Incident reported at Belarus nuclear plant
Nuclear plant in Astravyets suffered a technical incident that put the facility out of operation, according to sources of the independent media outlet TUT.by.
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Georgia Power installs main transformers at Plant Vogtle
USA, Georgia: Expansion works at Plant Vogtle, a nuclear plant located in Burke County, Georgia is about 50 percent complete, with the latest milestones including placement of four main transformers, according to the statement released by Georgia Power.
Nuclear refuelling to be used for $50M equipment improvements
USA, Minnesota: The Prairie Island nuclear plant began its 30th refueling of Unit 1, during which the plant operator plans to spend $50 million on the maintenance and new equipment.
Drone crashes on nuclear plant site posing security threat
South Africa: South African state-owned power utility, Eskom, has reported a drone crashed on the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant site in contravention of the nuclear safety regulations and was returned to its owner without the investigation having been completed.
Flamanville nuclear reactor shut down over transformer failure
France: One of the reactors at France’s Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant has been shut down due to a faulty transformer.
Xcel invests $13M in new transformer at the 1970s nuclear plant
USA, Minnesota: Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based utility company, has embarked on a project to replace a turbine and step-up transformer at Prairie Island nuclear plant as part of the utility’s $68 million upgrades to extend the life of the 1970s-era power plant.