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The decision to take unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province offline to investigate a fuel failure issue lies with the plant operator, EDF said yesterday. However, it said under its own operating procedures for its French units, operation of the EPR would be temporarily halted to carry out such inspections and take corrective measures. It noted the chemical composition of the primary circuit water at Taishan 1 remains within regulatory threshold limits.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 24 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Operator-to-decide-on-Taishan-1-outage-says-EDF
An increase in the concentration of noble gases in the primary circuit of the Taishan 1 EPR is related to a few damaged fuel rods, China's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) confirmed today. It said the increase is "a common phenomenon" and is still in accordance with the requirements of the plant's operating technical specifications. Earlier this week, France's Framatome - which designed the EPR - said the unit was experiencing a "performance issue".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-damage-confirmed-at-Taishan-1
The UK, as host of the next round of UN climate talks, must take the opportunity to show how nuclear energy is essential to decarbonisation, Tim Stone, chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association, said at a Westminster Energy Forum conference last week. "In fact, I would go as far as to say: No nuclear? No net zero."
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 19 February 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Finance-need-not-be-harder-than-physics,-says-NIA