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World’s First AP1000 Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Power

August 16, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, China, Georgia Power, haiyang, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear technology, sanmen, SCANA, southern nuclear, supply chains, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

The world’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor—Sanmen 1 in China’s Zhejiang province—commenced 100% power operation for the first time on August 11, China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) said. Sanmen 1 was connected to the grid on June 30. Earlier this year, China also put online Unit 5 of the Yangjiang Nuclear Plant on May 23, and Taishan 1, an EPR, on […]

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An 865-MW Georgia Power Coal Plant Is Showing Distress

August 6, 2018 admin Business, Coal, Georgia Power, Legal & Regulatory, news, nextera, plant hammond, Southern Co., Vogtle

The future of Georgia Power’s 865-MW coal-fired Plant Hammond in Floyd County, Georgia—which recently slashed more than half its workforce—is murky, company officials said August 3. The four-unit facility that began operations in 1954 employed 190 workers in September 2016. Today, according to company officials, the plant only has 41 full-time employees. Georgia Power Regional […]

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First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

June 22, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, fuel load, haiyang, initial criticality, International, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Plant Design, reactor, sanmen, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants being constructed in China have successfully completed significant project milestones. Sanmen Unit 1—the world’s first AP1000 reactor—achieved initial criticality on June 21. Initial criticality is a nuclear industry term meaning the reactor’s neutron population has remained steady from one generation to the next and the nuclear fission chain reaction […]

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First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

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