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Reactor vessel installed at Yangjiang 2
The reactor pressure vessel has been lowered into place at unit 2 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant, under construction in China's Guangdong province. The reactor is set to start operating next year.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 21 February 2013
Tender for pilot reprocessing facility
A tender for the construction of a fuel reprocessing demonstration plant at Zheleznogorsk for the reprocessing of used nuclear fuel has been announced by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013
First Hongyanhe unit connected to the grid
Unit 1 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has been connected to the electricity grid. The reactor is expected to enter commercial operation later this year.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 18 February 2013
France, India committed to Jaitapur project
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh stated that he and France's President Francois Hollande remain committed to constructing six EPR units at Jaitapur.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 14 February 2013
TVO prepares for further Olkiluoto 3 delay
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said that it is "preparing for the possibility" that the third unit at Olkiluoto may not start operating until 2016. Last year it said that the EPR had been delayed beyond 2014.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 11 February 2013
Yangjiang steam generators arrive on site
A delivery this month completed the journey of three steam generators from the Lingang manufacturing plant near Shanghai to the Yangjiang nuclear power plant site.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 31 January 2013
Chinese I&C deal increases nuclear localisation
Westinghouse and Chinese company State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company are to work together to provide instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for China's future AP1000 nuclear power plants.
Corporate
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Thursday, 31 January 2013
Dialogue on replacement Ringhals units
Swedish utility Vattenfall will meet with officials from the municipality of Varberg, where the Ringhals nuclear power plant is located, for initial discussions on the potential construction of new reactors there.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 31 January 2013
DoE funds further HTGR studies
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded $1 million towards continued studies into high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs). A reactor design has already been selected for development.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Chinese AP1000 containment capped
The construction of the world's first AP1000 unit reached a major milestone today with the installation of the top of the containment vessel at unit 1 of China's Sanmen nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
New milestone for floating nuclear plant
The installation of two key components has brought the project to build Russia's first floating nuclear power plant a step further towards completion. The 300-tonne metal tanks will house the plant's reactors.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Draft approval for new Indian nuclear site
A new six-unit nuclear power plant at Mithi Virdi in Gujarat will be "environmentally benign and sustainable" while benefitting the region both economically and socially, said a draft assessment on behalf of the proposing company.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 28 January 2013
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The reactor pressure vessel has been lowered into place at unit 2 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant, under construction in China's Guangdong province. The reactor is set to start operating next year.
Unit 1 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has been connected to the electricity grid. The reactor is expected to enter commercial operation later this year.
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh stated that he and France's President Francois Hollande remain committed to constructing six EPR units at Jaitapur.
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said that it is "preparing for the possibility" that the third unit at Olkiluoto may not start operating until 2016. Last year it said that the EPR had been delayed beyond 2014._75x48.jpg "Steam generators for Yangjiang 3, January 2012 (Shanghai Electric) 75x48")
A delivery this month completed the journey of three steam generators from the Lingang manufacturing plant near Shanghai to the Yangjiang nuclear power plant site.
Westinghouse and Chinese company State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company are to work together to provide instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for China's future AP1000 nuclear power plants.
The construction of the world's first AP1000 unit reached a major milestone today with the installation of the top of the containment vessel at unit 1 of China's Sanmen nuclear power plant.