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Wednesday 4 November

China General Nuclear finishes loading 177 fuel assemblies into San'ao 2
The Hualong One reactor in Zhejiang province is scheduled to begin supplying electricity in 2027, completing the plant's two-unit first phase.
World Nuclear NewsWNNOperations

Friday 30 October

IAEA ends mission to 19 substations days before Slavutych attack
Zaporizhzhya runs on a single 330 kV line, Ferosplavna-1, and its 750 kV Dniprovska line has been down since March.
International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEAOperations

Thursday 29 October

Nuclearelectrica keeps Cernavodă Units 1 and 2 shut as intake level stays low
Water in the pump intake basin rose about 10 cm as the Danube rose, but remains below the reconnection threshold.
NuclearelectricaOperations

Monday 26 October

Starboard RITM-200 on Chukotka icebreaker reaches minimum controlled power
Two RITM-200 reactors produce 175 MW of thermal power each, with a 40-year service life and refuelling every seven years.
World Nuclear NewsWNNOperations

Wednesday 21 October

Holtec recovers tilted fuel assembly at Palisades with purpose-built device
The NRC approved a license amendment authorizing the method; Holtec engineered, manufactured and delivered the device in two weeks.
Holtec InternationalOperations

Friday 16 October

Monday 12 October

Bangladesh's Rooppur 1 achieves criticality
Regulator's go-ahead came three days earlier; power start-up is scheduled for November 20, per Rosatom's Strana Rosatom.
World Nuclear NewsWNNOperations

Friday 9 October

Thursday 8 October

Tianwan 7 VVER-1200 connects to grid, CNNC says
Units 7 and 8 are scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2026 and 2027 under 2018 agreements with Russia.
World Nuclear NewsWNNOperations

Tuesday 6 October

Google, Constellation sign 20-year deal for 890 MW of nuclear uprates
Eleven units in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey take the uprates; Constellation puts the first at 2028 and the investment above $4.3 billion.
Constellation EnergyOperations

Friday 2 October

IAEA says ZNPP weighs further cut in standby emergency diesel generators
Off-site power lost 10 times since June; a single 330 kV line, Ferosplavna-1, now feeds the site.
International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEAOperations