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Temelin Nuclear Reactor Reconnected To Czech Power Grid
Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) Nov 21, 2006 The second unit of the Czech Republic's controversial nuclear power plant Temelin has been reconnected to the country's power grid and was working at around 80 percent of its capacity on Tuesday, plant spokesman Milan Nebesar told AFP. "We connected the reactor up to the grid late on Monday. It should be working at full capacity by the end of the week," Nebesar said, adding that a programme had been put in place to monitor its performance. The second unit was closed down for a scheduled fuel change at the start of September but the shut-down was prolonged when problems were found with the watertightness of some of the casings that contain the radioactive fuel. The latest problems at Temelin have exacerbated frosty relations with non-nuclear neighbour Austria, which has questioned the safety of the Soviet-designed power plant. Temelin's two 1,000 megawatt reactors, located around 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the Austrian border, make up the Czech Republic's single biggest electricity production unit. They are run by 67 percent state-owned company, CEZ. CEZ announced on November 15 that its first reactor, also facing problems with the performance of its fuel, will undergo an unscheduled shutdown of up to 55 days next year aimed at ironing out some of its ongoing problems. Analyst Tomas Kanka said the shutdown could cost 12 million koruna (427,250 euros or 316,592 dollars) per day. CEZ has to switch to other, more expansive power plants, or buy electricity if its nuclear units are not functioning. The Temelin plant has encountered a series of problems that have caused it to shut down its reactors since it came into service in October 2000, notably in its secondary non-nuclear circuit.
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Japanese Company To Order Recycled Nuclear Fuel From France
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 22, 2006A regional Japanese power company said Wednesday it will order recycled nuclear fuel from France's Melox as resource-poor Japan steps up its use of nuclear energy despite controversy. Shikoku Electric Power Company, which manages power plants on Japan's southwestern island of Shikoku, said it will sign the contract next week for mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX), which is made partially from spent nuclear fuel. |
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