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Two years to go for Watts Bar 2
Work to complete Watts Bar 2 remains on course and on budget and with commercial operation likely to start in December 2015, according to the latest update on the project issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Suppliers raise Olkiluoto 3 damages claim
The Areva-Siemens consortium has increased its claim against Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to €2.7 billion ($3.7 billion) in relation to the delay and cost overruns of the Olkiluoto EPR.
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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Modelling modules coordinates construction
Advanced computer modelling is helping the construction of new nuclear power plants in the USA. Teams making power plant modules at separate sites are working from the same plant model, which is updated daily.
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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Jordan selects its nuclear technology
Russia has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply Jordan with its first nuclear power plant. The initial reactor of the two-unit plant is expected to start operating in 2020.
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Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Chinese plants make headway
Two more nuclear power plants in China are progressing towards commissioning. Hongyanhe's second unit has achieved first criticality, while fuel loading has begun at Yangjiang unit 1.
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Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Construction licence for Ostrovets
The construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus can commence following the issuance of a permit from the country's nuclear regulator. The plant will be supplied by Russia.
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Monday, 28 October 2013
Symbolic milestone for Finnish EPR
The reactor vessel head has been installed at Olkiluoto 3 marking the completion of the installation of heavy equipment in the first-of-a-kind EPR plant.
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Grid connection for Kudankulam unit
The first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu was connected to the electricity grid today. It becomes India's 21st operating power reactor.
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Recabling delays Shin Kori start ups
The start of commercial operation of the Shin Kori 3 and 4 reactors under construction in South Korea is likely to be delayed by a further year after safety-related control cabling failed quality tests.
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Friday, 18 October 2013
Taishan generator stator lift
The generator stator for the Taishan 1 EPR has arrived on site and been hoisted into place for installation. Producing 1750 MWe, the component is said to be the largest single-piece electrical generator in the world.
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Friday, 11 October 2013
Preoperational tests underway at Fuqing unit
The Fuqing 1 reactor under construction in China has moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of hydrostatic testing of the unit's reactor coolant system.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Flamanville EPR vessel delivered
The reactor vessel for Flamanville 3, France's first EPR, has been delivered to the construction site. The unit is scheduled to operate from 2016.
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Monday, 7 October 2013
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The Areva-Siemens consortium has increased its claim against Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to €2.7 billion ($3.7 billion) in relation to the delay and cost overruns of the Olkiluoto EPR._72x48.jpg "Vogtle model (CBI) 72x48")
Advanced computer modelling is helping the construction of new nuclear power plants in the USA. Teams making power plant modules at separate sites are working from the same plant model, which is updated daily.
Two more nuclear power plants in China are progressing towards commissioning. Hongyanhe's second unit has achieved first criticality, while fuel loading has begun at Yangjiang unit 1.
The construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus can commence following the issuance of a permit from the country's nuclear regulator. The plant will be supplied by Russia.
The reactor vessel head has been installed at Olkiluoto 3 marking the completion of the installation of heavy equipment in the first-of-a-kind EPR plant.
The first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu was connected to the electricity grid today. It becomes India's 21st operating power reactor.
The start of commercial operation of the Shin Kori 3 and 4 reactors under construction in South Korea is likely to be delayed by a further year after safety-related control cabling failed quality tests._72x48.jpg "Taishan 1 generator lift, October 2013 (CGNPC) 72x48")
The generator stator for the Taishan 1 EPR has arrived on site and been hoisted into place for installation. Producing 1750 MWe, the component is said to be the largest single-piece electrical generator in the world.
The Fuqing 1 reactor under construction in China has moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of hydrostatic testing of the unit's reactor coolant system.