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Akademik Lomonosov Floating Nuclear Co-generation Plant

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  Akademik Lomonosov has 70MW of installed capacity.
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  The Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant is in Vilyuchinsk.
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  The construction site is situated in Saint Petersburg.

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Mersin

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  Installed generating capacity in Turkey, 1998.
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  An image of the nuclear pressurised water reactor (PWR) in Turkey.
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  Image of Akkuyu's PWR in Turkey.
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  Akkuyu's pressurised water reactor layout.

Angra-3 PWR Nuclear

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  Average annual collective radioactive doses at PWR plants around the world....
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  Angra-3 will be located close to the two existing plants.
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  GDP, energy and electricity growth in Brazil (1970–1998).
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  A 1,24MWe PWR reactor project is planned for Angra.
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  Role of Eletronuclear in nuclear power plant construction and operation.
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  Angra-3 will cost around $1,835m to complete and will add 1,224MWe to...

Arkansas Nuclear One

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  The two-unit Nuclear One plant is located in Arkansas.
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  Arkansas Nuclear One is built on 1,100 acres of land.
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  US power generation breakdown for 2009.

Atucha Nuclear Power Plant

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  Areva has been responsible for building over 100 nuclear power plants.
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  Areva took over Atucha-1 after Siemens left the nuclear energy business.
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  Simplified flow diagram of a pressure vessel heavy water cooled and moderated...
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  Circuit parameters for Atucha-1 pressure vessel HWR.
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  Horizontal section of Atucha pressure vessel HWR.

Barsebäck

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  Barsebäck location.
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  Barsebäck One was shut down on 30 November 1999.
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  Barsebäck Two was closed in May 2005.
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  Barsebäck One and Two are scheduled for demolition.

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station

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  Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station.
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  Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station features two pressurised water reactors...
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  Shippingport Atomic Power Plant was the first nuclear power plant in the US.

Belene Nuclear Power Plant

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  The Bulgarian Government decided to restart the Belene Nuclear Power project...
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  The Belene plant included two modern units of VVER type reactors, capacity...
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  NEK EAD and RWE Power were developing the Belene plant under a joint venture...

Bellefonte Nuclear Plant

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  The Bellefonte Nuclear Plant near the Tennessee River.
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  Entrance of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant.
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  Aerial View of the unfinished plant.
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  Turbine head of the unfinished plant still being maintained by Tennessee...

Browns Ferry Nuclear

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  The three Browns Ferry Boiling Water Reactors together produce 3.4GW. (TVA)
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  TVA’s Browns Ferry 1 reactor has been returned to service.
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  Browns Ferry has three General Electric boiling water reactors. (DoE)
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  Browns Ferry was brought back on line in June 2007. (TVA)
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  Evacuation routes from Browns Ferry (TVA)
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  Browns Ferry is on the north shore of Wheeler Reservoir. (TVA)

Bruce Power Generating Station, Toronto

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  An aerial view of Bruce Power generating stations.
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  Bruce Power has two generating stations.
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  Each generating station has four nuclear reactors.
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  When fully operated, Bruce Power generates around 6,232MW of power.
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  Refurbishment works being carried out in the station.

Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant

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  The Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant is situated in the Dithmarschen area...
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  The plant was designed according to the "defence-in-depth" principle in order...
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  The core of the Brunsbüttel NPP reactor includes 532 fuel elements.
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  Brunsbüttel NPP generates 6TWh of electricity per year.

Bushehr I and II Nuclear

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  Bushehr I and II were begun by Siemens.
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  The Siemens contract failed, and Russian companies have completed Bushehr I.
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  Bushehr I cost around $1bn.
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  The power plant is actually near the town of Halileh, 12km from Bushehr.
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  Minatom built the 1,000MW VVER-1000/320 light water reactor.
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  The 1,000MW Bushehr power plant finally started up in March 2008.
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  Russia and Iran are discussing various types of energy co-operation including...

Caithness

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  The Dounreay site at Caithness was opened in 1955 to develop fast reactors.
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  After Dounreay's closure, there are hopes that staff can work in the...
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  Dounreay was originally ordered in 1988.
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  All the reactors at Caithness have now closed.
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  Illustration of new storage facility.
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  Decontamination building at Dounreay.

Chernobyl

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  Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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  Chernobyl location.
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  Chernobyl plant.

Civaux 1-2

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  The Civaux nuclear power plant.
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  The turbine hall of the Civaux N4 (1450MW) nuclear power plant housing.
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  The control room of the Civaux N4 (1450MW) nuclear power plant.
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  The Civaux nuclear power plant.
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  The Civaux nuclear power plant in its environment.

Flamanville Nuclear

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  Alstom is supplying the 1,750MW steam turbine for the Flamanville reactor.
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  Alstom is contracted to build the turbine island for the world's largest EPR.
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  The Flamanville order is worth more than €350m to Alstom.
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  Alstom's Arabelle turbine offers a new architecture where the steam first...
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  Controlling the automated rotor welding process.
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  Alstom's design improves efficiency and reduces installation and maintenance...
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  The Arabelle design from Alstom is shorter and lighter than previous nuclear...
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  Developed from its 1,550MW model, Alstom's Flamanville turbine will generate...

Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station

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  The TEPCO Head Office.
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  Aerial view of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Plant before the explosion.
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  Image showing location of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Plant facing Pacific...

Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station, Durham

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  View of the Hartlepool Nuclear Power Plant from the Tees River side.
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  Construction of the plant during 1970s.
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  Close-up image of the Hartlepool Nuclear Power Plant.
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  Field-view of the Hartlepool Nuclear Power Plant in 2008.

Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

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  Hunterston B is near West Kilbride in Ayrshire, Scotland.
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  AGRs are encased in a concrete pressure vessel (DTI).
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  The life of Hunterston B nuclear power station has been extended to 2016.
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  The life of Hinkley Point B (Hunterston B's sister station) has been...
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  The reactor hall at Hunterston.

Kaiga Generating Station

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  Kaiga Generating station is located in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
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  Kaiga Generating Station is located in north Karnataka in India.
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  Dr. S. Banerjee, Secretary, DAE and Chairman, AEC, Dr. S.K. Jain, CMD, NPCIL...

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

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  Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear power station.
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  Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is on the Japanese coast, approximately 135 miles...
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  How Kashiwazaki-Kariwa works.
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  Black smoke rises from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear site after the 2007...

Krummel Nuclear Plant, Elbe River

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  The nuclear plant in Krümmel was set to open in 2010 after new transformers...
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  A control room located on the site monitors and records every process of the...
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  The emergency control room contains two of the plant's six emergency diesel...
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  The plant generates electricity through nuclear fission.
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  The plant is part of Germany's plan to reduce carbon emissions.
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  The plant is primarily made of two buildings - the reactor building and the...

Lingao Nuclear Power Station, Guangdong

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  Lingao nuclear power plant design is based on French pressured water reactor...
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  Daya Bay power plant aerial view.
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  Lingao has been built to a design similar to the Daya Bay power plant.
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  Percentage growth in installed capacity, generation and GDP in China 1991–98.

Lungmen (Dragon Gate) Nuclear Project

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  Taipower installed capacity by type, 1999.
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  Taipower electricity sales, 1999.
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  Forecast Taipower peak and average load 1999-2007.
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  Fuel for electricity generation throughout the world.
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  Construction is progressing at Lungmen unit 1.
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  Construction at Lungmen unit 2.

Maine Yankee

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  Aerial view of Yankee Maine nuclear power station.
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  Diagram of primary inventory trend system.
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  Inside containment and outside containment diagram of Yankee Maine.
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  High level waste is stored in a spent fuel pool made up of specially designed...
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  Air flow and reactor containment diagram for Yankee Maine.
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  Diagram of main and emergency feedwater systems for Yankee Maine nuclear...

Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant, Nitra

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  Mochovce power plant is located in western Slovakia, in Europe.
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  An auxiliary building will be constructed on the site for units three and four.
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  The turbine section at unit four of the Mochovce power plant.
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  Construction at the turbine hall of unit four as of July 2012.
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  The construction of unit three is expected to be completed in 2012.
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  The reactor pressure vessel of unit four was installed in December 2011.

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant

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  Ningde Nuclear Power Plant in Ningde, Fujian Province of China.
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  Entry to the Ningde Nuclear Power Plant site connects the site with Wenzhou.
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  MEP Vice Minister, NNSA Director Li Ganjie at the Ningde nuclear power plant...
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  Construction of Unit 4 of Ningde NPP began in 2010.

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II

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  Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant is located in Voronezh Oblast of central...
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  Construction of Unit 1 of Novovoronezh nuclear power plant began in June 2008.
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  Construction of the Unit 2 of NNPP II started in 2009.
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  The construction of cooling towers for reactor units 1 & 2 of NNPP II is...
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  The reactor of Unit 1 of NNPP II was installed in September 2012.
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  Installation of key equipments at Unit 1 of NNPP II was complete by the end...
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  Unit 1 of NNPP II is scheduled to be commissioned in 2014.

Oldbury Nuclear Power Station

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  Oldbury Power Station is a 434MW, twin nuclear reactor station. It is the...
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  Magnox Electric is the licensee and is responsible for the day-to-day...
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  Reactor Two was finally decommissioned on 30 June 2011, after 43 years of...
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  All the spent fuel will be transported to Sellafield for reprocessing through...
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  The plant was originally scheduled to be decommissioned by 30 December 2008.

Olkiluoto 3 1600MW Nuclear Power Plant

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  Steam generators and pressurisers were installed in February 2011 and...
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  Finnish electricity consumption in 2005, amounting to a total of 87.9TWh.
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  Demand in the country is rising faster than in other Nordic countries.
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  Nuclear power is Finland's major source of energy.
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  Olkiluoto 3 is a 1600MWe large-power pressurised water reactor.
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  Olkiluoto 3 is the fifth Finnish nuclear reactor.
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  Each of the main safety systems for the reactor building has four identical...
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  The EPR is the direct descendant of Areva's N4 and KONVOI reactors.
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  The EPR is the only third-generation reactor now being constructed.

