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Areva, Evopro agree to cooperate
Areva and Hungarian engineering company Evopro have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize global cooperation in nuclear and renewable energy.
Corporate
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Monday, 9 February 2015
Khmelnitsky 1 prepared for licence extension
Ukraine's Energoatom plans to prepare a "safety justification" report for its application to extend the operating life of unit 1 of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. The licence for the VVER-1000 unit, which started commercial operations in 1988, expires in 2018.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Requirements set out for hardening French facilities
The French nuclear safety regulator has specified additional post-Fukushima safety measures to be taken at the country's fuel cycle and research facilities.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Uprate approved for Ringhals 4
A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.
Corporate
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Monday, 2 February 2015
Swiss regulator approves Mühleberg upgrades
Switzerland's Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has approved upgrades proposed by utility BKW for the continued operation of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant until 2019.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Russia and Armenia agree to unit 2 life extension
Russia and Armenia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in extending the operating life of unit 2 of Armenia’s sole nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Early safety assessment for Oskarshamn 2
Sweden's nuclear regulator has instructed operator OKG to submit its next safety assessment for Oskarshamn 2 in 2017, three years earlier than scheduled, because of shortcomings in its previous submission.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 22 December 2014
Swedish regulator calls for upgrade plans
Sweden's nuclear power plant operators have until the end of 2015 to submit plans to the country's regulator on implementing permanent safety improvements by 2020 to ensure independent reactor core cooling.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
US regulator certifies Rolls-Royce I&C system
Rolls-Royce's Spinline modular digital instrumentation and control (I&C) platform has been approved for use in US nuclear power plants by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 5 December 2014
More details needed on Blayais steam generators
Areva has not submitted all the safety justifications required for the installation and commissioning of new steam generators at Blayais unit 3, according to the French nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 28 November 2014
Darlington refurbishment approval upheld
Canada's Federal Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging regulatory decisions on the environmental assessment of the planned refurbishment and continued operation of the four-unit Darlington nuclear power station.
Corporate
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
Forsmark 3 power uprate cancelled
Plans for a power uprate of over 14% at unit 3 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden have been dropped as it is no longer economically feasible, Vattenfall has announced. An uprate at unit 1 will go ahead as planned.
Corporate
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Monday, 24 November 2014
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