The utility said the 1630 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor was connected to the grid for the first time at 11:48 (local time) on Saturday. EDF said in a statement: “Teams have achieved the first connection of the Flamanville EPR to the national grid … the reactor is now generating electricity. Since the first nuclear reaction […]
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Fermi Energia, Estonian privately held nuclear energy company planning a nuclear power plant in country by early 2030s, chose GE Hitachi as a technology provider for BWRX-300 SMR. As the initial construction will start in Canada, Fermi Energia saw the reactor as the most suitable for construction in Estonia out of the three offers received.
including the stator, turbine generator rotor and low-pressure cylinder – have been delivered to the construction site in Turkey.
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Unit 3 of Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear power plant was connected to the national grid on 12 March and has started supplying electricity, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced. The 1600 MWe EPR is scheduled to enter regular electricity production in July
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View in browserFor immediate release March 12, 2022 Finland increases energy security and clean energy supply with the connection of Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has announced that Olkiluoto 3, a nuclear reactor sited in south-west Finland, started supplying electricity to the grid at 12:01 today.Reacting to the announcement of
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A project has started at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province to supply steam to a nearby petrochemical plant, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. It will be China’s first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project.
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With the attention of the world focused on events in Ukraine, one of the questions people are asking is about the country’s nuclear power industry. Here is a brief overview.
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Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province has reached 100% full power operation for the first time. Meanwhile, the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) has completed a comprehensive pre-operational inspection at unit 6 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province.
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Vogtle unit 3 is now expected to be in service by the end of the first quarter of 2023, with unit 4 following by the fourth quarter of 2023, Georgia Power has announced. In addition, the company said its share of total Vogtle capital costs has increased about USD920 million.
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The connection of unit 3 at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in western Finland to the national grid has been delayed until next month, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has announced.
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