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Essential News –
10 June 2021
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China Overtook France in Nuclear Power Generation
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, 10 June 2021 In 2020, China generated more electricity from nuclear power plants than France and accedes to the second rank, behind the United States, of the largest nuclear energy producers in the world, according to concordant data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (
IAEA
), the
OECD
’s International Energy Agency (
IEA
) and the respective energy administrations in China and France. However, wind and solar together injected twice as much power into the Chinese grid than (...)
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Essential News –
21 May 2021
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Two More Nuclear Reactor Construction-Starts in China
Simultaneous construction start of two Russian-designed reactors in China. The event perfectly illustrates the current world nuclear market situation: China builds at home, Russia abroad. No further big players around.
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, 21 May 2021 Russia’s President Putin in video-link with Chinese President Xi launching the construction of two Russian reactors in China. China began construction 19 May 2021 of two Russian
VVER
-1200 reactors, with the start of concrete basemat-pouring for Tianwan-7 (...)
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13 May 2021
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Grid Connection for China’s Tianwan-6
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, 13 May 2021 The Tianwan-6 reactor was connected to the grid on 11 May 2021. Photo: Tianwan Units 5 and 6. Located on the Yellow Sea coast of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, the reactor was built by the China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
). Tianwan-6 has been under construction since 7 September 2016. Unit-5 was connected to the grid on 8 August 2020. Both units are of the
ACPR
-1000 design, a more advanced version of China General Nuclear Corporation’s (
CGN
) Generation
II
(...)
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in the Media –
6 April 2021 [fr]
Politis (France)
Nucléaire : Une filière mondiale sous perfusion
Le déclin du nucléaire dans le monde, amorcé avant Fukushima, s’est nettement accentué sous l’impact de la catastrophe, au point de menacer à terme la survie de cette technologie. Par Patrick Piro Publié le 3 Mars 2021 Tout est dit, ou presque, en un unique graphique. À son apogée, en 2002, le parc nucléaire mondial comptait 438 réacteurs en fonctionnement. En 2020, ce nombre est tombé à 412 (lire p. 20), relève le World Nuclear Industry Status Report (
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, État mondial annuel de l’industrie (...)
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Essential News –
1 April 2021
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First 2021 Reactor Construction-Start in China
Construction start at Changjiang-3 (Photo curtesy
CNNC
/via NucNet)
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, 1 April 2021 Pouring of basemat concrete for the reactor building of Changjiang-3 located in Haiwei Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County on the island province of Hainan, began 31 March 2021. The reactor design is the
HPR
-1000, also known as the Hualong One, and is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. Unit 4 construction-start is scheduled for early 2022. The design is derived mainly from the 900 MWe (...)
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in the Media –
1 April 2021 [fr]
Les Échos (France)
La décennie où la Chine s’est imposée comme la locomotive de l’énergie nucléaire
SPECIAL
FUKUSHIMA
Alors que depuis la catastrophe de Fukushima de nombreux pays ont tourné le dos à l’énergie nucléaire, la Chine a persévéré. D’ici à 2030, elle doit devenir le premier producteur d’électricité nucléaire au monde. Par Sharon Wajsbrot Publié le 10 Mars 2021
SPECIAL
FUKUSHIMA
Alors que depuis la catastrophe de Fukushima de nombreux pays ont tourné le dos à l’énergie nucléaire, la Chine a persévéré. D’ici à 2030, elle doit devenir le premier producteur d’électricité nucléaire au monde. Ce n’est (...)
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27 March 2021
Energy Monitor (U.K.)
Opinion: What is the future of nuclear power?
This is the question Energy Monitor has tried to answer over the past week, with a series of in-depth articles to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan. Here is our conclusion. By Sonja van Renssen Published 22 March 2021 Over the past week, Energy Monitor has run a series of in-depth articles to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan. The climate crisis has injected fresh impetus into the debate over the role of nuclear power (...)
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Essential News –
20 March 2021
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Grid Connection of Chinese Reactor in Pakistan
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, 20 March 2021 Construction site of the two Hualong One units at the Karachi site in Pakistan (Photo
PAEC
) The 1100-
MW
Karachi-2 reactor, located on the Arabian Sea, Sindh province in southern Pakistan, reportedly was connected to the grid on 18 March 2021. The reactor, also called
KANUPP
-2, is a Hualong One or
ACP
-1000, supplied by the China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
) on a turnkey basis. It will be operated by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Corporation,
PAEC
. Karachi-3, which (...)
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9 January 2021
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Fourth 2020 Reactor Construction-Start in China
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, 6 January 2021 Beginning of concrete pour for the base slab of the San’ao-1 reactor building - Photo
CGN
Construction began 31 December 2020 on unit 1 at the Zhejiang San’ao Nuclear Power Plant with the first basemat-concrete pour, according to China General Nuclear (
CGN
) and China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
). This was the fourth construction start of the year in China and the fifth in the world. Only one other reactor got underway in 2020 outside China, Akkuyu-2, in Turkey. (...)
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3 January 2021
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Construction Start of Second Fast Reactor in China
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, 3 January 2021 Construction site of the
CFR
-600 Unit 2 — Photo
CNNC
Construction began 27 December 2020 on the China Fast Reactor (
CFR
-600) unit 2 according to the China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
). The
CFR
is a sodium cooled reactor, also known as the Xiapu Fast Breeder Reactor (
FBR
) pilot project, and is being built in Xiapu County, Fujian province. There remains uncertainty about the status of
CFR
-600 unit 1. It has reportedly been under construction since December (...)
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