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Ontario's energy transition

Energy and Environment

29 April 2013

Toronto (John Vetterli) 74x48Air quality in Canada's Ontario province has improved dramatically in recent years, simultaneously with the ramping up of nuclear power and the phase-out of coal.

Uprates completed at Florida plants

Corporate

22 April 2013

FPL uprate work (FPL)_48Florida Power & Light is celebrating the completion of a major five-year upgrade program that has added over 500 MWe of capacity to four reactors at its Turkey Point and St Lucie sites.

Mühleberg appeal upheld

Regulation and Safety

02 April 2013

Muehleberg 48.jpgThe Mühleberg nuclear power plant can continue operating indefinitely, Switzerland's Federal Court has ruled, overturning a March 2012 ruling by the Federal Administrative Court that it would have to close in June.

New steam generators arrive at Prairie Island

Corporate

29 April 2013

Prairie Island steam generators 48Areva has delivered two replacement steam generators for use in Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Minnesota.

Darlington turbine refurb contract

Corporate

04 April 2013

Alstom is to refurbish the turbines and generators of all four Candu reactors at the Darlington nuclear power plant under a contract signed with Ontario Power Generation. The work is part of a project to extend the plant's life by up to 30 years.

Embalse wins loan for longer life

Corporate

22 March 2013

Embalse (NS-SA) 87x48The Development Bank of Latin America has issued its first loan for a nuclear project to support the refurbishment and licence extension of Argentina's Embalse nuclear power plant.