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111 Embalse plant returns to service The Embalse nuclear power plant in Argentina resumed commercial operation following a three-year upgrade programme that was completed in January, the country's Ministry of Energy announced on 30 May. Plant operator Nucleoelectrica Argentina has been conducting tests in the four months since first criticality. Monday, June 3, 2019
112 Lightbridge fuel development gains DOE funding Framatome has received a voucher through the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) programme to support development of Lightbridge Fuel in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Thursday, May 30, 2019
113 Second Chinese EPR achieves criticality Unit 2 of the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time, becoming the second EPR reactor to reach the commissioning milestone after Taishan 1. Wednesday, May 29, 2019
114 House to vote on Ohio clean air legislation Draft legislation that would recognise the clean air attributes of Ohio's nuclear power plants has been passed by the state's House Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Generation. HB 6 - the Ohio Clean Air Program - will now be voted on by the full House. Wednesday, May 29, 2019
115 Russia launches world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker A ceremony was held on 25 May at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg to mark the launch of the Ural nuclear-powered icebreaker. The 173 metre-long Ural is one of three vessels of Project 22220 - featuring RITM-200 reactors - that will be able to break through 3-meter-thick ice as they escort vessels across the Arctic Ocean. Tuesday, May 28, 2019
116 Bulgaria starts formal process to find investor for Belene project The Bulgarian government has invited strategic investment in the Belene nuclear power plant project. The "call for expressions of interest for a strategic investor and/or acquisition of a minority shareholding and/or purchase of electricity" was published in the Official Journal of the European Union yesterday. Thursday, May 23, 2019
117 TVO starts work to resolve Olkiluoto 3 vibration issue Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) is to employ liquid absorbers featuring bitumen in order to eliminate vibrations in the pressuriser surge line of the first-of-a-kind EPR at Olkiluoto. Suppressing the vibrations is one of the issues TVO must resolve before the regulator will allow fuel loading to proceed. Thursday, May 23, 2019
118 Hot functional testing of the 1600 MWe pressurised water reactor began in December 2017 and was completed in May last year, 50 days later than planned. These key pre-operational tests ensure coolant circuits and nuclear safety systems are functioning prop GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has initiated a vendor design review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor. Wednesday, May 22, 2019
119 Fuel for unit 2 of Belarus plant clears inspection The batch of fuel assemblies made by Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP) for the initial fuel loading of unit 2 of the nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus has passed its final inspection. NCCP is a subsidiary of Russian fuel manufacturer TVEL. Tuesday, May 21, 2019
120 IAEA highlights benefits of isotope-enabled water balance model The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to discuss its isotope-enabled water balance model during its International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology that is taking place between 20 and 24 May in Vienna, Austria. Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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