of Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) is carried out according to the schedule and will be completed in 168 days, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak wrote on Facebook. ”All works on the completion of construction and...

      Poland backs launching Khmelnytskiy NPP – Rzeszow power line
      May26

      Poland backs launching Khmelnytskiy NPP – Rzeszow power line

      Polish company Polenergia International supports the Energy Bridge project, which involves the commissioning of the 750 kV Khmelnitsky NPP – Rzeszow (Poland) overhead transmission line for the resumption of Ukrainian electricity exports, vice president of Polenergia International Grzegorz Stanislawski said during the Energy Congress....

      Reuters: Germany says Russia probably behind cyber attack on Bundestag
      May13

      Reuters: Germany says Russia probably behind cyber attack on Bundestag

      Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany`s lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days, Germany`s domestic intelligence agency said on Friday, according to Reuters. The agency, known as the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution...

      Turkey forcing Russia to sell stake in NPP construction project
      Apr28

      Turkey forcing Russia to sell stake in NPP construction project

      Turkey is pushing Russia`s state nuclear corporation Rosatom to share its stake in the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP), Gazeta.ru has reported Turkish business is ready to buy 49% of the shares at a low price. If Russia does not agree, the Turkish authorities say they will accelerate the construction of other nuclear power...

      Zaporizhia NPP disconnects power unit No. 6 for troubleshooting
      Apr11

      Zaporizhia NPP disconnects power unit No. 6 for troubleshooting

      Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) has disconnected power unit No. 6 from the country`s power grid to eliminate leakage in the generator gas system, state company Energoatom reported. It is planned to reconnect the power unit to the grid on April 13. As of April 11, 2016, three power units operated at Zaporizhia NPP. No reports have been made...

      Poroshenko discusses Ukrainian NPPs` security with Norway, Sweden
      Apr04

      Poroshenko discusses Ukrainian NPPs` security with Norway, Sweden

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with representatives of Norway and Sweden during his working visit to the United States to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., and discussed a joint initiative with them to improve security at Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs). ”The summit was devoted to nuclear security, and we...

      U.S. nuclear fuel introduced at Zaporizhia NPP
      Mar29

      U.S. nuclear fuel introduced at Zaporizhia NPP

      National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, the operator of all existing nuclear power plants in Ukraine, signed a contract with American Westinghouse Electric Company for supply of BEACON software to enable the monitoring of an active zone in power unit 5 at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) during the introduction of the...