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Canadian nuclear projects bring economic benefits
The 13-year Major Component Replacement project being undertaken as part of Bruce Power's life-extension programme will inject billions of dollars into Ontario's economy, a new report has found. Meanwhile, the major project to refurbish Darlington unit 2 remains on track for completion in 2020, Ontario Power Generation has announced.
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Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Electrabel cleared for restart of Doel 2
Belgium's regulatory body, the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, has approved the restart of unit 2 of the Doel plant following repairs to a corroded pipeline in a safety cooling water circuit. Repairs to the same pipeline in Doel 1 continue.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 28 January 2019
KHNP teams up with Sargent & Lundy for Romanian project
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed an agreement with USA-based engineering firm Sargent & Lundy to collaborate on a planned modernisation project at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant.
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Friday, 25 January 2019
Wolsong 1 simulator to be repurposed for use at unit 3
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power has contracted L3 MAPPS to repurpose the full-scope simulator for unit 1 of its Wolsong nuclear power plant for training operators at Wolsong unit 3. Wolsong 1 is scheduled to be shut down by 2022.
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Thursday, 17 January 2019
Embalse plant all set for another 30 years
The Embalse nuclear power plant in Argentina has returned to service for another 30 years of operation following completion of upgrade work, Nucleoeléctrica Argentina announced on 4 January.
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Monday, 7 January 2019
TVO agrees loan for Olkiluoto safety upgrades
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has signed a ten-year EUR65 million (USD74 million) loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank to finance safety system upgrades at units 1 and 2 of its Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
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Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Framatome completes Forsmark I&C upgrade
France's Framatome has completed a project to upgrade the safety instrumentation and control (I&C) system of unit 3 at the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden.
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Thursday, 13 December 2018
Novovoronezh unit 4 completes upgrade
Loading of nuclear fuel into unit 4 of the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Russia has been completed. The procedure is part of large-scale modernisation work on the VVER-440 reactor.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 12 December 2018
IAEA reviews long-term safety of Armenian plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant at Metsamor.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Bruce and Framatome sign CAD18.7 million MoU
Bruce Power and Framatome have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on innovative modernisations for the Bruce A and Bruce B power plants as part of the Canadian facility's Life Extension Programme.
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Monday, 3 December 2018
Contract for Bruce component replacement tools
SNC-Lavalin and its joint venture partner Eclipse Automation Inc have been awarded a CAD33 million (USD25 million) contract to produce tools to support Bruce Power's fuel channel and feeder replacement project.
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Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Bruce 6 refurbishment
good for January 2020 start
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator has verified Bruce Power's final cost estimate for refurbishment of the first of six units at the Bruce nuclear power plant and confirmed that the price of power will be lower than originally estimated. The IESO's approval means the Major Component Replacement project at Bruce unit 6 can begin as planned in January 2020.
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Friday, 23 November 2018
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