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The reactor vessel has been dismantled at GE Vallecitos unit AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 17.11.2023 The reactor vessel was dismantled at the GE Vallecitos unit (USA), also known as Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR). In the PRIS database, the GE Vallecitos unit is considered to be the first nuclear power unit launched in the USA. It was first connected to the grid in October 1957, the design capacity of the unit was 24 MWe. The unit was finally shut down in 1963. After extracting the fuel, the unit was put into conservation mode in accordance with the SAFSTOR method, which provides for the decommissioning of the object after prolonged stay. Topics: Decommissioning, USA Other news: Rosatom started the main stage of construction of Paks-2 NPP The transition of the NPP Project to the main stage allows the construction of all major buildings and structures to commence. ROSATOM starts testing MOX fuel for VVER reactors For irradiation in the MIR reactor, 21 MOX fuel rods had been manufactured. ROSATOM plans to construct SHELF-M reactor plant in Chukotka The land-based small nuclear power plant with the SHELF-M reactor is planned to be commercially operational by 2030. |
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