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  1. Developing codes and standards for the world’s nuclear revival

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    Mon, 1 Nov 2010

    In the USA, where the existing fleet comprises both boiling water reactors (BWR) and pressurized water reactors (PWR), many standards ..... including GE-Hitachi’s Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor ; Areva’s Evolutionary Power Reactor; Mitsubishi

  2. An upgrade for Oskarshamn 3

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    Tue, 1 Aug 2006

    Following the controversial closure of two 600 MWe boiling water reactors , Barseback-1 in 1999 and a second twin unit in 2005 ..... entire plant. Oskarshamn Unit 3 is a fourth generation boiling water reactor , based on Westinghouse’s BWR-75 concept. The plant

  1. Americas

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    Tue, 1 Nov 2005

    COL application. GE’s 1500 MW Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor is favoured by one of the NuStart sites and the Entergy ..... technical and field services for Entergy’s fleet of boiling water reactors . USA: Nevada Solar One, a 64 MW solar power plant

  2. Advanced reactors power TEPCO plant

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    Mon, 1 Sep 1997

    schedule and under budget. The TEPCO unit, an advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) is the result of a development program that ..... be the world`s largest nuclear station, with seven boiling water reactors (BWR) collectively generating 8,212 MWe. Both TEPCO

  3. Japanese fulfilling the promise of nuclear power

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    Sat, 1 Jul 1995

    site near the city of Kashiwazaki. Comprised of seven boiling - water reactor units, two of which are currently under construction ..... Japanese are also the first to construct advanced-design boiling - water reactors (see page 27: "Aggressive schedule keeps Kashiwazaki

  4. TVO shortlists GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for new Finnish reactor

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    Tue, 27 Mar 2012

    Olkiluoto nuclear power station (OL4) on Finland’s west coast. GEH will enter its Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR), the world’s safest available reactor design based on industry standards, into the bidding process

  5. Areva signs a $500m supply contract with Xcel Energy

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    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    in 2015. The contract includes transition of the Monticello plant to use Areva's innovative ATRIUMTM 10XM boiling water reactor fuel. Dennis Koehl, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer for Xcel Energy said, “this contract

  6. Areva and Toshiba submit Finnish nuclear bids

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    Wed, 1 Feb 2012

    Areva’s bid centres on its European pressurised reactor (EPR) and Toshiba’s utilises its advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR). Areva would work with either Alstom or Siemens while Toshiba proposes to deliver both the reactor

  7. Spanish government seek advice on Garoña nuclear plant

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    Mon, 9 Jan 2012

    into account the improvements set out as a result of the stress test exercise led by the European Commission. Garoña is a 446 MWe boiling water reactor that was constructed in the late 1960s. For more nuclear power generation news

  8. Exelon signs consulting agreement with Lithuania nuclear authority

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    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    collaboration with Estonia, Latvia and Poland. The proposed facility, a Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Advanced Boiling Water Reactor , is to be built next to the closed reactors near the town of Visaginas in eastern Lithuania. For more nuclear