Nuclear News Ticker - November 04, 2020

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 04.11.2020

The first unit of the Belorussian NPP synchronized for the first time with the network and produced its first kilowatt-hours of electric energy in unified energy system of the Republic of Belarus.

Lithuania, reacting to the BelNPP-1's start-up, stopped transmitting electricity from the Belarus.

Over two million cubic meters of sand were laid by construction workers in 2020 in the foundation of the future Kursk NPP-2. The plan was completed more than two months ahead of schedule.

Topics: Belarus, Lithuania, Kursk NPP, Nuclear News Tickers

Other news:

Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been brought to minimum control power

Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction.

WANO appoints Robert Gambrill as Director of WANO Atlanta Centre

He has formally replaced Russ Brian.

We plan for the BN-800 reactor to switch from a hybrid core to an active core fully loaded with tablet MOX fuel assemblies

The complete MOX-core is planned in 2022.

Hero of the day

Leningrad NPP Unit 6 Connected to Grid, Delivers First Electricity to Russian Power System

The Leningrad NPP Unit 6 equipped with Rosatom's flagship Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactor was connected to the grid and reached the power capacity of 240 MW.

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