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Ontario minister confirms Pickering refurbishment plans
The provincial government is supporting Ontario Power Generation to go ahead with the refurbishment of units 5-8 at the Pickering nuclear power plant. OPG will now begin the initiation phase of the project.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 31 January 2024
MHI completes EDF replacement steam generators
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has marked the completion at its Kobe works of three of the nine replacement steam generators ordered by the French reactor operator.
Corporate
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Monday, 22 January 2024
Onagawa 2 restart delayed by 'several months'
Safety upgrade work at unit 2 of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan's northeastern Miyagi Prefecture will not be completed next month, as previously planned, Tohoku Electric Power Company announced. The utility had earlier expected to resume commercial operation of the reactor around May.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 10 January 2024
EDF plans new investment and extensions for UK nuclear fleet
EDF Energy has announced it will invest a further GBP1.3 billion (USD1.7 billion) in the UK's five operating nuclear power plants over the next two years and plans to further extend the lives of the four operating Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor plants.
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Tuesday, 9 January 2024
EIA programme submitted for Olkiluoto 1 and 2
The environmental impact assessment programme for a possible operating licence extension and power uprating of units 1 and 2 at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant has been submitted by Teollisuuden Voima Oyj to Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
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Monday, 8 January 2024
Urenco to expand capacity at Dutch facility
Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has announced plans to increase capacity at its plant in Almelo in the Netherlands by 15% in response to new commitments from customers.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 14 December 2023
Multinational consortium formed for Cernavoda work
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced it has signed an agreement with Canada's Candu Energy and Italy's Ansaldo Nucleare to jointly carry out a refurbishment of unit 1 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania.
Corporate
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Friday, 13 October 2023
TVO eyes extended, expanded use of Olkiluoto units
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj announced it has initiated an environmental impact assessment procedure for a possible operating licence extension and potential power uprating of units 1 and 2 at its Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Bruce 6 back on the grid after refurbishment
The unit has been reconnected to Ontario's grid following a successful Major Component Replacement that was completed ahead of schedule and on budget.
Corporate
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Friday, 8 September 2023
Eskom looks to November restart for Koeberg 1
South African utility Eskom has announced that unit 1 at its Koeberg nuclear power plant, which has been undergoing a long-term outage for maintenance and steam generator replacement, is now expected to return to service on 3 November. The start of similar work at Koeberg 2 has been postponed to 7 November to ensure that both units are not off line at the same time.
Corporate
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Friday, 18 August 2023
Bruce 6 restarted following refurbishment
Unit 6 of the Bruce nuclear power plant in Ontario has resumed operation following its Major Component Replacement project, Bruce Power announced. The Candu reactor, which was taken offline for the work in January 2020, is scheduled to resume commercial operation later this year.
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Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Second refurbished Darlington reactor back online
The refurbished unit 3 of the Darlington nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid 169 days ahead of schedule, Ontario Power Generation announced. Unit 3 is the second of four Candu units at the site to undergo refurbishment in a 10-year project that will enable the plant to continue operations until 2055.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 19 July 2023
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