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The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been installed within the reactor building, CGN Cangnan Nuclear Power announced.

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Reactor-vessel-in-place-at-second-San-ao-unit

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A new heat exchanger set designed to meet projected increases in the temperature of Lake Michigan will be installed within the next 12 months to support the repowering of the Michigan plant.

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Holtec-upgrades-Palisades-cooling-system

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With the groundbreaking for its first nuclear joint venture project expected within the next two months, India’s largest power company has confirmed it intends to set up a nuclear power subsidiary and is actively looking for locations for plants.

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/India-s-NTPC-confirms-plans-for-nuclear-subsidiary

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Global nuclear electricity generation increased in 2023, despite a 1 GWe drop in overall capacity, to 392 GWe, of operable nuclear power plants, according to a new report from World Nuclear Association. Average capacity factors also rose during the year.

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-fleet-maintained-high-performance-in-2023

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International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warns that the nuclear safety situation is deteriorating after a drone strike on a road near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's perimeter.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-urges-maximum-restraint-from-all-sides-at-Z

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The two 143-metre-tall cooling towers of the shut down single-unit Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany have been demolished in a controlled explosion.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grafenrheinfeld-cooling-towers-taken-down

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In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-fuel-in-US-licensing-first

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