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Second Shin Hanul unit under construction
The first concrete has been poured for unit 2 of the Shin Hanul (formerly Shin Ulchin) plant in South Korea. The APR-1400 unit is scheduled to start up in 2018.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 26 June 2013
TVA fined for quality assurance lapses
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been fined $70,000 by the US nuclear regulator for violations related to its quality assurance program for its Watts Bar 2 unit, which is under construction.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 20 June 2013
Temelin tender decision faces delay
Political turmoil could impact the tender process for the planned construction of two new reactors at the Czech Republic's Temelin plant. The winning bid was due to be decided in September.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Rostov 3 vessel installation begins
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant is in the process of installation. The component has been put in place ready for circulation pipes to be connected.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Land secured for pilot fast reactor
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
TVO shows commitment to Olkiluoto 3
The shareholders of Finland's Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have agreed to €300 million ($400 million) of loan commitments to enable the company to realise the completion of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR project.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 14 June 2013
Second arch section for Chernobyl cover
A steel arch weighing 3800 tonnes is being lifted at the Chernobyl site in Ukraine, the second such milestone for the New Safe Confinement project.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Grid concerns for Baltic project
Work may be halted on the Baltic nuclear power plant project as the possibility to export its power appears less certain.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Hongyanhe 1 enters commercial operation
The first of four reactors being built at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has begun commercial operation. It becomes China's seventeenth operating nuclear power unit.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 7 June 2013
SMRs off the menu for Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has told regulators in Iowa that it is holding back on its plans to construct new nuclear generating capacity based on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the state due to regulatory uncertainties.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Vattenfall shopping for land at Ringhals
Swedish utility Vattenfall has started discussions with local landowners and tenants with a view to purchasing land neighbouring the Ringhals power plant that could be used for the construction of new nuclear capacity.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Installation of Vogtle 3 containment starts
The containment vessel bottom head has been installed for unit 3 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. It involved the heaviest lifting operation performed so far at the construction site.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
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The first concrete has been poured for unit 2 of the Shin Hanul (formerly Shin Ulchin) plant in South Korea. The APR-1400 unit is scheduled to start up in 2018.
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant is in the process of installation. The component has been put in place ready for circulation pipes to be connected. 48.jpg "SVBR-100 module (AKME) 48")
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
The shareholders of Finland's Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have agreed to €300 million ($400 million) of loan commitments to enable the company to realise the completion of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR project.
Work may be halted on the Baltic nuclear power plant project as the possibility to export its power appears less certain.
The first of four reactors being built at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has begun commercial operation. It becomes China's seventeenth operating nuclear power unit.
Swedish utility Vattenfall has started discussions with local landowners and tenants with a view to purchasing land neighbouring the Ringhals power plant that could be used for the construction of new nuclear capacity.
The containment vessel bottom head has been installed for unit 3 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. It involved the heaviest lifting operation performed so far at the construction site.