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Sites agreed for four more South Korean reactors
Two South Korean municipalities have each agreed to host two new nuclear power reactors. Ulchin County has approved construction of units 3 and 4 at the existing San Hanul plant, while Yeongdeok County has approved a new two-unit plant.
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Friday, 21 November 2014
Shin Wolsong 2 fuel loading completed
South Korea's Shin Wolsong 2 has been loaded with its first core of nuclear fuel as it prepares for commissioning.
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Friday, 21 November 2014
Fuel loading completed at Rostov 3
Russia yesterday completed fuel loading at unit 3 of the Rostov nuclear power plant. The loading of 163 fuel assemblies into the VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor followed regulatory approval last week to bring the unit to first criticality.
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Thursday, 20 November 2014
Commercial operation for Fuqing 1
Unit 1 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has entered commercial operation having successfully completed commissioning tests. It becomes China's 22nd operating nuclear power reactor.
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Thursday, 20 November 2014
Flamanville start-up put back one year
The EPR under construction at Flamanville in northern France is now expected to begin operating in 2017, EDF has announced. The company attributed the further delay on the delivery of certain components and on regulatory issues.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Dome installed at unit 2 of Novovoronezh II
Atomenergoproekt has announced the installation of the reactor containment building dome at unit 2 of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant.
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Monday, 17 November 2014
Completion of Ohma 1 expected in 2020
Construction of additional safety features at unit 1 of the Ohma nuclear power plant, being built in Japan's Aomori prefecture, will be completed by the end of 2020, the Japan Electric Power Development Corp (J-Power) has announced.
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Friday, 14 November 2014
Fuqing 1 attains full power
Unit 1 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has reached full capacity for the first time. Meanwhile, first concrete could soon be poured at the plant's fifth unit, the first-of-a-kind Hualong One reactor.
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Thursday, 13 November 2014
Russia to build eight more reactors in Iran
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Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
China, South Africa extend nuclear cooperation
South Africa and China have signed an intergovernmental framework agreement on nuclear cooperation. It follows the recent signing of similar accords with France and Russia.
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Monday, 10 November 2014
Ostrovets plant meets construction safety rules
Belarusian regulator Gosatomnadzor has found that all the required safety measures are in place for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
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Friday, 7 November 2014
First Fangjiashan unit starts supplying power
Unit 1 of the Fangjiashan plant in China's Zhejiang province has been connected to the electricity grid, becoming China's 22nd operating power reactor. It is expected to enter commercial operation by the end of the year.
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014
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South Korea's Shin Wolsong 2 has been loaded with its first core of nuclear fuel as it prepares for commissioning.
The EPR under construction at Flamanville in northern France is now expected to begin operating in 2017, EDF has announced. The company attributed the further delay on the delivery of certain components and on regulatory issues.
Atomenergoproekt has announced the installation of the reactor containment building dome at unit 2 of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant.
Unit 1 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has reached full capacity for the first time. Meanwhile, first concrete could soon be poured at the plant's fifth unit, the first-of-a-kind Hualong One reactor.
Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site.
Belarusian regulator Gosatomnadzor has found that all the required safety measures are in place for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
Unit 1 of the Fangjiashan plant in China's Zhejiang province has been connected to the electricity grid, becoming China's 22nd operating power reactor. It is expected to enter commercial operation by the end of the year.