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  • Fourth Chinese AP1000 connected to grid

    2018.10.15

    The Haiyang 2 AP1000 in China has been connected to the electricity grid. Meanwhile, Sanmen 1 - which last month became the first AP1000 to begin commercial operation - has entered the guarantee period.

  • Rostov unit 4 enters commercial operation

    2018.10.01

    Unit 4 of the Rostov nuclear power plant in Russia has entered commercial operation three months ahead of schedule, state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced.

  • First criticality for Tianwan unit 4

    2018.10.01

    Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The Russian-supplied VVER-1000 is scheduled to begin generating electricity by the end of this year.

  • First AP1000 reactor enters commercial operation

    2018.09.21

    Unit 1 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has completed 168 hours of full-power continuous operation. The AP1000 reactor is now deemed to be in commercial operation.

  • Restarted US reactor completes first fuel test

    2018.09.21

    The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has completed its first fuelled experiment since resuming operations after a 23-year hiatus.

  • Nuclear industry leads call for decisive action on climate

    2018.09.18

    The World Nuclear Association has appealed to the United Nations and the nuclear industry to take decisive action for clean energy. "I am running out of patience," said the organisation's head, Agneta Rising, "I want more action and I want nuclear energy to be part of the solution because we know there is no sustainable energy future without nuclear."

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