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Long-Delayed EPR Nuclear Plants Face Further Holdups

June 27, 2019 admin Business, EDF, EPR, flamanville 3, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear plant construction, nuclear power plant, olkiluoto 3, Plant Design, Technology, TVO

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:42:40 +0000

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), owner of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (European Pressurized Water Reactor) nuclear unit that is under construction in Finland, has said fuel will not be loaded in the reactor before the end of August, while it awaits completion of a schedule review being conducted by the construction consortium. Meanwhile, EDF, which is […]

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Finnish Nuclear Plant Start-up Delayed Again

December 26, 2018 admin bellefonte, Business, cumbria, edf energy, EPR, fennovoima, Finland, flamanville 3, hanhikivi 1, hinkley point c, International, Legal & Regulatory, moorside, news, Nuclear, olkiluoto 3, rosatom, Russia, stuk, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, vver

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:24:47 +0000

Another nuclear power project has been delayed, as the Fennovoima consortium and Russia’s state-run nuclear company Rosatom said the Hanhikivi 1 power plant’s projected start-up date has been pushed to 2028, four years behind the original schedule and eight years later than the proposed start when Finland’s government supported the project in 2010. The announcement […]

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Nuclear Power Production Up for Fifth Year in a Row

August 15, 2018 admin AP1000, EPR, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, report, world nuclear association

Nuclear power generation increased worldwide in 2017 for the fifth successive year according to a report released by the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Production from nuclear plants reached 2,506 TWh in 2017, more than 10% of global electricity demand. The average capacity factor for the world’s nuclear power plants increased year-over-year to 81.1%, continuing the […]

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EDF Announces More Delays, Cost Overruns for Flamanville 3 Reactor

July 25, 2018 admin AREVA, Business, EDF, EPR, Flamanville, framatome, hinkley point, International, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, sizewell, Technology

French utility Électricité de France (EDF)on July 25 said it has pushed fuel loading at its 1.6-GW Flamanville 3 nuclear project to the fourth quarter of 2019 and increased cost estimates for the project by another €400 million (USD $467.1 million). EDF said its current cost for the project has ballooned to €10.9 billion (USD […]

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