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India's Nuclear Power Generation Capacity Expected to Reach 22,480 MW by 2031

India presently has 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6,780 MW in operation and one reactor, KAPP-3 has been connected to the grid on January 10, 2021.

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Romania's Cerrnavoda NPP Unit 2 disconnects from Grid

Nuclearelectrica, the operator of Romania's sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda.

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Taipower Applies to Decommission Maanshan Nuclear Nlant

The plant’s 40-year license expires in 2025.

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Russia Assembles Upper Half-Shell of the Reactor for Tianwan 7

Russia’s AEM-Technologies has assembled the upper half-shell of the reactor for unit 7 of the Tianwan NPP in China

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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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Lingen and Unterweser Receive Further Dismantling Permits

PreussenElektra has received the second and final permit needed for the dismantling of the Unterweser nuclear power plant, while RWE Nuclear has received approv…

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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.

South Korea

Ground Broken for Munmu Daewang Science Research Center

Ground was broken on July 21 for the construction of a large-scale nuclear research center that will focus on three areas -- small modular reactors, nuclear pow…