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Units 3&4 at the Turkey Point nuclear plant in Florida on 4 December...
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EDF delays restart of Cruas
France’s EDF has delayed the restart of unit 2 at its Cruas nuclear plant until 5 December while the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) continues a safety investigation following...
Japan’s NRA approves restart of Onagawa 2
Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on 27 November that it has received regulatory approval to restart unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, subject to a...
China’s nuclear heating project begins operation
China’s Shandong Nuclear Power Company (SDNPC), a subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), which owns the Haiyang nuclear plant in Shandong province, announced that...
EDF cuts nuclear energy forecast
EDF has cut its forecast for nuclear energy production this year after suspending operations at the three units of the Cruas nuclear plant in the Ardeche region following an earthquake...
IAEA mission notes safety commitment by France’s Civaux NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team concluded an 18-day mission to France’s Civaux NPP on 17 October. The team said plant operator...
France’s Fessenheim to close in 2020
The two reactors at France’s oldest nuclear plant at Fessenheim will close in February and June 2020, EDF has confirmed.
Ansto ceases Mo-99 production to rectify valve problem
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation said on 13 September that it has four teams working in parallel to rectify a problem with a valve that is affecting...
Dummy fuel assemblies loaded at Leningrad II unit 2
Unit 2 at Russia’s Leningrad II NPP (LNPP-II) has been fully loaded with 163 dummy fuel assemblies for pre-commissioning testing.
More problems for France’s reactors
French utility EDF said on 10 September that it had discovered problems with the weldings and other components in some of its reactors, causing its shares to fall more than 8% as a...
Steam generator problem closes Dukovany unit 2 for repair
The restart of unit 2 at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany NPP, which suffered an unscheduled shutdown on 24 June, has been postponed from mid-August to mid-September, the station’s...
Ohio passes controversial legislation to subsidies two nuclear plants
A financial rescue package worth around $1 billion for Ohio's two nuclear power plants was approved by lawmakers and the state governor on 23 July.
Belgium’s Doel 3 cleared for early restart
Unit 3 at Belgium’s Doel nuclear plant has been cleared for early restart after a scheduled outage to check the steel walls of its reactor pressure vessel, the Federal Agency for...
French nuclear plants affected by heatwave
French utility EDF said it will cut back electricity generation at units 2 and 4 of the Tricastin nuclear plant in the south of France today, 25 July, which is expected to be the...
Two Russian NPPs experience unplanned outages
Units 1, 2 and 4 at Russia’s Kalinin NPP – all VVER-1000 reactors – were automatically disconnected from the network on 18 July due to a short circuit in one of the transformers at...
Operators certified for UAE nuclear plant
The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (Fanr) has officially certified the first group of 15 national senior reactor operators (SROs) and reactor operators (ROs) at...
Switzerland’s Liebstadt cleared to operate at full power
The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (Ensi) said on 2 July that it had approved the restart of the 1220MWe single unit Leibstadt nuclear plant in the canton of Aargau after...
Argentina’s Embalse resumes commercial operation
Argentina’s Embalse nuclear plant, in the province of Córdoba, has resumed commercial operation after a three-year upgrade programme that was completed in January, the country's...
Pilgrim closes down
The US Pilgrim nuclear plant in Plymouth, Massachussetts was permanently shut down on 31 May after 47 years of operation, ending nuclear power generation in Massachusetts.
Improved safety at France’s Golfech NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team has said EDF, the operator of France’s Golfech NPP, has strengthened operational safety...
