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Northeast China’s first nuclear power station goes on line

Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power (LHNPC) owned Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant (HNPP) in northeast China has begun operation on 17 February 2013. The region's first nuclear power plant would have six generating units. The first...

Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant delayed until 2016

Finland-based Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has announced that the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit being constructed in Finland may not start electricity production until 2016. This announcement came after TVO received progress reports from...

Exelon’s nuclear power output touches 34,882GWh in Q4

Exelon has produced 34,882GWh of power from its nuclear plants including Salem Generating Station, in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2012. During the comparable period a year ago, the company had produced 34,893GWh of...

Atkins to support EDF Energy’s Strategic Supply Chain Partnership

UK-based engineering and design consultancy firm Atkins has announced that it has formed a Strategic Supply Chain Partnership with EDF Energy to support its Nuclear Generation business. Under the new partnership, Atkins will provide...

France’s Areva reports 5.3% rise in 2012 sales revenue

French nuclear energy company, Areva has reported a 5.3% growth in consolidated sales revenue to EUR9.342bn in 2012 from a year ago. The company said that the sales revenue increase reflects growth in both...

Entergy’s Plymouth nuclear power plant resumes operation

US-based Entergy Nuclear has announced that its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts has resumed operation after a two-day shutdown, to investigate a minor leak at a valve on a steam-carrying pipe. The company...

France eyes nuclear reactor sales in Saudi Arabia

French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg and top officials from France-based Areva and EDF are scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia this week to build a case for selling French nuclear reactors to the kingdom. Nuclear...

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