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TEPCO to shut down reactors at Fukushina nuclear plant by 2012
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has set a target to ensure the safe shutdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan by January 2012. Japan's economy, trade and industry minister Yukio Edano announced...
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Vietnam to receive $8bn loan for nuclear plant
Vietnam will receive a $8bn loan from Russia to build its first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan. Russia's Rosatom will build the 2,000MW Ninh Thuan 1 plant, which will be equipped with two...
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NRC inspects Brunswick nuclear power plant in US
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a special inspection on the unplanned shut down of the unit 2 reactor on 15 November at Progress Energy’s Brunswick nuclear power plant in the US state of North Carolina. ...
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Nuclear power plant being upgraded in 2012
Southern California Edison (SCE) on Jan. 9 temporarily removed Unit 2 at its 2,200 MW San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station from service for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. During the outage, SCE said it will...
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Shaw renews nuclear maintenance contract with Exelon
Shaw has renewed its contract with Exelon Generation for the maintenance, modifications and construction services of 17 nuclear generating plants in the US.It has been providing fleet-wide nuclear maintenance service to Exelon since 2001. Six of...
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L-3 MAPPS to upgrade Pilgrim nuclear plant simulator
Canada-based L-3 Communications MAPPS (L-3 MAPPS) has secured a contract from Entergy Nuclear to upgrade the existing Pilgrim nuclear power station (PNPS) full scope simulator and to equip the plant with an additional classroom simulator. The...
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Dominion Virginia restarts nuclear power station in the US
Dominion Virginia Power has restarted operations of its 1,800MW North Anna Power Station in the US state of Virginia, after securing permission from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The station was shut down automatically when a...
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