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Made in China: exporting Chinese nuclear technology to the UK

2016-04-01 01:00:00| Power Technology

The proposed 3,200MW nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset could be a defining step on Chinas journey to becoming the worlds leading exporter of affordable civil nuclear tech. Julian Turner analyses the 18bn project and traces Chinas a

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FirstEnergy begins refuelling outage of 908MW Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in US

2016-03-30 01:00:00| Power Technology

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) has started scheduled refuelling and maintenance outage programme at 908MW Davis-Besse nuclear power station in the US state of Ohio.

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Nuclear power plant near Richland unexpectedly shut down

2016-03-29 11:16:43| Energy - Topix.net

Energy Northwest has unexpectedly shut down its nuclear power plant near Richland after operators received an indication that a system used to cool equipment wasn't working. The Tri-City Herald reports the Columbia Generating Station was shut down Monday after operators were alerted to problems with the system that uses water to provide cooling to heat exchangers and pumps, including those that control the power level of the reactor.

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