The calandria for unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) was recently delivered to the construction site after a 109-day journey from Mumbai.

China is revising plans for a huge nuclear fuel centre, dropping the previously announced location in Guangdong province as the relationship between the Chinese state and one of the joint venture partners changes.

An €80 million ($105 million) state loan for the construction of a replacement for the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in the Netherlands meets EU rules, the European Commission has concluded. The Pallas reactor will take over HFR's role as a major supplier of the world's medical radioisotopes.

The construction of France's first EPR reached a milestone today with the setting of the dome atop its reactor building. Flamanville 3 is scheduled to operate from 2016.

French engineering company Alstom and China's Dongfang Electric Company (DEC) have signed a cooperation agreement on the supply of turbine and generator packages for future Chinese AP1000 projects.

Pakistan's top-level Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved funds to purchase two new nuclear power reactors from China.

A contract signed by NIAEP-AtomStroyExport of Russia with the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission will pave the way for preparations prior to the construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant.

The UK government has announced that EDF Energy's proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is eligible for a multi-billion pound loan guarantee.

The first concrete has been poured for unit 2 of the Shin Hanul (formerly Shin Ulchin) plant in South Korea. The APR-1400 unit is scheduled to start up in 2018.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been fined $70,000 by the US nuclear regulator for violations related to its quality assurance program for its Watts Bar 2 unit, which is under construction.

Political turmoil could impact the tender process for the planned construction of two new reactors at the Czech Republic's Temelin plant. The winning bid was due to be decided in September.

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant is in the process of installation. The component has been put in place ready for circulation pipes to be connected.