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Japan Could Restart Nuclear Reactor Damaged In 2011 Disaster
A local governor in Japan has approved plans from utility Tohoku Electric Power to restart one of its nuclear reactors that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and the following tsunami, the same that caused the reactor meltdown at Fukushima.
read more... 13/11/2020
Belarus connects first nuclear unit to grid
Belarus has connected its first nuclear unit to the grid — a 1.2GW reactor at the Astravyets plant. The unit is due to begin commercial operations in the first quarter of 2021.
read more... 04/11/2020
French nuclear hits 41 GW, up 12 GW over past month
French nuclear generation ramped up to 41 GW on Oct. 19 as more reactors returned to service after maintenance, lifting average output by 12 GW over the past four weeks, system data showed.
read more... 20/10/2020
EDF plans to announce new EPR nuclear reactor by mid-2021
EDF has faced costly delays in the construction of some plants, including its Flamanville 3 nuclear project in France which is more than a decade behind schedule
read more... 16/10/2020
UK companies call on government to support nuclear in COVID recovery
Nuclear - including advanced and small modular reactors - can play a positive role in helping to rebuild the post-COVID economy while also helping combat climate change, Urenco and U-Battery Ltd have said in a submission to the UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee inquiry on post-pandemic economic growth.
read more... 15/10/2020