These technologies are designed to withstand the loss of active cooling in light water reactors for longer periods of time, providing operators with more time to respond.
The Nuclear Fuel Advisory Board was formed in 2011 bringing together senior fuel managers from leading electric utilities which account for about half of the installed nuclear capacity in the U.S.
France has lofty ambitions to reduce its nuclear capacity over the coming decades. How will this affect France’s sole nuclear operator, EDF? Pierre Georges and Claire Mauduit-Le Clercq, from S&P Global Ratings’ EMEA utilities team, say the effects could be less severe than some have feared.
The project was awarded in 2018 after a procurement process conducted by JEA
Copenhagen Wind Project has 40 2-MW turbines manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems. Renewable Energy Systems handled the balance of plant construction, starting work in August 2017.