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French reactor using full core of recycled uranium fuel
01 Mar 2024 15:50 GMT
… of the Cruas-Meysse nuclear power plant in south-eastern France … from used fuel from nuclear reactors that has been processed … in its 900 MWe power plants. The first enriched reprocessed … on the Tricastin site.
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EDF to build up to 1.5 reactors a year in the 2030s
29 Nov 2023 19:31 GMT
… EDF aims to build nuclear reactors at a rate of up … the comment at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris yesterday, French … of its flagship EPR2 reactors at the Jaitapur power plant in Maharashtra, a … Bugey in eastern France or Tricastin in the south.
The first …
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Nuclear power: Divergent political perceptions in France and Germany
26 Nov 2023 03:06 GMT
Tricastin nuclear power plant in Saint- … nuclear facilities at Pierrelatte (southeastern France) – before the plant was called Tricastin … an integrative technology, nuclear power requires centralized safety … at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, in a country …
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ASN to extend deadline for upgrades to 900 MWe reactors
14 Nov 2023 15:57 GMT
… #39;s current nuclear fleet. Such reactors are in operation at … Laurent and Tricastin plants.
ASN reviews all French reactors on a … the conformity of the reactors with their reference system, … the deadlines between the reactors, in order to facilitate …
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French nuclear output picks up slowly after storm outages
10 Nov 2023 09:57 GMT
… below Nov average forecast
French nuclear output is slowly recovering … 1 holiday resulting in some reactors being taken offline, system … and windy weather.
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Nuclear reactor approved to continue beyond 40 years, first in France
23 Aug 2023 12:26 GMT
… regular examination of the reactor at the Tricastin nuclear power plant in Saint-Paul-Trois … serious cracks were discovered at nuclear power plants, including a ‘particularly deep’ crack …
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France extends lifespan of 40-year-old nuclear reactor to meet energy needs
23 Aug 2023 11:02 GMT
… the continued operation of the Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France. The … the French ASN nuclear watchdog granted the Tricastin reactor an extension until … planned new reactors.
In 2020, dozens of activists broke into the Tricastin power plant to …
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France heatwave curbs cooling water supply to St Alban nuclear plant
23 Aug 2023 09:50 GMT
… EDF for the Saint Alban nuclear power plant on the Rhone river in … including those at Bugey and Tricastin, which are also on the … the plant’s second reactor as its first reactor is offline for …
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A nuclear reactor will be extended beyond 40 years, a first in France
22 Aug 2023 08:44 GMT
… August to extend reactor number 1 at the Tricastin power plant in Drôme by … of 40 years, the nuclear reactor at the Tricastin power plant in the Drôme will … very stable”.
After Tricastin 1, other 900 megawatt reactors could soon obtain …
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French nuclear reactor authorized to operate for up to 50 years
22 Aug 2023 01:27 GMT
Inside reactor number one at the Tricastin nuclear power plant, June 27, 2019. PHILIPPE DESMAZES … nuclear safety authority (ASN) has authorized the number one reactor at the Tricastin power plant …