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16 April 2019 First Reactor Construction Start in the World in 2019, in Russia WNISR, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 The first construction start in 2019 of a new nuclear reactor worldwide took place in Russia. There are now 50 units under construction in the world including six in Russia. The official construction start with the pouring of basemat concrete at the Kursk-II unit 2 reactor was begun 15 April 2019, according to the plant owner Joint Stock Company Concern Rosenergoatom. The 1255 MW VVER pressurized water reactor, located 40 km from the city of Kursk in western (…)
Mycle Schneider, 30 January 2019 [Updated] World Nuclear Industry Status as of 1 January 2019 Operating fleet increases by ten—Construction drops to decadal low [Updated on 30 January 2019] 2018 for global nuclear power in a nutshell 9 reactor startups (8 less than scheduled), 7 closure decisions, 5 construction starts. Two new reactors entered Long-Term Outage, and 7 were restarted. Globally, 415 reactors are operating (10 more than a year ago), 49 are under construction (lowest in a decade). China dominates world nuclear statistics, as in previous years. Only two countries have started up new reactors in 2018, China connected seven and (…)
29 December 2018 The Oddly Discreet Construction Start of Hinkley Point C WNISR, 29 December 2018 EDF Energy announced on 11 December 2018 the completion of the first part of the concrete pouring for the base slab for unit 1 of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power plant. Four more pours of concrete will be required before the so-called “raft” that supports the reactor building will be complete, work is expected to be concluded in 2019. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) definition, the official “construction start”, is “the date when (…)
30 October 2018 Seventh Reactor Startup in China in 2018 [Corrected] Seventh Reactor Startup in China in 2018 WNISR, 30 October 2018, Corrected. The Tianwan unit 4 reactor was connected to the Chinese power grid on 27 October 2018. This is the seventh reactor to start up in China in 2018, a remarkable performance. Only two other units started up in the world throughout the year so far, both in Russia. Tianwan-4 is a Russian-origin VVER-1000 reactor, designed by Gidropress and supplied by Rosatom, and it is located in Jiangsu province on the Yellow Sea, (…)
16 October 2018 Fourth—and Last?—Westinghouse AP1000 Connected to Chinese Grid Fourth—and Last?—Westinghouse AP1000 Connected to Chinese Grid WNISR, 16 October 2018 The Haiyang-2 AP1000 in Shandong Province, owned by the China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and operated by the Shandong Nuclear Power Company, Ltd (SDNCP) was connected to the grid on 13 October 2018. This brings to four the number of Westinghouse AP1000 reactors operating in China. Haiyang-1 was connected to the grid on 17 August 2018, and Sanmen-1 and -2 were connected on 30 June 2018 and 24 (…)
20 September 2018 Oldest US Reactor, Oyster Creek, Closed at Age 49 Oldest US Reactor, Oyster Creek, Closed at Age 49 WNISR, 20 September 2018 The Exelon Generation Company announced 17 September 2018 that it had taken the 49-year old Oyster Creek reactor off line for the last time. The shutdown of the first commercial General Electric MK1 Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), which began operation in 1969 and is located in Ocean County, New Jersey, marked the closure of the oldest reactor in the U.S. fleet. Exelon remains the largest single operator of nuclear (…)
26 August 2018 Two More AP1000s Connected to the Chinese Grid Two More AP1000s Connected to the Chinese Grid WNISR, 26 August 2018 Two more AP1000 reactors have been connected to the grid in China during the past ten days. Haiyang-1, located in Shandong Province, owned by the China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and operated by the Shandong Nuclear Power Company, Ltd (SDNCP) was connected to the grid on 17 August 2018. Sanmen-2, located in Zhejiang Province, was connected to the grid on 24 August 2018, according to plant owner the China (…)
2 July 2018 A Double First for China as Taishan EPR and Sanmen AP1000 Connect to the Grid A Double First for China as Taishan EPR and Sanmen AP1000 Connect to the Grid WNISR, 1 July 2018 The Chinese nuclear program scored a double world first in the space of 24 hours, when on 29 June 2018 Taishan-1, the first European/Evolutionary Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR), was connected to the grid, followed on 30 June 2018 by Sanmen-1, the first AP1000. The startup of these reactors marks an important milestone in the Chinese nuclear program, but they also highlight the overall (…)
20 June 2018 Genkai‑4 Reconnected to Japanese Grid After 6.5‑Year Outage Genkai-4 Reconnected to Japanese Grid After 6.5-Year Outage WNISR, 20 June 2018 The Genkai-4 PWR was reconnected to the grid 20 June 2018, six and a half years after it shut down in December 2011. The 1180 MWe reactor, owned by the Kyushu Electric Power Company, is located in Genkai town, Saga Prefecture in southern Kyushu. Restart of the Genkai reactor had been delayed by two months due to the Kobe Steel scandal, where parts supplied to Kyushu Electric, amongst many others, were (…)
13 May 2018 Ohi‑4, Down Since 2013, Finally Reconnected to the Japanese Grid Ohi-4, Down Since 2013, Finally Reconnected to the Japanese Grid WNISR, 12 May 2018 The Ohi unit 4 reactor was reconnected to the grid 11 May 2018, plant owner Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) announced. The reactor, located on Wakasa bay, Fukui Prefecture in western Japan, last operated on 14 September 2013. KEPCO had planned to restart in March 2018, but had to delay for two months due to the need for inspections following the disclosure of data falsifications on products supplied (…)

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