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French utility EDF has awarded a contract worth almost EUR100 million (USD111 million) to Orano to provide services to its Paluel, Civaux and Gravelines nuclear power plants. The contract runs until 2024, with an option for two additional years.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Orano-to-supply-services-to-three-French-plants
Unit 2 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province has entered commercial operation, becoming the second EPR reactor to do so. The milestone was achieved on 7 September, following statutory functional testing of continuous operation at full power for 168 hours, which started on 30 August, EDF said. This step marks the achievement of all prerequisite conditions for the second reactor's safe operation just nine months after unit 1 was commissioned, it added.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/World-s-second-EPR-starts-operations