Volcof Notes — Energy & Infrastructurehttps://volcof.com/category/energy/atom.xml2026-11-03T11:33:38.453445+00:00Volcof Notesurn:volcof:note:733e98a634f24009890317f6786feb4dDukovany’s Contractor Dispute: Changing the Company May Not Settle the RiskAn analytical reading of the Dukovany construction-contract breakdown: the next contract’s allocation of responsibilities may matter as much as the identity of the contractor.2026-11-03T11:33:38.453445+00:002026-11-03T11:33:38.453445+00:00urn:volcof:note:c617191563294f318ea6df92d8ed7c81Dukovany Contractor Talks End: What Has—and Has Not—ChangedKHNP ended construction-contract talks with its consortium on October 29. The project continues; the government has started a weekly review system. Reported contract disputes remain attributed claims.2026-11-03T11:29:01.198271+00:002026-11-03T11:29:01.198271+00:00urn:volcof:note:16690ffb6648496cb8d4dc64728b6b68A Nuclear Construction Permit Is Not Permission to OperateU.S. nuclear licensing offers a useful lesson for reading project headlines: identify the authorization, its conditions and the evidence that the next milestone has actually been reached.2026-11-02T14:12:49.983650+00:002026-11-02T14:12:49.983650+00:00urn:volcof:note:a7f313cae03f494090786b93c1796393How to Read SMR Project News: Agreements, Approvals and OperationAn SMR headline may describe an agreement, a design decision or a plant milestone. Here is a practical way to separate those claims, with U.S. licensing examples from the NRC.2026-11-01T11:48:18.062828+00:002026-11-01T11:48:18.062828+00:00