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APR1400 accepted for design certification
US design certification of Korea's APR1400 reactor design can begin in earnest after the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission formally accepted a revised application from Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 5 March 2015
Wolsong 1 cleared for continued operation
South Korea's nuclear safety regulator has approved a seven-year licence extension for the refurbished and uprated Wolsong 1 pressurized heavy water reactor. The unit has been offline for two years while discussions continued on renewing its licence.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 27 February 2015
Further flaws found in Belgian reactor vessels
Additional inspections at Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 2 power reactors have revealed more extensive flaking within their reactor pressure vessels than previously identified, the Belgian regulator has announced.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Watts Bar 2 gets licensing nod from NRC committee
The Tennessee Valley Authority has reached a "critical regulatory step" towards the start up of the USA's first new nuclear power reactor in 20 years.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 16 February 2015
Wolsong 1 awaits decision
South Korea's Wolsong 1 power reactor continues to await permission to restart. The refurbished and uprated unit has laid dormant for two years while discussions continue on renewing its licence.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 16 February 2015
Tricastin 2 cleared for 40 years of operation
Unit 2 of the four-unit Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France has been given approval by the French nuclear regulator to operate for a further ten years.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Regulators decide against convention change
Seventy-two countries party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety declared their intention to continuously improve in that area, while a proscriptive proposal to amend the convention did not gain consensus.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Reprieve for Canadian isotope reactor
Canada's NRU reactor will be able to continue to play a key role in providing medical isotopes until March 2018 after the Canadian government announced its decision to support an extension of the reactor's operations. The extension will be subject to regulatory approval.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 9 February 2015
Kansai fine tunes Takahama plans
The restart of two of Japan's idled nuclear reactors has moved a step closer after Kansai Electric Power Company submitted amendments to its work plans for approval by the country's nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 5 February 2015
Sizewell B cleared for continued operation
The UK's only operating pressurized water reactor - Sizewell B - will be able to continue generating electricity until 2025 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 4 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
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
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