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- Approval For Two New Units At Hongyanhe Imminent, China NEA Says(NUCNET, 2014-08-14) Mitev, LubomirConstruction of two new nuclear units at the Hongyanhe power station in Liaoning province will be approved by the end of 2014, the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) has said.
- Areva Lays The Groundwork For Hinkley Point C Construction(NUCNET, 2014-05-13) Mitev, LubomirWhile the European Commission is investigating possible state-aid aspects of the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear station, the provider of the technology to be used, Areva, is preparing to deliver two EPR units for the project. Robert Davies, chief executive officer of Areva UK, talks to NucNet about progress and lessons learned from EPR construction at Olkiluoto and Flamanville.
- Argentina’s Atucha-2 Connected To Grid(NUCNET, 2014-07-01) Mitev, LubomirArgentina’s Atucha-2 nuclear reactor has been synchronised with the nation’s electricity grid and is likely to be operating at 100 percent power by November 2014, state-owned operator Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA has said.
- Belarus Nuclear Plant In Non-Compliance With Espoo Convention(NUCNET, 2014-07-10) Mitev, LubomirThe Belarus nuclear power plant under construction at Ostrovets is in non-compliance with the provisions of the Espoo Convention, the parties of the Convention have decided at a meeting in Geneva from 2 to 5 June 2014.
- Belgium Shuts Down Doel-3 And Tihange-2 After Unexpected RPV Test Results(NUCNET, 2014-03-26) Mitev, LubomirThe Doel-3 and Tihange-2 nuclear reactor units in Belgium were shut down today after tests related to the reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) showed “unexpected results”, Electrabel, a subsidiary of French energy company GDF Suez and operator of the stations, said.
- Belgium’s Doel-3 And Tihange-2 To Remain Shut Until Autumn, Electrabel Says(NUCNET, 2014-06-13) Mitev, LubomirBelgium’s Doel-3 and Tihange-2 nuclear reactors will remain shut until autumn because of continuing issues related to their reactor pressure vessels (RPVs), operator Electrabel, a subsidiary of GDF Suez, has said.
- Belgium’s Doel-4 Repairs To Be Completed By End 2014(NUCNET, 2014-12-04) Mitev, LubomirBelgium’s Doel-4 nuclear unit has entered the last phase of repairs and is on schedule to be restarted on 31 December 2014, operator Electrabel has said.
- Belgium’s Doel-4 To Remain Offline Until 15 September As Investigation Begins(Belgium’s Doel-4 To Remain Offline Until 15 September As Investigation Begins, 2014-08-12) Mitev, LubomirBelgium’s Doel-4 nuclear unit will remain shut down until 15 September while the unit’s owner and operator Electrabel investigates whether there is any damage to the steam turbine, the company has said in a statement.
- Belgium’s New Coalition Government Lays Out Plans For Nuclear(NUCNET, 2014-10-23) Mitev, LubomirPossible lifetime extensions for the Doel-1 and -2 nuclear reactor units in Belgium will not go beyond 2025, the agreement for the country’s new centre-right federal government says
- Canada Increases Absolute Liability Limit Of Operators To CAD 1 billion(NUCNET, 2014-02-03) Mitev, LubomirThe Canadian government has passed a law establishing a compensation and civil liability regime for nuclear accidents which includes compensation of up to one billion Canadian dollars (CAD) (900 million US dollars, 670 million euros), the government said in a statement.
- China Begins Construction Of First Commercial Vitrification Plant(NUCNET, 2014-07-02) Mitev, LubomirChina has completed the pouring of first concrete marking the start of construction of the country’s first commercial vitrification facility for the treatment of high-level radioactive waste, the China National Nuclear Company (CNNC) has said.
- China Manufactures AP1000 Components To Westinghouse Criteria(NUCNET, 2014-06-12) Mitev, LubomirChina has successfully manufactured a steam generator and a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for an AP1000 reactor and both have passed hydrostatic testing and meet Westinghouse’s quality criteria, the China State Nuclear Power Technology Company (SNPTC) has said
- China’s CAP1400 Reactor Design Passes Loca Simulation(NUCNET, 2014-11-24) Mitev, LubomirChina’s CAP1400 nuclear reactor design has passed a comprehensive performance test simulating a loss of coolant accident (Loca), the State Nuclear Power Technology Company (SNPTC) has said.
- China’s Fangjiashan-1 Achieves First Criticality(NUCNET, 2014-10-22) Mitev, LubomirThe Fangjiashan-1 nuclear unit in Zhejiang province, eastern China, has achieved first criticality, owner China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has said.
- China’s Fuqing-1 Connected To The Grid(NUCNET, 2014-08-21) Mitev, LubomirChina’s Fuqing-1 nuclear unit in Fujian province has delivered electrical energy to the grid for the first time, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has said.
- China’s Fuqing-1 Enters Commercial Operation After Thermal Performance Test Completed(NUCNET, 2014-11-21) Mitev, LubomirChina’s Fuqing-1 nuclear unit in Fujian province entered commercial operation after the thermal performance test was completed, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and China Nuclear Industry Construction Company (CNI) have said.
- China’s Hongyanhe-2 Ready For Commercial Operation(NUCNET, 2014-05-14) Mitev, LubomirThe Hongyanhe-2 nuclear reactor unit in China’s Liaoning province has successfully completed 168 hours of hot testing and is ready to begin commercial operation, owner China General Nuclear Power Corporation(CGNPC) has said.
- China’s Hongyanhe-3 Achieves First Criticality(NUCNET, 2014-10-29) Mitev, LubomirThe Hongyanhe-3 nuclear unit in Liaoning province, northeastern China, has achieved first criticality, the China Nuclear Energy Agency (CNEA) has said.
- China’s Sanmen-1 Completes RPV Components Installation(NUCNET, 2014-08-20) Mitev, LubomirThe upper part of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) internal components for China’s Sanmen-1, a Generation III+ AP1000 nuclear unit being built in Zhejiang province, has been completed, the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company (SNPC) has said.
- China’s Yangjiang-1 Begins Commercial Operation(NUCNET, 2014-03-27) Mitev, LubomirUnit 1 of the Yangjiang nuclear power station in the province of Guangdong in southern China has entered commercial operation, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said.