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Regulators decide against convention change
Seventy-two countries party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety declared their intention to continuously improve in that area, while a proscriptive proposal to amend the convention did not gain consensus.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Reprieve for Canadian isotope reactor
Canada's NRU reactor will be able to continue to play a key role in providing medical isotopes until March 2018 after the Canadian government announced its decision to support an extension of the reactor's operations. The extension will be subject to regulatory approval.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 9 February 2015
Kansai fine tunes Takahama plans
The restart of two of Japan's idled nuclear reactors has moved a step closer after Kansai Electric Power Company submitted amendments to its work plans for approval by the country's nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 5 February 2015
Sizewell B cleared for continued operation
The UK's only operating pressurized water reactor - Sizewell B - will be able to continue generating electricity until 2025 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Khmelnitsky 1 prepared for licence extension
Ukraine's Energoatom plans to prepare a "safety justification" report for its application to extend the operating life of unit 1 of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. The licence for the VVER-1000 unit, which started commercial operations in 1988, expires in 2018.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Uprate approved for Ringhals 4
A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.
Corporate
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Monday, 2 February 2015
Roadmap to nuclear future
Nuclear power is one of the most important technologies that can help the world to limit global warming to 2ºC, said OECD agencies in a
Technology Roadmap
for nuclear that spells out some steps to ensure this happens.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Swiss regulator approves Mühleberg upgrades
Switzerland's Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has approved upgrades proposed by utility BKW for the continued operation of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant until 2019.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Horizon clears justification hurdle
The regulatory justification process for Horizon Nuclear Power's choice of the Hitachi-GE's ABWR for build at Wylfa Newydd is now complete, after approval by both Houses of Parliament.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Restart for Doel 3 and Tihange 2 now slated for July
The process potentially to restart Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 4 nuclear reactors has been extended to 1 July so the utility can answer further questions from an independent panel.
Corporate
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Friday, 23 January 2015
UK nuclear plant gets ten-year extension
EDF Energy has announced a ten-year life extension for Dungeness B. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor plant will continue generating electricity until 2028. The company has also signed new contracts supporting the ongoing operations of its UK fleet.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Russia and Armenia agree to unit 2 life extension
Russia and Armenia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in extending the operating life of unit 2 of Armenia’s sole nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 23 December 2014
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Canada's NRU reactor will be able to continue to play a key role in providing medical isotopes until March 2018 after the Canadian government announced its decision to support an extension of the reactor's operations. The extension will be subject to regulatory approval.
The restart of two of Japan's idled nuclear reactors has moved a step closer after Kansai Electric Power Company submitted amendments to its work plans for approval by the country's nuclear regulator.
The UK's only operating pressurized water reactor - Sizewell B - will be able to continue generating electricity until 2025 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.
A power uprate of unit 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant has been approved by the Swedish nuclear regulator. The uprate will increase the unit's generating capacity by some 175 MWe.%2048.jpg "Muehleberg (ENSI) 48")
Switzerland's Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has approved upgrades proposed by utility BKW for the continued operation of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant until 2019.
The process potentially to restart Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 4 nuclear reactors has been extended to 1 July so the utility can answer further questions from an independent panel.
EDF Energy has announced a ten-year life extension for Dungeness B. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor plant will continue generating electricity until 2028. The company has also signed new contracts supporting the ongoing operations of its UK fleet.