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131 Flamanville EPR completes key pre-operational tests EDF has completed cold functional tests at the EPR reactor under construction at its Flamanville site in northern France. Flamanville unit 3 is scheduled to begin operating by the end of this year. Tuesday, January 9, 2018
132 FERC starts new grid resilience proceeding The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yesterday terminated proceedings on Energy Secretary Rick Perry's proposed rulemaking on grid resilience and reliability, which would have recognised the attributes of generation sources able to store fuel on site. FERC has instead launched a new proceeding to "holistically" examine the resilience of the system. Tuesday, January 9, 2018
133 Steam generators in place at Hualong One unit The third and final steam generator has been installed at the demonstration Hualong One reactor being constructed as unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. The reactor is expected to start up next year. Monday, January 8, 2018
134 Hot functional tests begin at Finnish EPR Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced today that hot functional tests have started at the first-of-a-kind EPR unit at Olkiluoto. These key pre-operational tests ensure coolant circuits and nuclear safety systems are functioning properly before fuel is loaded Tuesday, December 19, 2017
135 Dominion Energy's Millstone plant 'profitable to 2035' A report prepared for Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and its Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has found that Dominion Energy's Millstone nuclear power plant is likely to operate profitably from the early 2020s to the mid-2030s, even under harsh market and operating cost assumptions. Monday, December 18, 2017
136 Kansai applies for key restart checks at Mihama unit Kansai Electric Power Company has applied to the Japanese regulator for pre-service inspections of unit 3 of its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. These inspections mark the final regulatory stage in the restart procedure for the country's reactors. Friday, December 15, 2017
137 Hitachi-GE ABWR design cleared for use in UK Hitachi-GE's UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) is suitable for construction in the UK, regulators have concluded following an in-depth Generic Design Assessment (GDA). The regulators said they were satisfied the reactor "meets regulatory expectations on safety, security and environmental protection at this stage of the regulatory process". Thursday, December 14, 2017
138 Multi-agency safety exercise for Canadian plant Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and over 30 partner organisations have completed Exercise Unified Control (ExUC), a two-day, large-scale emergency preparedness exercise at the Pickering nuclear power plant. The exercise is part of the lead-up to the relicensing of the plant in 2018. Wednesday, December 13, 2017
139 Harmony vision presented in Brussels World Nuclear Association yesterday presented its Harmony programme to members of Foratom, the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe. Harmony is the nuclear industry vision for the future of electricity and how nuclear energy can help the world achieve its 2-degree climate target Wednesday, December 13, 2017
140 Akkuyu construction formally starts Turkey has formally launched construction of its first nuclear power plant with the pouring of concrete for the sub-base foundation of the nuclear island. A ceremony held at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant site to mark the launch on 10 December, followed the issuance of a limited construction permit. Tuesday, December 12, 2017

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