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Restart of Doel 4 brought forward
Repairs to turbine of unit 4 at Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant are almost complete and the reactor could be restarted ten days earlier than previously planned.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Doel 4 restart approaches
Workers are nearing completion of repairs to the turbine of unit 4 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant, which has been offline since early August when the turbine suffered a loss of lubricant.
Corporate
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Friday, 5 December 2014
IRSN extends its cooperation
France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) has agreed to extend its collaboration with Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) while entering a cooperation agreement with Spanish engineering firm Tecnatom.
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Thursday, 6 November 2014
Review process for Belgian reactor restarts
The Belgium's nuclear regulator has outlined a two-step review process for Electrabel's safety case report for the restart of the Doel 3 and Tihange 2 reactors. The reactors have been offline since 2012 because of concerns of defects in their reactor pressure vessels.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 30 October 2014
Electrabel reschedules Tihange 1 outage
Belgian utility Electrabel has changed the schedule for a planned outage at unit 1 of its Tihange nuclear power plant to ensure the country's demand for electricity during the coming winter can be met. Three of Belgium's seven reactors are currently offline.
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Friday, 22 August 2014
'Significant damage' to Doel 4 turbine
Unit 4 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant will remain out of operation until at least the end of this year, Electrabel has announced. An investigation continues into the loss of lubricating oil from the unit's steam turbine system.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 15 August 2014
Doel 4 shuts down after worker action
Belgian nuclear safety regulators think it was probably deliberate action by a worker that caused lubricant to be lost from Doel 4's steam turbine system. The plant shut down automatically.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 11 August 2014
Belgian court rejects nuclear tax complaint
Electrabel said it will reconsider the future of its nuclear activities in Belgium after the Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal over the tax levied on nuclear power operators in 2012 by the Belgian government.
Corporate
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Friday, 18 July 2014
Test anomalies trigger early outages at Belgian units
Belgian utility Electrabel has brought forward planned outages for units at its Tihange and Doel plants after additional tests on hydrogen flakes suggested these may affect the mechanical properties of their reactor vessels.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Non-proliferation move by Japan
Plutonium and highly-enriched uranium research reactor fuel in Japan will be sent to the USA for downblending or disposal. The announcement came as world leaders convene in the Netherlands for the third Nuclear Security Summit.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 24 March 2014
Belgian simulator order for L-3 MAPPS
Canada-based L-3 MAPPS is to supply unit 1 of the Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium with a full-scope operator training simulator.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Myrrha accelerates towards realisation
Belgium's SCK-CEN has awarded a €24 million ($32 million) contract for front-end engineering design for the Myrrha accelerator-driven research reactor to a multinational consortium led by Areva.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013
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France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) has agreed to extend its collaboration with Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) while entering a cooperation agreement with Spanish engineering firm Tecnatom.
Belgian utility Electrabel has changed the schedule for a planned outage at unit 1 of its Tihange nuclear power plant to ensure the country's demand for electricity during the coming winter can be met. Three of Belgium's seven reactors are currently offline.
Belgian utility Electrabel has brought forward planned outages for units at its Tihange and Doel plants after additional tests on hydrogen flakes suggested these may affect the mechanical properties of their reactor vessels._65x48.jpg "Plutonium removal from Italy (NNSA) 65x48")
Plutonium and highly-enriched uranium research reactor fuel in Japan will be sent to the USA for downblending or disposal. The announcement came as world leaders convene in the Netherlands for the third Nuclear Security Summit.
Canada-based L-3 MAPPS is to supply unit 1 of the Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium with a full-scope operator training simulator.
Belgium's SCK-CEN has awarded a €24 million ($32 million) contract for front-end engineering design for the Myrrha accelerator-driven research reactor to a multinational consortium led by Areva.