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Qinshan Plant to Supply District Heating

China National Nuclear Corporation has launched a district heating demonstration project at the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang Province.

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Rooppur Unit 1 Dome Installation Starts

The dome of the inner containment shell of unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh is now being installed, Rosatom announced yesterday.

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First Steam Generator Removed from Bruce 6

The unit is the first of six which are to be refurbished as part of a programme to secure the operation of the eight-unit site in Ontario until 2064.

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Russia Commits to Further Floating NPPs

The companies said that they would conclude a long-term take-or-pay contract for the electricity by April 2022.

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Russia’s Kola NPP Tests New Fuel and Prepares for Hydrogen Production

Russian third-generation nuclear fuel RK-3 for VVER-440 reactors has completed a fifth irradiation cycle at unit 4 of the Kola NPP in the Murmansk Region

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Operator to Decide on Taishan 1 Outage, Says EDF

The decision to take unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province offline to investigate a fuel failure issue lies with the plant ope…

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Zhangzhou 1 Pressure Vessel Passes Factory Acceptance Tests

Zhangzhou unit 1, construction of which began in September 2020, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024.

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Tokyo Powers up for the Olympics

The Japan 2020 Olympic Games kicked off and although the occasion is a joyous one, it’s marked by seasonally hotter temperatures coupled with an unforeseen inc…

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UK Looking to Keep China General Nuclear out of Nuclear Projects

The move is expected to impact CGN’s proposal to build a nuclear plant in Essex.

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Westinghouse Fuel Assemblies Delivered to Rovno NPP

Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom said on 21 July that an incoming inspection of nuclear fuel manufactured by the Swedish division of US-based Westinghouse w…

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Tepco Anticipates Delay in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Restart

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata Prefecture will not be restarted until fiscal 2022 (ending March 2023) at the earliest

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Atommash Assembled Half-Shells for Akkuyu Unit 1

The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies said on 19 July that it had assembled six half-shells for the passive core bay system tanks for unit 1 of the Akkuyu N…

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Integrity Tests Completed at Fuqing 6

Tests have been completed to evaluate the strength and leak tightness of the inner containment of unit 6 at the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian pro…

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Illinois Plants Mark Reliability Milestone

With the first closures scheduled to take place in September, policymakers are continuing efforts to preserve the plants.

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Doel 2 Shut Down After Hydrogen Leak

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP was shut down manually during the night of 14-15 July, after Engie Electrabel employees noticed a rapid increase in hydrogen consu…