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Life extension for South Ukraine unit 1
Ukraine's nuclear regulator has approved a ten-year licence extension for unit 1 at the South Ukraine nuclear power plant following major upgrade work. The unit is now licensed to operate beyond its original 30-year design lifetime.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013
European court to rule on German fuel tax
The Hamburg Tax Court will refer Germany's levy on nuclear fuel to the European Court of Justice to determine whether the tax conforms to European Union law.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 21 November 2013
Mitsubishi delays certification of APWR
Mitsubishi will slow down work to obtain design certification of the Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors (APWR) in the USA. In response, Luminant has suspended its application to build two such units at the Comanche Peak plant in Texas.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 12 November 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.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 28 October 2013
International arbitration over SONGS closure
Southern California Edison has formally started arbitration action with the International Chamber of Commerce against Mitsubishi, which it claims supplied defective steam generators for its now-shut San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
Corporate
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Revised governance needed for nuclear growth
Global governance of nuclear energy should evolve from a 'bottom-up' approach and be designed to facilitate growth of the energy source, said industry at the World Energy Congress in Daegu, Korea.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Extended Wylfa 1 operation proposed
Electricity generation from the UK's last operating Magnox reactor could be extended by 15 months to the end of 2015 under a proposal submitted to the British nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Oskarshamn safety culture improves
The Swedish nuclear regulator believes that improvements instigated by operator OKG can overcome safety culture shortcomings at Oskarshamn, but has instructed the company to supply six-monthly progress reports.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Tepco goes for two nuclear restarts
Tepco has made its first application to bring nuclear reactors back on line. The income from power generation would support the clean-up tasks at Fukushima Daiichi and avoid use of expensive imported fossil fuels.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 27 September 2013
New safety measures for Hamaoka
Chubu Electric Power Company is to implement a set of new safety measures based on revised Japanese regulatory requirements at Hamaoka units 3 and 4 with a view to applying for permission to restart its only nuclear power plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013
National incentive for nuclear regulation
Greater investment in nuclear regulation will pay dividends for Japan as it moves to restart nuclear reactors. Mobilising more safety review teams could save the country ¥850 billion ($8.8 billion) if it means more reactors can restart sooner.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 9 August 2013
Levy nuclear plant project shelved
Duke Energy has dropped plans to build two new reactors at the greenfield Levy site in Florida blaming regulatory uncertainty. It is the second time in recent months that Duke has shelved a nuclear project.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 2 August 2013
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Ukraine's nuclear regulator has approved a ten-year licence extension for unit 1 at the South Ukraine nuclear power plant following major upgrade work. The unit is now licensed to operate beyond its original 30-year design lifetime.
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. 48.jpg "Wylfa 1 (Magnox) 48")
Electricity generation from the UK's last operating Magnox reactor could be extended by 15 months to the end of 2015 under a proposal submitted to the British nuclear regulator.
The Swedish nuclear regulator believes that improvements instigated by operator OKG can overcome safety culture shortcomings at Oskarshamn, but has instructed the company to supply six-monthly progress reports.
Chubu Electric Power Company is to implement a set of new safety measures based on revised Japanese regulatory requirements at Hamaoka units 3 and 4 with a view to applying for permission to restart its only nuclear power plant.