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WEBOct 3, 2024 · Fourth unit at Zhangzhou under construction. The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The plant will eventually house six Hualong One reactors. New Nuclear · Friday, 27 September 2024.
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WEBSep 25, 2024 · Study highlights benefits of nuclear district heating. Nuclear is much cleaner and has less environmental impacts over the life cycle of the production than other energy sources for the Finnish and European district heating markets, a study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has concluded. Energy & Environment · Friday, 12 July 2024.
Europe's first EPR reaches criticality - World Nuclear News
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Inside OL3, Finland's newest nuclear plant (Image: TVO) "First criticality of the OL3 EPR plant unit was reached on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 3.22 a.m.", utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced. Electricity production will begin when the unit is connected to the national grid, which is expected to happen at the end of January 2022.
<p>AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design</p>
WEBSep 19, 2024 · AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design. Tuesday, 28 November 2023. The 1000 MW Candu Monark, a Generation III+ reactor with the highest output of any Candu technology, is currently in the definition phase, the company said at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, and will feature simplified construction and a …
China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
WEBSep 10, 2024 · It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shidao Bay (also known as Shidaowan), in Shandong Province, which is currently operating at 2×200 MWt power. The HTR-PM features two small reactors (each of 250 MWt) that drive a …
India's long-term development strategy sees nuclear expansion
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Tuesday, 15 November 2022. The long-term low-emission development strategy - or LT-LEDS - submitted by India to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change includes a three-fold increase in nuclear energy capacity by 2032 and will also explore the potential deployment of small modular nuclear reactors.
China's demonstration HTR-PM reaches full power
WEBSep 10, 2024 · China's demonstration HTR-PM reaches full power. Friday, 9 December 2022. The demonstration High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) at the Shidaowan site in Shandong province of China has reached full power with "stable operation under the mode of 'two reactors with one machine'". The site is on the coast in north east ...
Helion prepares to build seventh fusion prototype
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Fusion energy developer Helion Energy has broken ground on a new facility in Everett, Washington, which will house its seventh generation fusion prototype, known as Polaris. Construction of the facility, which will also produce helium-3 fuel, is expected to be completed in early-2022. Meanwhile, General Fusion and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories are to collaborate on the development of tritium ...
Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor
WEBHow the AP300 might look (Image: Westinghouse) The AP300 SMR, based on the licensed and operating AP1000 pressurised light water technology, is described as an "ultra-compact, modular constructed unit that leverages the innovation and operational knowledge of the global AP1000 fleet" and will use identical AP1000 technology including "major equipment, structural components, passive safety ...