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07 june 2013
The first of four reactors being built at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has begun commercial operation. It becomes China’s seventeenth operating nuclear power unit.The 1080 MWe Chinese-designed pressurized water reactor officially entered commercial operation on 6 June after completing commissioning tests. The unit is ...
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05 june 2013
MidAmerican Energy has told regulators in Iowa that it is holding back on its plans to construct new nuclear generating capacity based on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the state due to regulatory uncertainties.MidAmerican began a feasibility study in 2010 into the construction of nuclear generating capacity in Iowa. The study considered the ...
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