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EC blessing for new UK plant
EC blessing for new UK plant
The European Commission (EC) has said it is satisfied with EDF Energy's proposals to build and operate a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Happy landings for nuclear rover
Happy landings for nuclear rover
A nuclear-powered rover has landed safely and beamed back its first images from Mars, where it will attempt to answer questions about whether life has ever existed, or ever could exist, on the red planet.
New Nuclear · Monday, 6 August 2012
SMR firsts and fanfares
SMR firsts and fanfares
Companies competing for US federal funds to support the development of operational small modular reactors (SMRs) have been keen to report progress in their respective projects, including a first control room simulator and the launch of a fuel technology centre.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 2 August 2012
Vattenfall applies to replace reactors
Vattenfall applies to replace reactors
Swedish utility Vattenfall has submitted an application to the country's regulator concerning the replacement of up to two of its existing nuclear power reactors with new ones. However, a decision on whether to proceed with the new units is several years away.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 1 August 2012
New nuclear in South Korea
New nuclear in South Korea
South Korea's nuclear energy program continues apace, with first concrete being poured for unit 1 of the Shin Ulchin plant, while unit 1 at the Shin Wolsong plant has entered commercial operation.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Nuclear 'a stepping stone' to space exploration
Nuclear 'a stepping stone' to space exploration
A new era of space exploration is dawning through the application of nuclear energy for rovers on Mars and the Moon, power generation at future bases on the surfaces of both and soon for rockets that enable interplanetary travel.
New Nuclear · Friday, 27 July 2012
Westinghouse to prepare bid for Darlington
Westinghouse to prepare bid for Darlington
Westinghouse will prepare detailed construction plans and cost estimates for two potential AP1000 reactors at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Commercial operation at Shin-Kori 2
Commercial operation at Shin-Kori 2

South Korea's newest nuclear power reactor has entered commercial operation. The country now has 23 nuclear units that together supply about one third of its electricity. 

New Nuclear · Friday, 20 July 2012
Contract complete for nuclear power in Belarus
Contract complete for nuclear power in Belarus

The final contract has been signed for Russian firms to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus, the country's first. Ostrovets 1 should begin electricity production in 2018.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 19 July 2012
Construction under way at Barakah
Construction under way at Barakah
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the foundation slab of the initial reactor at the Barakah site in the United Arab Emirates. The move came just one day after the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation was issued with a construction licence for two units at the site.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 19 July 2012
SMR test rig reaches full-power
SMR test rig reaches full-power

A facility built to evaluate the design and performance of Babcock and Wilcox's mPower small modular reactor has now reached "full reactor operating pressure and temperature conditions."

New Nuclear · Thursday, 19 July 2012
Finance for next Kudankulam units
Finance for next Kudankulam units

India's contract for the third and fourth reactors to be built at Kudankulam comes with up to $3.5 billion in export finance, the country's officials said today after signing a deal in Moscow.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 18 July 2012
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