Press releases pg. 181
Temelin Nuclear Power Plant Starts Charging Fuel in the Reactor
On Wednesday, 5th July 2000 at 3.45 p.m., the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS) permitted CEZ to charge fuel in the reactor of Unit One. "Our Office fully observed the Atomic Act and related regulations in the permitting proceedings for fuel charging in the reactor of Temelin NPP Unit One. At the moment there is nothing in Temelin NPP to prevent its starting up," commented SONS decision its chairperson Ms. Dana Drabova.
6. 7. 2000
Mr. Jaroslav Mil Becomes CEZ New Chairman and General Director
The new elected supervisory board of the power-generation company CEZ has elected today at its first meeting Ms. Milada Vlasakova to be its chairperson after resignation of Mr. Frantisek Brozik. CEZ board of directors also revoked three of its members - the Chairman Theodor Dvorak and members Stanislav Svoboda and Zdenek Duba.
4. 7. 2000
The Demand for Electricity Keeps Growing Also in This Year
The demand for electricity has increased in the period from this January till April by 2.3 % (by 431GWh) compared with the same period in the last year, up to 11,117 GWh, continuing the trend from the first quarter when the demand had increased by 2.3 %. In April alone the demand increased by 2.4 %. The growth of consumption occurred in the first four months in the industry where the annual growth was 6.3 %.
9. 6. 2000
Temelin NPP Insured
By execution with the Czech Nuclear Pool of insurance policies for Temelin nuclear power plant, the power-generation company CEZ performed on Monday, 5th June, one more of the conditions stipulated for putting the NPP into operation. Liability insurance concerning the operation of the NPP before nuclear fuel is charged in reactors is one of important conditions upon performance of which the State Office for Nuclear Safety may grant, as per the so-called Atomic Act, the license to operate a new nuclear facility, i.e. to operate Temelin nuclear power plant.