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Oskarshamn 2 uprate put on hold
An uprate of unit 2 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden that would have increased its generating capacity by 27% has been indefinitely postponed, plant operator OKG announced today.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Commercial operation begins at Ningde 3
Unit 3 of the Ningde plant in China's Fujian province has become China's 25th nuclear power reactor to enter commercial operation.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Second Yangjiang unit enters commercial operation
Unit 2 of China General Nuclear's Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province has entered commercial operation.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
Tricastin 3 clears third decennial inspection
The French nuclear regulator has given EDF permission to operate unit 3 of its four-unit Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France for a further ten years.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Haiyang 1 control room declared operational
The main control room of the first Westinghouse AP1000 unit at Haiyang in China's Shandong province has been declared operational. The unit is expected to begin operating by the end of this year.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Simulator upgrade for South Texas
Full-scope and classroom simulators at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant are to be modernized and upgraded to include severe accident simulation models under an agreement between L-3 MAPPS and STP Nuclear Operating Company.
Corporate
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Friday, 5 June 2015
Spin-off completed to form new US producer
Talen Energy Corporation has officially been established following the completion of the spin-off of PPL's competitive power generation business including its nuclear capacity.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Sendai reactors cleared for restart
Kyushu Electric Power Company has today received the third and final regulatory approval necessary for restarting units 1 and 2 of its Sendai nuclear power plant in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 27 May 2015
First Japanese reactors prepare for restart
Japan's nuclear regulator has approved Kyushu Electric Power Company's 'construction plan' for unit 2 of its Sendai nuclear power plant. The company hopes to restart unit 1 of the plant in July, with unit 2 following within months.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 22 May 2015
Energoatom rejects media reports about South Ukraine 2 licence
Energoatom, Ukraine's nuclear power plant operator, has drawn attention to misreporting by some Ukrainian media that have claimed the country's regulator does not intend to renew the operating licence of unit 2 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Westinghouse to continue nozzle inspections at Swiss plant
Westinghouse has been awarded a long-term contract for reactor pressure vessel nozzle inspections at the Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland. The company has already been performing such inspections at Leibstadt over the past ten years.
Corporate
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Thursday, 14 May 2015
Belgian units to remain offline until November
Electrabel announced today that it now expects its Doel 3 and Tihange 2 nuclear reactors to remain offline until 1 November as the process to potentially restart the units continues. The utility had previously expected the units to restart on 1 July.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 13 May 2015
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An uprate of unit 2 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden that would have increased its generating capacity by 27% has been indefinitely postponed, plant operator OKG announced today.
Unit 3 of the Ningde plant in China's Fujian province has become China's 25th nuclear power reactor to enter commercial operation.
Unit 2 of China General Nuclear's Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province has entered commercial operation.
The main control room of the first Westinghouse AP1000 unit at Haiyang in China's Shandong province has been declared operational. The unit is expected to begin operating by the end of this year._48.jpg "STP_simulator_(L-3_MAPPS)_48")
Full-scope and classroom simulators at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant are to be modernized and upgraded to include severe accident simulation models under an agreement between L-3 MAPPS and STP Nuclear Operating Company.
Westinghouse has been awarded a long-term contract for reactor pressure vessel nozzle inspections at the Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland. The company has already been performing such inspections at Leibstadt over the past ten years.
Electrabel announced today that it now expects its Doel 3 and Tihange 2 nuclear reactors to remain offline until 1 November as the process to potentially restart the units continues. The utility had previously expected the units to restart on 1 July.