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LATEST NEWS RELATED TO PRIS AND THE STATUS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS |
Current status of the nuclear industry:
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2008 Highlights:
- Construction initiation:
- Ningde 1, (1000 MW(e), PWR, China) - construction officially started on 18 February
Changes of NPP status during 2007 (as of 31 December 2007)
- New units:
- Kaiga 3 (202 MW(e), PHWR, India) was connected to the grid on 11 April
- Tianwan 2 (1000 MW(e), PWR-WWER, China) was connected to the grid on 14 May
- Cernavoda 2 (655 MW(e), PHWR-CANDU, Romania) was connected to the grid on 7 August
- Restarts after a long term shutdown:
- Browns Ferry 1, (1065 MW(e), PWR, USA) returned to the grid on 2 June after achieving criticality May 22
- Construction reactivation:
- Watts Bar 2 (1165 MW(e), PWR, USA) - construction was resumed on 15 October
- Construction initiation:
- Qinshan II-4, (610 MW(e), PWR, China) - construction officially started on 28 January
- Severodvinsk - Akademik Lomonosov 1&2, (2x30 MW(e), PWR-KLT40, Russia) - construction officially started on 15 April
- Shin Kori 2, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea (5 June)
- Hongyanhe 1,(1000 MW(e), PWR, China) - construction officially started on 18 August
- Shin Wolsong 1, (960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea) - construction officially started on 20 November
- Flamanville 3 (1600 MW(e), PWR, France) - construction officially started on 3 December
- Suspended construction:
- Balakovo 5, (950 MW(e), PWR, Russia) - construction was suspended
Changes of NPP status during 2006 (as of 31 December 2006):
- New connection to the grid:
- Tianwan 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR-WWER, China, (12 May)
- Tarapur 3, 490 MW(e), PHWR, India, (15 June)
- Final shutdowns:
- Jose Cabrera 1 (Zorita), 142 MW(e), PWR, Spain, (30 April)
- Kozloduy 3&4, 2x 408 MW(e), PWR-WWER, Bulgaria, (31 December)
- Bohunice 1, 408 MW(e), PWR-WWER, Slovakia, (31 December)
- Dungeness A 1&2, 2x 225 MW(e), GCR-Magnox, UK, (31 December)
- Sizewell A 1&2, 2x 210 MW(e), GCR-Magnox, UK, (31 December)
- Construction initiation:
- Qinshan II-3, 610 MW(e), PWR, China, (28 March)
- Lingao 4, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (15 June)
- Beloyarsk 4, 750 MW(e), FBR, Russia, (18 July)
- Shin Kori 1, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (15 August)
- Ground-breaking for Shin Wolsong 1 & 2 units (960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea) started on 28 April
Changes of NPP status during 2005 (as of 31 December 2005):
- New connection to the grid:
- Ulchin 6, 960 MW(e), PWR, South Korea (7 January)
- Higashidori 1 - TOHOKU, 1067 MW(e) BWR, Japan (9 March)
- Tarapur 4, 490 MW(e), PHWR, India (4 June)
- Shika 2, 1304 MW(e), ABWR, Japan (4 July)
- Restarts after a long term shutdown:
- Pickering 1, 515 MW(e), PHWR, Canada (26 September)
- Final shutdowns:
- Obrigheim, 340 MW(e), PWR, Germany (11 May)
- Barsebäck 2, 600 MW(e), BWR, Sweden (31 May)
- Construction initiation:
- Olkiluoto 3, 1600 MW(e), PWR, Finland (12 August)
- Lingao 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China (15 December)
- Chasnupp 2, 300 MW(e), PWR, Pakistan (28 December)
Changes of NPP status during 2004 (as of 31 December 2004):
- New connection to the grid:
- Qinshan 2-2, 610 MW(e), PWR, China (March)
- Hamaoka 5, 1325 MW(e), ABWR, Japan (April)
- Khmelnitski 2, 950 MW(e), PWR (WWER), Ukraine (August)
- Rovno 4, 950 MW(e), PWR (WWER), Ukraine (October)
- Kalinin 3, 950 MW(e) PWR (WWER), Russia (December)
- Re-connection to the grid following a long term shutdown:
- Bruce 3, 790 MW(e), PHWR, Canada (January)
- Final shutdown:
- Chapelcross A, B, C, D units, 50 MW(e)/each, GCR, UK (June)
- Ignalina 1, 1185 MW(e), RBMK, Lithuania (December)
- Construction initiation:
- Tomari 3, 866 MW(e), PWR, Japan (October)
- PFBR Kalpakkam, 470 MW(e), FBR, India (October)
