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Toshiba's first PWR component
The core barrel for the first AP1000 to start construction in the USA has been manufactured at a Toshiba facility in Japan, the first time the company has supplied a component for a pressurized water reactor (PWR).
Corporate
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Friday, 14 March 2014
First Haiyang AP1000 takes shape
The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two AP1000 units under construction at Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
US MOX plant left cold by budget
The USA's partially built Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, a key component of the country's plutonium disposition program, is to be placed on cold standby after being effectively cut out of the Department of Energy's FY2015 budget request.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Fennovoima applies for VVER reactor
Fennovoima has asked for permission from the Finnish government to construct a Russian AES-2006 nuclear plant at its Hanhikivi site, near Pyhäjoki.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Commercial operation at Hongyanhe 2
The second unit at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has entered commercial operation. Two further units at the site are scheduled to begin operating by the end of next year.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 28 February 2014
Finnish firms commit to Fennovoima
Finnish companies have committed to hold just over half of the ownership of Fennovoima, the company proposing to build the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Finland.
Corporate
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Friday, 28 February 2014
Russia, Finland agree on more cooperation
Russia and Finland have signed a new intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation - a prerequisite for Russia to supply a reactor unit for Fennovoima's Hanhikivi project.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Issuance of Vogtle loan guarantees
The US government has finalized loan guarantees totalling some $6.5 billion for the construction of two AP1000 units at the Vogtle site in Georgia. US energy secretary Ernest Moniz was today due to formally issue the guarantees.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Areva plans commercial lead-212 plant
Areva has announced the selection of Caen in northwest France as the location for its planned industrial-scale lead-212 production facility. Clinical trials for using the radioisotope for cancer treatment are underway.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Finnish EPR passes integrity tests
The Olkiluoto EPR moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of pressure and leak-tightness tests on its containment. However, the plant owner says it cannot provide an estimated start-up date.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 17 February 2014
Steam generator pre-order for Watts Bar 2
The board of the Tennessee Valley Authority has approved a $160 million contract to order additional steam generators for Watts Bar 2. The plant is expected to start up in two years using its previously-supplied steam generators.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 14 February 2014
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
Generation from EDF's French fleet remained stable in 2013, while its UK units achieved their highest output in eight years. The company looks forward to longer generation from its AGR units in the UK.
Corporate
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Friday, 14 February 2014
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The core barrel for the first AP1000 to start construction in the USA has been manufactured at a Toshiba facility in Japan, the first time the company has supplied a component for a pressurized water reactor (PWR).
The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two AP1000 units under construction at Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
Fennovoima has asked for permission from the Finnish government to construct a Russian AES-2006 nuclear plant at its Hanhikivi site, near Pyhäjoki.
The second unit at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has entered commercial operation. Two further units at the site are scheduled to begin operating by the end of next year.
Russia and Finland have signed a new intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation - a prerequisite for Russia to supply a reactor unit for Fennovoima's Hanhikivi project.
The US government has finalized loan guarantees totalling some $6.5 billion for the construction of two AP1000 units at the Vogtle site in Georgia. US energy secretary Ernest Moniz was today due to formally issue the guarantees.
The Olkiluoto EPR moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of pressure and leak-tightness tests on its containment. However, the plant owner says it cannot provide an estimated start-up date. TVA 48.jpg "Watts_Bar_October_2007_(TVA)_48")
The board of the Tennessee Valley Authority has approved a $160 million contract to order additional steam generators for Watts Bar 2. The plant is expected to start up in two years using its previously-supplied steam generators.