Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:10:35 +0000
As a first-of-a-kind project, Olkiluoto Unit 3 took more time to build than was originally expected, but the end result has proven worth the wait. Calling it the “largest single climate action” in
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:09:54 +0000
Officials in France have announced the existing Bugey nuclear power station near Lyon will be the site of two new EPR reactors. The government of President Emmanuel Macron last year […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:49:02 +0000
Competition for a new unit of up to 1.2 GW at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany nuclear power plant site has stepped up, with France’s EDF, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and a Westinghouse-Bechtel team submitting initial bids, Czech utility ČEZ, said on Nov. 30. Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s. (EDU II), a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:57:26 +0000
The UK government will bolster a proposal to build Sizewell C with a £679 million ($815 million) investment, giving the twin EPR nuclear power plant project—a combined 3.2 GW—new flexibility to proceed. The UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on Nov. 29 said that with the final investment decision, it intends to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:51 +0000
The UK government has given the go-ahead for construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in southeast England, which officials have called an important project for the country to meet its net-zero climate goals. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on July 20 confirmed the government’s support, saying UK officials consider it a major infrastructure project […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:02:37 +0000
Commercial operation of Olkiluoto 3 (OL3), a nuclear power plant (NPP) unit that has been under construction in Finland for nearly 17 years, will be delayed for another three months due to foreign material issues observed in the turbine’s steam reheater, plant owner Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) reported on June 15. The setback is just […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:34:04 +0000
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The past year has been filled with firsts for the nuclear power industry. Three power plants sporting first-of-a-kind reactors entered commercial operation, while the first U.S. AP1000 nuclear project reached key milestones on its path to completion. Furthermore, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted the first early site permit for a utility to construct […]
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Credit to Author: Maddie Bender| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:57:17 +0000
An ongoing trial is putting people into suspended animation in time for potentially life-saving surgery. We ask: WTF?
Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:01:59 +0000
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Unit 1 at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in China is the site of a milestone for nuclear technology. It also illustrates cooperation between France and China, using the lessons learned from earlier projects
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000
Taishan-2 EPR Achieves Criticality. A second EPR unit in China’s Guangdong province attained a sustained chain reaction on May 28, marking another major milestone for Framatome, EDF, and China General
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