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Lithuania 2015  In 2012, the population in Lithuania was 2.988 million (Table 1). ... but after closure of Units 1 & 2 at Ignalina NPP (INPP) energy dependence increased ... These include, among others, the electricity interconnection NordBalt ..... Reactor Unit, Type, Net Capacity [MW(e)], Status, Operator, Reactor Supplier, Construction
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Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant - Wikipedia  The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a closed two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas municipality, Lithuania. ... These are of a similar type of reactor (RBMK-1000) as at the Chernobyl power ... In December 1983, when Ignalina Unit 1 came online, a design flaw of the RBMK was noticed for the first time.
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TXT - Documents & Reports - World Bank  Lithuania curently has one nuclear power station of the RBMK2 type at Ignalina ... Lithuania has an additional 2,700 MW of thermal capacity, about 100 MW of hydro, ..... the largest Lithuanian export earner, constituting 31% of exports in 1991. ..... On the other hand, even in the event that Ignalina is shut down, the net cost of...
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Nuclear Power in Lithuania | Lithuanian Nuclear Energy - World ...  Electricity was a major export until the closure of Lithuania's nuclear plant. ... have been connected to Scandinavia and Europe by a single power transmission ... These Ignalina reactors were originally 1500 MWe units (1380 MWe net), but were later .... capacity between Lithuania and Poland is being built, with 500 MW by...
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Lithuania 2012 - International Atomic Energy Agency  1. Map of Lithuania. Lithuania is situated in a temperate climate zone. ... The eastern part, where the Ignalina nuclear power plant is situated, has colder ... The capital Vilnius is the largest city and has a population of 546.3 thousand, the .... has changed significantly and Lithuania changed from a net exporter of electricity to a...
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China Nuclear Power | Chinese Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear ...  The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency said that 2015 gross nuclear generation was 169 TWh, ... problem  nearly half the country's rail capacity is used in transporting coal. ..... The first four AP1000 reactors are being built at Sanmen and Haiyang, .... China Nuclear Engineering Group being responsible for plant construction.
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Oil Industry Statistics from Gibson Consulting  US OIL DEMAND, 2004: Over 20 million barrels per day, up from January 2002, .... World's other largest producers: Former USSR (once the world's largest ... UPDATE: 1997 discoveries in the Williston Basin are producing up to 6,000 barrels per ... The US uses up to 10 calories of fossil fuels to produce one calorie of food.
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Aswan Dam - Wikipedia  Commission date, 19671971. Turbines, 12 175 MW (235,000 hp) Francis-type. Installed capacity, 2,100 MW (2,800,000 hp). Annual generation, 10,042 GWh (2004). The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam built across the Nile at Aswan, Egypt between 1898 .... The reservoir, named Lake Nasser, is 550 km (340 mi) long and 35 km (22...
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Malbork - The largest Medieval castle in Europe  The brick castle at Malbork was the seat of the Grand Master of the Teutonic ... Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork ... Salt Mine in Wieliczka (external view)...
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Receding Lake Mead poses challenges to Hoover Dam's power output  Jun 30, 2014 ... For more than 77 years, the iconic Hoover Dam has been producing ... E&ETV  Reports ... In today's climate, the fact that hydropower is both renewable and ... plant's 17 generating units with a nameplate capacity of 2,074 megawatts ... out the turbines and are in the process of a "major replacement" project,...
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Hoover Dam Power FAQs - Hoover Dam | Bureau of Reclamation  Mar 12, 2015 ... Hoover Dam generates, on average, about 4 billion kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power each year for use in Nevada, Arizona, ... There 17 main turbines in the Hoover Powerplant -- nine on the Arizona wing and eight on the Nevada wing. ... The plant has a nameplate capacity of about 2,080 megawatts.
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PL-Grid Infrastructure - Welcome  Infrastruktura PL-Grid  The Polish Grid Infrastructure (NGI) has been built within the PL-Grid project (2009  2012) to provide the Polish scientific community with an IT platform based...
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Nuclear Power in Ukraine | Ukrainian Nuclear Energy - World ...  Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy - it has 15 reactors generating ... to replace that lost by closure of Chernobyl 1&3 in 1996 and 2000 respectively. ...... However the promised loans of US$ 215 million and the Euratom's US$ 585...
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EnergyBC: Tidal Power  The Race Rocks tidal current turbine prior to installation just off the coast of Victoria. ... through the use of tidal turbines to harness the energy found in tidal currents. .... Located in Nova Scotia's famous Bay of Fundy, the plant exhibits a peak ... A 2002 study from BC Hydro estimated a potential 1,500 MW from identified sites.
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The electrician who rewired the world | Latest News & Updates at ...  Jan 29, 2007 ... The electrician who rewired the world - DNA talks geopolitics with Lech Walesa, who lit a ... a 37-year-old electrician, illegally scaled a wall of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) ... Walesa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, was elected Poland's first ... I've been a president of 40 million people.
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History of Electrification Sites - Edison Tech Center  The first methods used to power both DC and AC generation plants were coal-fired steam engines and hydroelectric power. ... 1881: Niagara Falls, New York -A small dynamo supplied a few stores in in Niagara Falls with ... After business and other problems the Deptford Power Station is forced to delay opening until 1891.
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Sodium-cooled fast reactor - Wikipedia  The sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) is a Generation IV reactor project to design an advanced ... The reactors are intended for use in nuclear power plants to produce nuclear power from nuclear fuel. ... Liquid metallic sodium may be used as the sole coolant, carrying heat from the core. Sodium has only one .... Molten-salt...
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What is Biggest? - Hoover Dam | Bureau of Reclamation  Mar 12, 2015 ... Official Bureau of Reclamation Web Site for Hoover Dam. ... From about 1938 until 1948 the Hoover Dam powerplant was the largest hydroelectric plant in the world. ... Or do you mean the one with the most material in it? ... of 22,500 megawatts (MW), but ranks 2nd in the world in hydropower generation.
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Vistula - Wikipedia  The Vistula (/vstjl/; Polish: Wisa [viswa], German: Weichsel [vaksl], Yiddish:  Yiddish pronunciation: [vajsl]) is the longest and largest river in Poland, at 1,047 kilometres (651 miles) in length.
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Kaunas - Wikipedia  Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of ... The city and its elderates also have names in other languages (see Names of .... Later, when the capital of Vilnius was forcibly annexed by Poland, Kaunas ... They were not allowed to live in the city, so most of them stayed in the...
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Molten salt reactor - Wikipedia