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Candu Energy wins Cernavoda unit refurbishment contract

July 26, 2022, 7:00AMNuclear News

Romania’s Cernavoda Units 1 and 2. (Photo: Nuclearelectrica)

Romania’s Nuclearelectrica, the state-owned operator of the two-unit Cernavoda nuclear power plant, has awarded Candu Energy a contract to conduct design and engineering services for the facility’s Unit 1 refurbishment project, according to an announcement last week from SNC-Lavalin, Candu Energy’s parent company.

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Candu Energy wins Cernavoda unit refurbishment contract

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