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WNISR
Essential News –
10 January 2022
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Fuqing-6 Hualong One Reactor Connected to the Grid in China
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, 10 January 2022 The Fuqing-6 reactor located in Fujian province in south east China was connected to the grid on 1 January 2022 according to plant owner China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
). Construction began on the
HPR1000
reactor, also known as Hualong One design, on 22 December 2015. The design is derived mainly from the 900 MWe reactors that China imported from France in the 1980s (Daya Bay) and 1990s (Ling Ao). The first
HPR1000
, Fuqing-5, was connected to the grid on 27 (...)
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Essential News –
10 January 2022
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Construction Start of Changjiang-4 and Sanaocun-2 Reactors in China
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, 10 January 2022 Two construction starts at year-end in China. Pouring of basemat concrete for the reactor building of Changjiang-4 began 28 December 2021. Two days later, on 30 December 2021, construction started on Sanaocun-2. The Changjiang site is located in Haiwei Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County on the island province of Hainan, while the Sanaocun site is in the eastern Zhejiang province. Both projects use the
HPR1000
reactor design, also known as the Hualong One. (...)
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Essential News –
24 December 2021
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Grid Connection for First High-Temperature Reactor Module in China
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, 24 December 2021 Grid connection for one of the two modules that make up Shidao Bay-1 nuclear plant took place on 20 December 2021. The plant consists of two High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - Pebble-bed Modules (
HTR
-
PM
) located at the Shidaowan site, in the eastern China province of Shandong. Construction start was 9 December 2012 with grid connection originally planned for 2017. The 2 x 100
MW
reactors are owned by the China Huaneng Group and operated by the Huaneng Shandong Shidao (...)
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in the Media –
16 December 2021
Wall Street Journal (
USA
)
U.K., Joining Trend, Sees Nuclear as Key to Cut Carbon Emissions
Britain’s plan for net-zero carbon output by 2050 includes new nuclear investments, with China, France and India also expanding production By Max Colchester, Jennifer Hiller and Paul Vieira Published 19 October 2021 The
U.K.
said Tuesday that nuclear power would play an important role in underpinning its plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, joining a growing group of countries turning back to atomic energy as they consider how to wean themselves off fossil fuels. The announcement comes as (...)
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in the Media –
23 November 2021 [fr]
Le Monde (France)
«
EDF
a sous-estimé la culture du secret du régime chinois
»
La fermeture de l’
EPR
de Taishan, conçu par l’entreprise française, a terni l’image de l’électricien qui «
n’a pu se faire respecter par ses cocontractants chinois
», décrypte la chercheuse. Par Isabelle Feng – Chercheuse Publié le 19 Novembre 2021 Tribune. Existe-t-il une troisième voie dans un monde dominé par le conflit entre les Etats-Unis et la Chine
? La question se pose autant à l’Union européenne qu’aux multinationales européennes implantées en Chine depuis des décennies, comme
EDF
. Si la crise (...)
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in the Media –
20 October 2021
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (
US
)
Four takeaways from the 2021 World Nuclear Industry Status Report
By Dawn Stover Published 1 October 2021 Although there are 23 fewer nuclear reactors in the world today than at the 2002 peak of 438, the past year saw a small uptick in the number of reactors operating worldwide and a corresponding increase in the global fleet’s net operating capacity. That’s one data point in the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021, the latest in a series of annual industry reports compiled by an international team of independent experts led by Mycle Schneider, a (...)
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in the Media –
12 October 2021 [fr]
Reporterre (France)
En déclin, le nucléaire distancé par les renouvelables
En 2020, la production d’électricité nucléaire dans le monde a diminué, selon un rapport tout juste paru. Les réacteurs vieillissants ne sont pas remplacés assez vite, tandis que les énergies renouvelables sont de plus en plus compétitives. par Hervé Kempf Publié le 29 Septembre 2021 La France, ou du moins les partis de droite, de M. Macron à M. Zemmour, s’accroche-t-elle désespérément à une industrie du passé
? C’est ce qu’on peut penser en lisant le World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021, un rapport de (...)
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in the Media –
12 October 2021
statista (
EU
)
The Countries With the Most Nuclear Reactors
by Katharina Buchholz Published 29 September 2021 According to the 2021 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, global nuclear power generation dropped 3.9 percent in 2020 despite a 4.4 percent climb in China, where two new reactors were added. In 2021, 415 reactors were operational around the world - 22 fewer than in 2011. Another 26 are currently in long-term storage and 53 are under construction - around half in China and India. The rapid expansion of renewables and negative public (...)
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in the Media –
4 October 2021
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Nuclear power: Downward trend ahead of climate summit
Ten years since the Fukushima disaster, expensive nuclear energy plants are being shut down across the world as renewable power prices plummet. by Stuart Braun Published 28 September 2021 In the face of soaring gas prices in the
UK
, some incumbent conservative politicians are pushing nuclear energy as the savior. The argument goes that the energy source has low carbon emissions, and that new smaller reactors can more quickly be brought online. Rolls-Royce stands ready to build 16 new (...)
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in the Media –
4 October 2021 [fr]
Le Figaro (France)
Nucléaire : la Chine devance la France
La production d’électricité d’origine nucléaire a augmenté de 4,4% au sein de la deuxième puissance économique mondiale tandis qu’en France elle reculait de 12%. par Armelle Bohineust Publié le 28 Septembre 2021 La production d’électricité d’origine nucléaire a augmenté de 4,4% au sein de la deuxième puissance économique mondiale tandis qu’en France elle reculait de 12%. La course effrénée de la Chine vers toujours plus de capacités énergétiques lui fait franchir un nouveau cap. L’an dernier, elle est (...)
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