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UAE’s First Reactor Gets Go-Ahead

February 19, 2020 admin barakah, bushehr, Business, enec, International, Iran, Iraq, kepco, news, Nuclear, opec, Technology, UAE

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:16:52 +0000

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to begin commercial operation of the Middle East’s first nuclear power plant, after the country’s regulatory agency on Feb. 17 gave its approval for the start-up of the first reactor at the Barakah site. The plant can now begin loading fuel, and Unit 1 is expected to come […]

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POWER Notebook: A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear

February 6, 2020 admin apr1400, atrium 11, barakah, browns ferry, Business, bwrx-300, Čez, Czech Republic, enec, eskom, framatome, geh, International, Markets, nawah, news, Nuclear, pbmr, pebble bed, Research and Development, Safety, Technology, TVA, UAE, wano

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:31:27 +0000

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The past week saw interesting developments worldwide for nuclear new builds, small modular reactors (SMRs), and advanced nuclear fuel. Highlighted here: A third U.S. utility will use Framatome’s ATRIUM 11 fuel design; Barakah 1 in the United Arab Emirates is on the cusp of startup; South Africa’s Eskom said it wants to dispose of PBMR […]

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Nuclear Construction Update: New Progress Made in Russia, UAE, and U.S.

August 8, 2018 admin barakah nuclear power plant, Construction, enec, Georgia Power, International, leningrad nuclear power plant, news, novovoronezh nuclear power plant, Nuclear, plant vogtle, rosatom, Russia, u.s., u.s. power generation mix, UAE, workforce

Several milestones have been reached at nuclear power plant construction sites around the world including on the Leningrad II-2, Novovoronezh II-2, Barakah, and Plant Vogtle projects. Russian Progress At the Leningrad site, Rosatom—the Russian state atomic energy corporation—reported on August 7 that the main turbine equipment installation for Phase II Unit 2 was completed. The […]

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