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Areva to support nuclear reactor installations in Maharashtra, India
2015-04-13 01:00:00| Power Technology
French power firm Areva has signed a pre-engineering agreement (PEA) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) to set up two evolutional pressurised reactors (EPR) at the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra, a state in India.
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Areva finds flawed steel in reactor vessel of nuclear plant in France
2015-04-08 01:00:00| Power Technology
Areva has found weaker steel in a key part of the reactor vessel of a nuclear plant that it is building in Normandy, France.
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Sorry State: U.S.'s Nuclear Reactor Fleet Dwindles
2015-03-08 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The U.S.'s nuclear reactor fleet dipped below 100 for the first time in decades, when, at the tail end of 2014, Vermont Yankee shuttered its operations. The 604-megawatt power plant's termination did not come as a surprise: it had logged a slew of safety issues in recent years, including burst pipes, leaks and misplaced fuel rods. Nevertheless, it provided up to 4 percent of New England's power and one third of Vermont's. Its owner, Entergy, just did not have enough money to make the necessary upgrades,...
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Kurions robot arm to go live for nuclear reactor repair at Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan
2015-01-15 01:00:00| Power Technology
Japanese IHI has signed a contract with Kurion to develop an advanced robotic arm that can repair primary containment leaks within Unit 2 Reactor at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
South Koreas Wolsong No.1 nuclear reactor may close permanently over safety concerns
2015-01-12 01:00:00| Power Technology
The recent hacking incident at South Korea's nuclear operator would mean the reactor is likely to be closed down permanently over safety concerns, according to many commissioners of Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
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