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US-based Harper International was recently awarded a contract for a Pusher furnace line by KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF) and a contract to supply a hot cell Rotary thermal processing system for use to treat waste from nuclear medicine production at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Thursday, 04 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnew-contracts-for-harper-international-4800896

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom in 2015 increased uranium production in Russia by 2%, to 3.055mt, according to preliminary data from Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) Uranium Holding.

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Thursday, 04 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-increases-uranium-production-4800575

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said on 1 February that it had completed its first service outage at a pressurised water reactor (PWR) in partnership with Exelon Generation at Exelon's RE Ginna NPP in New York state. As the original equipment manufacturer of more than 60 boiling water reactors (BWRs) globally,

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Wednesday, 03 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsge-hitachi-completes-pwr-service-outage-at-exelon-npp-4800539

Nuclear plant designers and operators have joined a US consortium,SMR Start, aimed at boosting moves towards the commercialisation of small modular reactors (SMRs).

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Wednesday, 03 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinterest-in-smrs-picks-up-4800595

Ukrainian engineering company Turboatom and the China's Dongfang Electric Co signed a protocol of cooperation on 28 January. "The document provides for joint marketing activity for supply of Turboatom-made turbines for NPPs, TPPs, and hydro plants to China and third countries," a Turboatom statement said.

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Wednesday, 03 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukraine-boosts-co-operation-with-china-4800566

Unit 1 of India's India's Kudankulam NPP in Tamil Nadu began supplying power to the grid on 30 January, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The 1000MWe unit, build with Russian assistance, had been closed for annual maintenance for some seven months.

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Tuesday, 02 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrid-reconnection-for-indias-kudankulam-1-4799183

Unit 3 at Kansai Electric Power Co restarted power generation at unit 3 of Japan's Takahama NPP in Fukui Prefecture on 1 February, achieving 25% load and aiming for 100% by 4 February.

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: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Tuesday, 02 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjapans-takahama-3-begins-power-generation-4799169

Cold function tests were completed at unit 1 of the Taishan NPP in China's Guangdong province on 27 January, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). The unit is expected to start up later this year and will be the first EPR reactor to begin operating.

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: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Monday, 01 February 2016; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscold-function-tests-completed-at-chinas-first-epr-4800559

Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP has signed a contract with a consortium including Russia's Rusatom Service and Bulgarian engineering services provider Risk Engineering to extend the operating life of the plant's unit 6 by up to 60 years.