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New nuclear power in Poland, South Korea and Hungary
The Polish government has adopted a programme for nuclear power which could pave the way for the country’s first nuclear power plant. Poland plans to have two nuclear power plants in operation by 2035.
Under the schedule, the location and technology for the first unit will be selected by 2016. The government has outlined the economic justification for nuclear in Poland, methods of financing the technology and a plan to deal with the resulting waste. Westinghouse has stated its intention to work with the relevant parties to provide an offer for the use of its AP1000 reactor design for the projects.
Elsewhere, in South Korea, the country’s government has authorised the construction of two reactors – Shin Kori 5 and 6 – with construction of the two 1.5 GW AP1400 reactors due to start in September this year. And, in Hungary, the Hungarian government has signed an agreement with Rosatom to build two reactors at Paks, with Russia providing 80% of the finance, reports World Nuclear News. The units are expected to be operational in 2023.
Figures from the World Nuclear Association show that during 2013 there were four new nuclear grid connections in China and India, and four closures in the US. World capacity increased to around 375 GW mainly due to reactor upgrades. At the end of 2013, 435 reactors were in operation. The figures also show that there were ten construction starts representing around 11.5 GW of capacity in 2013, four of them in the US and three in China. Two were in new nuclear countries: UAE and Belarus. A total of 71 reactors are now under construction, totalling 75 GW.
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Journal title: Energy World
Countries: South Korea - Hungary - Poland -
Subjects: Policy and Governance, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear reactors
