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The 2020 World Nuclear Exhibition will now take place from 8 to 10 December 2020 in Hall 7 of Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdecember-dates-announced-for-the-world-nuclear-exhibition-7874566

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Unit 2 at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington nuclear power plant has achieved first criticality following an extensive refurbishment.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscriticality-achieved-canadas-darlington-2-following-refurb-7873052

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Ansaldo Nuclear has supplied a bespoke robot to extract and recover 2000 drums of radioactive waste from difficult-to-access locations at the Caorso nuclear power plant, now being decommissioned in Italy.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsansaldo-nuclear-uses-robot-in-decommissioning-italys-caorso-nuclear-plant-7873099

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US-based Jacobs said it has been awarded several contracts worth more than $25 million in total for work on nuclear fusion projects in the UK and France.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjacobs-awarded-several-nuclear-fusion-contracts-7873764

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Work is continuing on construction of 10 new units The coronavirus outbreak will have no impact on the progress of nuclear power plant construction in China in the short term, and reactors already in operation have not been affected, a nuclear safety official said on Wednesday.

Work has resumed on all commercial reactor units under construction and no plants now in operation were suspended during the outbreak, Tang Bo, director of the nuclear safety inspection department at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, told reporters.

China has 10 units under construction, more than any other country, with capacity likely to increase by 9% in the coming years.

Gross available nuclear generation capacity is 48.7 GW, an increase of about 18% since 2017.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/pandemic-will-have-no-impact-on-nuclear-plans-says-official-4-3-2020

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Group wants presence in fastest-growing region for nuclear power The World Association of Nuclear Operators has completed the registration of its new branch office in Shanghai, China, making it easier for the organisation to provide services to operators in the world’s fastest growing region for commercial nuclear power.

WANO said the Shanghai office will be led by the director, Joel Bohlmann, and three deputy directors; Ding Yunfeng from State Power Investment Corporation Limited, Zou Yongping from China General Nuclear and QiTunfeng from China National Nuclear Power Co, Ltd.

“The strategic rationale for setting up the new office is to ensure WANO is in a strong position to cater for the dramatic growth in the development of nuclear power plants in China and across Asia – where around two-thirds of the world’s new reactors are under construction,” a statement said. “With a growing demand for WANO's services from new units, the organisation can ensure that these units make a safe and reliable transition from construction to operation.”

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/safety-organisation-completes-registration-of-china-branch-office-4-3-2020

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France's Framatome has signed a long-term service contract with the Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company Limited (TNPJVC) to support operations of units 1 and 2 at the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province. The 1750-megawatt EPRs entered commercial operation in December 2018 and September 2019, respectively.

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-contracted-for-Taishan-EPR-services

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EDF has withdrawn its financial targets for 2020 and 2021 as the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic impacts key areas of its business. In a statement yesterday, the French state-owned utility said these targets include the lower end of the forecast range for its core earnings in 2020 of EUR17.5 billion (USD19 billion).

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-pulls-financial-targets-in-response-to-pandemi

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China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that installation of all reactor internals at unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan had been completed on 4 April.

Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschina-completes-installation-of-reactor-internals-at-karachi-3-in-pakistan-7871209

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Ukraine’s Union of Veterans of Nuclear Energy and Industry on 10 April addressed an open letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmitry Razumkov urging them to intervene urgently in the critical situation that has developed around nuclear utility Energoatom, Unian reported. 

Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukraines-nuclear-veterans-sound-the-alarm-about-management-of-energoatom-7870903

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