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Sizewell B cleared for continued operation
The UK's only operating pressurized water reactor - Sizewell B - will be able to continue generating electricity until 2025 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Uprate approved for Ringhals 4
A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.
Corporate
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Monday, 2 February 2015
Fuel loading at second Yangjiang unit
The loading of fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 2 at the Yangjiang plant in China's Guangdong province is underway in preparation for startup.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 30 January 2015
Roadmap to nuclear future
Nuclear power is one of the most important technologies that can help the world to limit global warming to 2ºC, said OECD agencies in a
Technology Roadmap
for nuclear that spells out some steps to ensure this happens.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Swiss regulator approves Mühleberg upgrades
Switzerland's Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has approved upgrades proposed by utility BKW for the continued operation of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant until 2019.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Energoatom faces ban in dealing with local supplier
The Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine has for the second time upheld a complaint by a Russian company, Ukrspetsenergopostach, against Ukrainian nuclear power producer Energoatom.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Restart for Doel 3 and Tihange 2 now slated for July
The process potentially to restart Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 4 nuclear reactors has been extended to 1 July so the utility can answer further questions from an independent panel.
Corporate
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Friday, 23 January 2015
Hinkley Point B goes offline for 'major' maintenance program
One of the nuclear reactors at the UK's Hinkley Point B power plant will be taken out of service later today for a maintenance program worth £40 million ($60 million).
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 23 January 2015
UK nuclear plant gets ten-year extension
EDF Energy has announced a ten-year life extension for Dungeness B. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor plant will continue generating electricity until 2028. The company has also signed new contracts supporting the ongoing operations of its UK fleet.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Transformer fire at South Ukraine plant extinguished
A fire caused by a short circuit in the AT-1 grid automatic transformer of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant was extinguished within two hours yesterday, Energoatom, the country's state-owned nuclear power plant operator, said today.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 16 January 2015
Koeberg leads way for South African power plants
As South African utility Eskom anticipates months of load-shedding, the Koeberg nuclear power plant has been singled out to act as a blueprint for the development of the operator capabilities that are vital to strengthen the country's vulnerable electricity supply system.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 15 January 2015
Market reforms needed to prevent US closures
As Fitch warns that market reforms are needed to prevent a premature reduction in US nuclear power capacity, a report from Illinois proposes market solutions to head off the threatened closure of five Exelon reactors.
Corporate
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Friday, 9 January 2015
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The UK's only operating pressurized water reactor - Sizewell B - will be able to continue generating electricity until 2025 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.
A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.
The loading of fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 2 at the Yangjiang plant in China's Guangdong province is underway in preparation for startup.%2048.jpg "Muehleberg (ENSI) 48")
Switzerland's Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has approved upgrades proposed by utility BKW for the continued operation of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant until 2019.
The process potentially to restart Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 4 nuclear reactors has been extended to 1 July so the utility can answer further questions from an independent panel.
EDF Energy has announced a ten-year life extension for Dungeness B. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor plant will continue generating electricity until 2028. The company has also signed new contracts supporting the ongoing operations of its UK fleet.