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UK government to help seek Moorside investment
The UK government has signed a cooperation agreement with NuGen "to promote external financing" for the Moorside nuclear power plant in Cumbria.
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Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Sanmen 2 vessel head delivered
The reactor pressure vessel head assembly has been delivered for the second AP1000 unit under construction at the Sanmen plant in China's Zhejiang province.
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Monday, 1 December 2014
Approval for Hanhikivi plans ahead of vote
The Commerce Committee of the Parliament of Finland has given its approval to Fennovoima's plans to build a Rosatom reactor at Hanhikvi. The Finnish government is to take a final vote on an amended decision-in-principle in a plenary session on 5 December.
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Friday, 28 November 2014
Horizon prepares for Wylfa equipment purchases
Horizon Nuclear Power has signed an agreement with the UK nuclear regulator which paves the way for it to begin buying long-lead components for the planned Wylfa Newydd plant.
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Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Taishan EPR simulator commissioned
The training of staff to operate the two EPR units under construction at Taishan in China can now start following the commissioning of a full-scope simulator there.
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Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Tripartite agreement on third Turkish plant
Westinghouse Electric Company, China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation and Turkish power company Elektrik Üretim AŞ have signed an agreement to begin exclusive negotiations to develop and construct a four-unit nuclear power plant in Turkey.
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Monday, 24 November 2014
Vietnam upgrades reactor choice
Vietnamese officials have chosen Rosatom's AES-2006 design for the country's first nuclear power plant at Ninh Thuan, increasing the planned capacity of the four unit plant by about 800 MWe. A second plant should follow based on a partnership with Japan.
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Friday, 21 November 2014
Sites agreed for four more South Korean reactors
Two South Korean municipalities have each agreed to host two new nuclear power reactors. Ulchin County has approved construction of units 3 and 4 at the existing San Hanul plant, while Yeongdeok County has approved a new two-unit plant.
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Friday, 21 November 2014
Shin Wolsong 2 fuel loading completed
South Korea's Shin Wolsong 2 has been loaded with its first core of nuclear fuel as it prepares for commissioning.
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Friday, 21 November 2014
Fuel loading completed at Rostov 3
Russia yesterday completed fuel loading at unit 3 of the Rostov nuclear power plant. The loading of 163 fuel assemblies into the VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor followed regulatory approval last week to bring the unit to first criticality.
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Thursday, 20 November 2014
Commercial operation for Fuqing 1
Unit 1 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has entered commercial operation having successfully completed commissioning tests. It becomes China's 22nd operating nuclear power reactor.
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Thursday, 20 November 2014
Flamanville start-up put back one year
The EPR under construction at Flamanville in northern France is now expected to begin operating in 2017, EDF has announced. The company attributed the further delay on the delivery of certain components and on regulatory issues.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014
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