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MOX Nuclear Fuel Loaded in Russian Reactor, More to Come

January 28, 2020 admin Department of Energy, DOE, Fuel, International, mixed-oxide fuel, mox, mox fuel fabrication facility, national nuclear security administration, news, nnsa, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant, O&M, Plant Design, rosatom, Russia, Safety, savannah river, tvel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:45:33 +0000

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Power plant engineers have loaded 18 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies in Unit 4 at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Distinct from traditional nuclear fuel with enriched uranium, MOX fuel pellets are based on the mix of nuclear fuel cycle derivatives, such as plutonium oxide bred in commercial reactors and uranium oxide […]

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Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of the Year

December 27, 2019 admin academik lomonosov, acpr-1000, AP1000, Business, cgn, Clinch River, EDF, EPR, Georgia Power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NuScale Power, O&M, Plant Design, power plant, reactor, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Southern Company, Taishan, Technology, tennessee valley authority, TVA, Vogtle, yangjiang

Credit 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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Russia Offers to Expand Nuclear Power in Africa

December 2, 2019 admin Business, Egypt, el dabaa nuclear power plant, International, koeberg nuclear power station, news, Nuclear, rosatom, Russia, South Africa, vver-1200

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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South Africa is the only country on the African continent with nuclear power generation, but Russia is working to make nuclear power a reality for more African nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke

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One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward

November 14, 2019 admin aeoi, bushehr, Business, Construction, darlington unit 2, International, news, novovoronezh, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, olkiluoto, opg, Plant Design, refurbishment, rosatom, Technology, TVO, vver

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:55:18 +0000

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The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important milestones in November. New Novovoronezh Unit Enters Commercial Operation Rosatom announced on Nov. 1 that Unit 2 at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II entered commercial operation 30 days ahead of […]

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Russia Completes First-Phase Testing of Nuclear Accident-Tolerant Fuel

October 31, 2019 admin accident tolerant fuel, ATF, Business, cladding, framatome, Fuel, ge hitachi, International, news, rosatom, Russia, Technology, tvel, uranium pellets, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:41:56 +0000

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Russia has completed the first phase of nuclear accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) reactor testing at a government research facility. The achievement paves the way for ATF testing at a Russian commercial nuclear plant, which could begin in 2020. TVEL Fuel Co. of Rosatom, a company that provides nuclear fuel to 72 reactors in 14 countries, including […]

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POWER Digest [June 2019]

June 3, 2019 admin ansaldo, Business, Coal, engie, eskom, Gas, hydrogen, International, netherlands, news, Nuclear, Ørsted, Renewables, Research and Development, rosatom, salinia impreglio, shin kori, snowy hydro, Solar, Technology, vver-1200, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Ansaldo Leads Research Initiative for Low-NOx High-Hydrogen Retrofit Solution. The Dutch government has awarded six partners—Ansaldo Thomassen, Delft University of Technology, OPRA Turbines, Vattenfall

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Iran Expands Plans for Nuclear Power

April 30, 2019 admin aeoi, bushehr, Business, International, Iran, news, Nuclear, radio farda, rosatom, Russia, vver-1000

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Nuclear power in Iran has struggled to gain a foothold, with the country dogged by political power struggles, international sanctions, and significant scrutiny of its nuclear program for decades. The country

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Russia Sets New Domestic Nuclear Generation Record

February 28, 2019 admin accident tolerant fuel, Business, chernobyl, History, International, kalinin, leningrad, news, Nuclear, rosatom, rosenergoatom, Russia, russia nuclear technology, Technology, tianwan, vver

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Rosenergoatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear plant owner and operator, said it set another nuclear power production record in 2018. The company generated 204 TWh from its 35 reactors—1.4 TWh more than in

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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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Tianwan Unit 4 Latest Chinese Reactor to Come Online

December 26, 2018 admin acpr-1000, Business, cnnc, International, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, rosatom, Technology, tianwan, vver-1000, vver-1200, xudabao

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:29:08 +0000

Unit 4 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China entered commercial operation this past weekend after completing commissioning. It began supplying power to the country’s national grid on Dec. 22. Tianwan NPP is the largest facility built with a Russian-Chinese framework of economic cooperation, with Units 1 through 4 based on the VVER-1000 reactor […]

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