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Chinese nuclear heating project starts up
2019.12.02China's first commercial nuclear heating project has begun operating at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province. The plant's two AP1000 units will initially provide heating to 700,000 square metres of housing.
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Nuclear energy to play bigger role in combating climate change: Chinese diplomat
2019.10.10VIENNA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China believes that in the fight against climate change, nuclear energy will play a bigger role as a low-carbon, green and clean base-load energy, a Chinese diplomat said here Tuesday.
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Foundation stone laid for Finnish encapsulation plant
2019.09.26Finnish waste management company Posiva has laid the foundation stone for the start of construction of the used fuel encapsulation plant at the Olkiluoto site in western Finland. Construction of the plant is scheduled for completion in summer 2022.
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Leningrad II-2 fitted with dummy assemblies ahead of March fuel loading
2019.09.16A full set of dummy fuel assemblies has been loaded into unit 2 of the Leningrad II nuclear power plant under construction in western Russia.
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System costs prove need for nuclear in clean power mix
2019.09.09Policymakers need to understand that the system costs of variable renewable energy (VRE) necessitate the inclusion of nuclear and hydro as the primary dispatchable low-carbon generation options within a clean electricity mix.
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Recommendations made for Finnish waste management
2019.09.05Finland must ensure appropriate management of all existing and future radioactive waste, regardless of its origin, producer or production method, a working group set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) has said.