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System tests under way at Watts Bar 2
Pre-operational system tests have begun at unit 2 of Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant ahead of its scheduled start-up late next year.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014
SCE&G forced to revise Summer schedule
South Carolina Electric & Gas hopes to reach agreement by the end of this year on a revised schedule and cost estimate for a project to build two AP1000 units at its Summer nuclear power plant in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Second part of Chernobyl arch lifted
The second half of the Chernobyl arch has been raised in a landmark event for the long term management of the accident site.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 5 August 2014
New waste facility for Idaho laboratory
A new remote-handled low-level waste disposal facility should be in operation at the Idaho National Laboratory by October 2017. A $34 million contract for the facility's design and construction has now been awarded.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 4 August 2014
Lungmen 1 passes pre-operational tests
Pre-operational tests have been successfully completed at unit 1 of the Lungmen nuclear power plant in Taiwan. However, start-up of the reactor has been delayed until a national referendum, not expected for up to another three years.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 1 August 2014
Westinghouse moves forward with Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse plans to hold a competitive tender "within the next year" for construction of a seventh reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 1 August 2014
Heap leach trials for Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton has applied for government approval to build a demonstration-scale heap leaching plant at its Olympic Dam mine, as the company looks for more economical ways of expanding the South Australian project.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 31 July 2014
Core catcher on its way to Belarus 2
The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technology has started preparing the core melt trap, or core catcher, for shipment to the site of the Belarus nuclear power plant, near Ostrovets.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 31 July 2014
China signs Candu deals with Romania and Argentina
Two Chinese nuclear utilities have signed agreements that would see them cooperate in the construction and financing of new Candu units at Romania's Cernavoda plant and at Argentina's Atucha plant.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 25 July 2014
First criticality for Chinese reactor
Unit 1 of the Fuqing plant in China's Fujian province has moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 24 July 2014
Construction licence for ESS
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Tender for Egyptian plant rescheduled
A tender to construct Egypt's first nuclear power plant will now be launched by the end of 2014. The tender for the El-Dabaa plant was originally scheduled for earlier this year.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
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Pre-operational system tests have begun at unit 2 of Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant ahead of its scheduled start-up late next year.
The second half of the Chernobyl arch has been raised in a landmark event for the long term management of the accident site.
A new remote-handled low-level waste disposal facility should be in operation at the Idaho National Laboratory by October 2017. A $34 million contract for the facility's design and construction has now been awarded.
Pre-operational tests have been successfully completed at unit 1 of the Lungmen nuclear power plant in Taiwan. However, start-up of the reactor has been delayed until a national referendum, not expected for up to another three years.
BHP Billiton has applied for government approval to build a demonstration-scale heap leaching plant at its Olympic Dam mine, as the company looks for more economical ways of expanding the South Australian project.
Unit 1 of the Fuqing plant in China's Fujian province has moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction.
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.