Oyster Creek Generating Plant

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  Oyster Creek Generating Station (Oyster Creek) is a nuclear power plant...
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  The Oyster Creek powerhouse is owned and operated by Exelon Nuclear.
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  A public meeting about Oyster Creek.

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, Haiyan County, Zhejiang

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  Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant is located in Zhejiang province, China.
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  The first recovered uranium fuel bundle was placed in the CANDU unit 1...
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  ABB supplied switchgears for the extension project of phase two.

Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (Units 7 and 8)

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  The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), located in Rawatbhata in the north...
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  The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is increasing the existing...
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  The first pour of concrete (FPC) for the seventh reactor of 700MW capacity...

Rosatom Atomic Power Agency 70MW FNPS

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  The World Nuclear Association shows the progress of nuclear power in the world.
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  Greenhouse gas emissions from the different forms of energy, with nuclear...
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  Gazprom will use the ships for offshore oil and gas field development.
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  Russian nuclear generation runs at about the same level as coal, and much...

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), California

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  Aerial view of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
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  SONGS, the twin nuclear reactor power station, is currently rated at 2,200MW.
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  Construction on units 2 and 3 commenced in 1974 and completed in 1981.

Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, Zhejiang Province

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  Construction works for the Sanmen NPP Phase 1 project started in 2008.
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  The reactor vessel for the first unit of Sanmen NPP (Sanmen 1) was...
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  The Sanmen 1 reactor vessel arrived at the site in July 2011.
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  Harbin is providing steam generators and other auxiliary components for the...

Sellafield WAGR

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  Sellafield, UK.
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  As the European demonstration project for nuclear reactor decommissioning in...
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  Since its shutdown in 1981, a large amount of work has been completed at the...

Shinpo

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  Shinpo nuclear power plant units one and two.
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  KSNP nuclear power plant design.
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  Location of Shinpo power plant.
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  Woolsung nulcear plant units three and four.

Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

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  Construction on the second unit of Taishan NPP Phase I started in April 2010.
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  COSCO Logistics delivered the steam generators at the Taishan project site in...
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  Sir Robert McAlpine was awarded the design contract for two auxiliary buildings.
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  The financing co-operation agreement for phase I of Taishan NPP was signed in...

Tianwan-1 And -2 Nuclear Reactors

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  Tianwan-1 and -2 are upgraded versions of the VVER Pressurised Water Reactor...
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  The recombiners (supplied at the time by Framatome) have a metal housing, and...
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  Tianwan-1 and 2 are now complete in Jiangsu province.
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  The Tianwan reactors use Framatome recombiners.
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  China’s largest ever nuclear reactors are now on line (one is complete and...

Tomari-3 912MW Nuclear Plant

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  MHI has made important developments since its first system, in 1970.
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  The reactor coolant system has a reactor vessel, steam generators, reactor...
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  Fuel assemblies are arranged in a cylindrical geometry in the reactor vessel.
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  The MOX (Mixed Oxide) nuclear fuel consists of plutonium extracted from spent...
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  Reactor coolant pump (model 100A).

Virgil C Summer Nuclear Station

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  Virgil C Summer commenced operations in January 1984.
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  The Virgil C Summer plant features a single pressurised water reactor.
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  The Virgil C Summer plant is being expanded with two 1,117MW units.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Burke County, Georgia

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  The Alvin W Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is in the state of Georgia, US.
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  Containment of unit 3 of the Plant Vogtle.
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  Units 3 and 4 are expected to be constructed by 2016 and 2017.
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  Aerial view of the containment vessels for the Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4.
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  Pipes to be used for the circulating water system.

Watts Bar 2 Nuclear Power Plant, Tennessee

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  The delayed 1.2GW Watts Bar 2 PWR is to be completed.
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  Watts Bar Unit 2 will cost the TVA around $2.49bn to complete.
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  Watts Bar Unit 2 is located next to Unit 1, just south of Watts Bar Reservoir.
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  Watts Bar lies on the Tennessee River, near Spring City.
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  TVA's three nuclear plants (Browns Ferry, Sequoyah and Watts Bar) provide...
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  Siemens is refurbishing and upgrading the turbine island.
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  Watts Bar is TVA's third nuclear power plant.

Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Plants

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  Westinghouse is building four AP1000 nuclear plants in China.
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  Engineering design and some procurements have already begun for the planned...
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  Construction of the Chinese reactors is expected to start in 2009.
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  The four plants will be built in pairs at Sanmen and Haiyang.
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  Passive systems on the AP1000 use gravity, natural circulation and compressed...
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  Westinghouse is expected to bring the first plant on line in 2013.

Yonggwang Units 5 and 6

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  Unit three of the Ulchin power plant, the first based on KSNP design.
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  Yonggwang power plant units five and six. Completion was in 2002.
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  Yonggwang plant comprising 2x1,000MW steam units.
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  KEPCO generation capacity by technology, 1999.
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  Unit three of the Ulchin power plant, the first based on the KSNP design.
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  The KSNP nuclear design
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  Wolsung nuclear plant units three and four.
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  Ulchin units five and six.
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  New KSNP design.