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Nuclear Power Plant

Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6: Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time

China National Nuclear Corporation Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully connected to the grid for the first time.

Ukraine

Ukraine Tests Zaporozhe for ENTSO-E Synchronisation

Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Energoatom and the country's transmission system operator Ukrenergo completed tests last week at unit 1 of the Zaporozhe …

Nuclear Power Plant

Torness Power Station Outage Complete After 14,000 Pieces of Work Finished

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND scheme which saw more than 14,000 separate pieces of work carried out at Torness Power Station is complete.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Connected to Power Grid

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the power grid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Another Security Breach at Tepco Nuclear Plant Ncovered

A further case of unauthorized access at a nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. occurred in 2015, it …

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Plans up to Five Floating Nuclear Power Stations for Northeast Wilderness

Russian president Vladimir Putin has approved a proposal by Rosatom to build floating nuclear power plants to power a gold and copper mine on the remote northea…

Nuclear waste

Swedish Utilities Urge Decision on Final Disposal of Waste

The application, originally submitted to the Swedish government in 2011, also requests a licence extension for the intermediary storage of used fuel at Clab, wh…

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Fuel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian NPP is Ready for Loading

The stage of the delivery and incoming inspection of the first core fuel and control rods intended for unit 2 has been successfully completed at the Belarusian …

Nuclear Power Plant

First Fuel Loaded into Brazilian Dry Storage Facility

This marks the official start of the storage facility's planned 50 years of operation as well as the first use of Holtec's HI-TRAN 300 single-failure proof vert…

Nuclear Power Plant

More Equipment for Iter

UK-based CMP said on 27 April that it had supplied thousands of cleats to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

Nuclear Reactor

Entergy to Shut Down Indian Point Unit Three Permanently

US-based energy company Entergy has announced plans to close the third unit of its Indian Point Energy Centre nuclear reactor permanently by 30 April.

Hydrogen Technology

Nuclear Energy Plants could Help Accelerate Hydrogen Adoption with Reduced Costs

With the breakthrough of hydrogen technology in various decarbonisation strategies across the world, nuclear reactors could be given a new lease of life by prov…

Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima Daini Decommissioning Plan Approved

Japan's nuclear regulator today approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's decommissioning plan for the four reactors at its Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, c…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Jersey Extends ZECs for Nuclear Plants

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has unanimously voted to extend the zero emission certificates for the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear power plants for an…

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran Restores Power at Damaged Natanz Facility

Iran has restored power supply at the damaged Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, state news agency IRNA said on 20 April.