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EDF should repair eighty faulty weldings at unit 3 of the Flamanville...
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Record generation for US nuclear plants
In 2018, US nuclear power plants achieved a record generation of 807.1TWh despite the closure of several plants since the previous peak of 807.0TWh in 2010.
Outage extensions for UK’s Dungeness and Hunterston
EDF Energy said on 8 March it had extended outages at the two-unit Dungeness B nuclear plant in the UK by about six months to complete inspections on steam pipes and corrosion repairs.
NRA to begin monitoring caldera near Sendai
The Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) is planning to install seabed sensors to monitor potential crustal deformations on the Aira Caldera, located just 40km from the Sendai...
Turbines at China’s Sanmen and Haiyang plants clear all tests
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) announced on 28 February that the steam turbine generation systems supplied for the Sanmen and Haiyang NPPs in China had cleared all...
Belgium’s Doel 1 to restart as Engie predicts increase availability
Belgium’s Federaal Agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle (Federal Agency for Nuclear Control - Fanc) on 28 February gave permission to operator Engie Electrabel for the restart of unit 1...
EDF given more time NPP upgrades but urged to improve EPR safety
France’s Autorite de Surete Nucleaire (ASN - Nuclear Safety Authority) on 26 February allowed EDF two additional years, until end of 2020, to install emergency diesel generators at 54...
Belgium’s Doel 2 approved for restart
Belgium’s Engie Electrabel, a subsidiary of French energy group Engie, said on 25 January that it would restart the 433MWe reactor at unit 2 of the Doel nuclear plant on 4 February...
Dungeness B corrosion rated at INES level 2
According to the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) an incident involving corrosion at the Dungeness B nuclear plant has been rated level 2 on the International Nuclear...
Life extension for Russia’s Balakovo 3
Russia’s Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) on 16 January issued a licence to extend the service life of Balakovo 3, a...
Nuclear remains Belgium’s main power source
Belgium’s nuclear power plant produced 48% of total electricity in 2018, according to the Brussels-based Belgian Nuclear Forum. Fossil fuels accounted for 40%, wind for 7% and...
Russian reactors achieve new generation records
In 2018, Russian nuclear plants (all part of nuclear utility Rosenergoatom) reached a new record in power generation of more than 204TWh, exceeding the figure for 2017 (almost 203TWh)...
India’s Kaiga 1 breaks another operating record
Unit 1 of India's Kaiga nuclear palnt in Karnataka, an indigenously designed pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR), was taken offline on 31 December having completed a record...
Russia closes down Leningrad 1
Unit 1 of Russia’s Leningrad nuclear plant was withdrawn from service on 21 December after 45 years of operation, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.
Belgium extends outages of Doel 1&2
Belgian power company Engie Electrabel on 18 December announced it had extended the outage at Doel 1 until 15 March for further repairs on a water leak.
EDF extends outages again at Hunterston
EDF Energy has extended outages at its Hunterston nuclear plant in Scotland by several weeks, for further work at two reactors which were taken offline after cracks were discovered...
Doel 4 resumes operation
Belgium’s Doel 4 restarted on 13 December after a four-month unplanned outage following the discovery of concrete degradation in a building that houses backup safety systems.
Kaiga 1 breaks operational record
India's Kaiga 1, a 220MWe pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR), has set a world record for the longest continuous operation of a power reactor after a 941-day run, India's Department...
Repair continue at Belgian reactors
The Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (Fanc) has given its approval for the replacement of the part of the pipeline at Doel 1 where a leak had occurred in April.
IAEA reviews long-term safety at Argentina’s Atucha 1
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pre-SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) team of experts on 31 October completed a review of long-term operational safety at unit...
