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ÚJV Řež and Rolls-Royce SMR expand cooperation in nuclear energy
ÚJV Řež has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British company Rolls-Royce SMR to further strengthen their collaboration on the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the Czech Republic and internationally. The agreement builds on an existing contract covering the analysis, testing and evaluation of critical components and represents a natural…
EPRI Meeting: Strengthening VVER Safety Together
From 20th to 22nd January 2026, we welcomed more than a dozen experts from seven countries to ÚJV Řež for a prestigious meeting of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), focused on advances in material degradation and ageing management of components in VVER-type power plants. Specialists from the USA, Canada, China, Hungary, Finland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic met both…
Ongoing Cooperation on MNSR Fuel Transport to China
In the first week of November, we took part in preparations for further shipments of spent fuel (SF) from MNSR (Miniature Neutron Source Reactor) research reactors to China. During this event, we demonstrated the procedures for loading the irradiated core into the transport packaging (TP) to specialists and regulatory authorities from Pakistan and Syria, from where similar shipments…
ÚJV Řež manufactured the first commercial batch of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for Curium
We have become a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) for the leading global radiopharmaceutical company, Curium. Early diagnosis will now be even more accessible to oncology patients in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
ÚJV Řež Completes Key Buildings Monitoring Project at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
ÚJV Řež, in cooperation with the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences and NETWORK GROUP, has successfully completed a project that strengthens security monitoring of the reactor containment structures at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant. ČEZ invested tens of millions of Czech crowns in this modernisation.
ÚJV Řež and KHNP Partnership: Advancing Pink Hydrogen Production
On Monday, 7 July, ÚJV Řež concluded a further strategic partnership with the Korean company KHNP. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Řež by Tomáš Novotný, Chief Financial Officer of ÚJV Řež, and Jan Wandrol, Director of the Integrity and Technical Engineering Division, together with Young-gon Kong, Vice President of the H2 & Smart Business Department at KHNP.
ÚJV Řež – 70 Years of Nuclear Technology
Our history began on 10 June 1955, when, following a decision of the Government Committee for Research and the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy, construction of the Řež site was launched. From the initial tasks of fundamental research focused on reactor theory, neutron physics and radiochemistry, we have come a long way in Řež. We have moved towards providing engineering and technical…
British Ambassador and Rolls-Royce SMR Strategy Director Visit Řež Facility
On Wednesday, 7 May, we were visited by His Excellency Matthew Robert Field, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He was accompanied to our site in Řež by representatives of the Embassy, as well as by Alan Woods, Director of Strategy and Business at Rolls-Royce SMR.
THS-15 – a Major Contribution to Advanced Nuclear Safety and SMRs
There are several unconventional facilities at the ÚJV Řež site, but the THS-15 thermohydraulic test facility is unique worldwide. This experimental installation, simulating the full-scale dimensions of a reactor pressure vessel, was designed and manufactured in Řež to verify procedures for ensuring reactor vessel integrity in the event of hypothetical severe accidents involving…
Advancing Nuclear Power Plant Safety in Europe: Successful Completion of the APAL Project
After four productive years, the international APAL project (Advanced PTS Analysis for LTO – Advanced Pressure-Temperature Shock Analyses to Ensure the Safe Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Units), funded by the EU, has come to an end. The project, coordinated by ÚJV Řež through Vladislav Pištora from the Division of Integrity and Technical Engineering, culminated in a three-day final…