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Electrabel cleared for restart of Doel 2
Electrabel cleared for restart of Doel 2
Belgium's regulatory body, the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, has approved the restart of unit 2 of the Doel plant following repairs to a corroded pipeline in a safety cooling water circuit. Repairs to the same pipeline in Doel 1 continue.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 28 January 2019
IAEA reviews long-term safety of Ascó and Vandellós plants
IAEA reviews long-term safety of Ascó and Vandellós plants
A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts has completed a Pre-SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) review at Spain's Ascó and Vandellós nuclear power plants.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 25 January 2019
Flamanville EPR hot tests to start next month
Flamanville EPR hot tests to start next month
Hot functional testing of the Flamanville EPR in France, which had been scheduled to start before the end of 2018, will now begin in February, EDF said yesterday. The loading of fuel into the 1650 MWe pressurised water reactor is still expected by the end of this year.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Fourth Chinese AP1000 enters commercial operation
Fourth Chinese AP1000 enters commercial operation
Unit 2 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has completed 168 hours of full-power continuous operation and is now deemed to be in commercial operation. It becomes the fourth AP1000 unit in China to reach the milestone.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Kaiga 1 completes record-breaking run
Kaiga 1 completes record-breaking run
Unit 1 of India's Kaiga nuclear power plant was taken offline on 31 December having completed a record 962 unbroken days of operation since 13 May 2016.
Corporate · Wednesday, 2 January 2019
Fourth Tianwan unit enters commercial operation
Fourth Tianwan unit enters commercial operation
Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has entered commercial operation after completing demonstration operation at nominal capacity for 100 hours.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 27 December 2018
Hunterston B restarts delayed by several weeks
Hunterston B restarts delayed by several weeks
EDF Energy has amended the return-to-service dates for both units at its Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland to allow for the assessment of new seismic analysis and also further modelling work.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 21 December 2018
First EPR enters commercial operation
First EPR enters commercial operation
Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province has completed all commissioning work and is qualified for commercial operation, China General Nuclear announced yesterday. It becomes the first EPR reactor to reach the milestone.
New Nuclear · Friday, 14 December 2018
Framatome completes Forsmark I&C upgrade
Framatome completes Forsmark I&C upgrade
France's Framatome has completed a project to upgrade the safety instrumentation and control (I&C) system of unit 3 at the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden.
Corporate · Thursday, 13 December 2018
IAEA reviews long-term safety of Armenian plant
IAEA reviews long-term safety of Armenian plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant at Metsamor.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 12 December 2018
European bank loan for Slovak investments
European bank loan for Slovak investments
The European Investment Bank has announced a EUR60 million (USD68 million) loan to utility Slovenské Elektrárne to finance investments in nuclear safety at Slovakia's existing Bohunice and Mochovce nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Indian reactor sets new world record
Indian reactor sets new world record
Kaiga unit 1 has set a new world record for continuous operation of a nuclear power reactor of any type. The pressurised heavy water reactor has now completed 941 unbroken days of operation since 13 May 2016.
Corporate · Tuesday, 11 December 2018
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