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Xcel Energy resumes power generation at Monticello nuclear plant

Electricity and natural gas firm Xcel Energy resumed power generation at its Monticello nuclear generating plant in Minnessota, US. Operators have returned the plant, which has a capacity of 600MW, to full power on 3...

Belarus, Russia negotiate on new nuclear power plant project

Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk and Russian state corporation Rosatom International Activities deputy director general Nikolai Spassky held discussions on various issues of cooperation as part of the project to develop a nuclear power project in Belarus. ...

US nuclear regulator begins inspection at Columbia Generating Station

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has undertaken a special inspection at the Columbia Generating Station to investigate a problem with a piece of equipment that provides cool air to a room, which houses emergency electrical equipment. ...

PPL disconnects Susquehanna’s Unit 1 from grid for repair

PPL has disconnected Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania from the regional power grid, in order to repair one valve out of the total four that regulate the quantity of steam going into the...

India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant reaches critical condition

The unit 1 at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant located in the Tirunelveli district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has reached ‘critical’ condition on Saturday 13 July. The nuclear plant is all set...

Xcel Energy to restart Monticello nuclear power plant in US

Electricity and natural gas firm Xcel Energy expects to restart its Monticello nuclear power plant in the US shortly, after a four-month shutdown. Located about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis, the Monticello plant will generate...

US energy department to invest in advanced nuclear reactor projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it will invest $3.5m in four advanced nuclear reactor projects that go beyond traditional light water designs. Led by General Atomics, GE Hitachi, Gen4 Energy and Westinghouse Electric...

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