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More funding to progress UK nuclear-generated hydrogen project
An EDF-led consortium has been awarded UK government funding to further develop plans to use heat and electricity from Heysham 2 to create hydrogen for use in the production of asphalt and cement. Earlier this year, a feasibility study demonstrated the significant benefit the project would bring in proving how nuclear could power hydrogen electrolysis.
read more... 15/09/2023
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French nuclear watchdog ASN issues first lifespan extension to 40-year-old reactor
French nuclear watchdog ASN issued a decision allowing for the continued operation of state-owned utility EDF's Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France, the first lifetime extension granted to a French reactor after 40 years of operation.
read more... 23/08/2023
French nuclear watchdog specifies questions for EDF reactor life extensions
French nuclear operator EDF will have to assess several technical challenges during the review period for a lifespan extension to 60 years for its nuclear fleet, watchdog ASN said in a press release on Wednesday.
read more... 16/06/2023
France's EDF returns Civaux 2 reactor, delays others amid strike
France's EDF has restarted the 1.5-GW Civaux-2 reactor while delaying both planned maintenance and returns elsewhere amid ongoing worker strikes, transparency data showed April 24.
read more... 25/04/2023
French lower house report urges government to ditch Arenh
France should immediately suspend the Arenh regulation governing the sale by EDF of its nuclear generation to rivals, a lower house committee said in a new report.
read more... 13/04/2023