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24 march 2015
Unit 3 of the Ningde nuclear power plant in Fujian province was connected to the grid on 21 March, China General Nuclear (CGN) announced yesterday. The company now has 14 power reactors in operation.CGN said 1020 MWe CPR-1000 pressurized water reactor was connected to the grid at 8.08pm on 21 March. Ningde 3 achieved first criticality on ...
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18 march 2015
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Westinghouse’s testing approach for its small modular reactor design. Approval is a significant step toward design certification and will reduce the time ultimately needed to license the Westinghouse SMR, the company said yesterday.In a letter dated 27 February, the NRC told Westinghouse that ...
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