(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (2nd R), chief designer of Linglong One, walks with team members in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equi

Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists

STORY: Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hotels in Cairo 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: The Egyptian Council of Ministers refuted the imposition of new fees on tourists entering Egypt, other than the applicable visa fees for certain countries. It clarified that the decision to levy a fee of 1,000 U.S. dollars was irrelevant to tourists visiting Egypt for tourism purposes, but rather pertained to the controls of legalization and reconciliation of conditions for foreigners residing illegally in Egypt. According to a decision by the Council of Ministers, foreigners who apply for the right of residence for tourism or other purposes at the General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality, are required to present a receipt that shows they have converted the amount of (residence fees - penalties for delay - charges for issuing a residence card) from the dollar or currency equi