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Rosatom considers Murmansk site focused on floating power plant construction
Rosatom considers Murmansk site focused on floating power plant construction
The establishment of a new facility to help meet the future anticipated demand for floating power plant orders is being considered by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Outer dome hoisted at Xudabao unit 1
Outer dome hoisted at Xudabao unit 1
The outer dome of the double-layered containment building has been installed at unit 1 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in Liaoning Province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 August 2026
Welding of Akkuyu 2's primary circuit completed
Welding of Akkuyu 2's primary circuit completed
The reactor, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps are all connected in the primary circuit of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant's second unit, after the completion of the welding of the main coolant pipeline.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 August 2026
Rosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units
Rosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units
Egypt's Ministry of Energy and Russia's Rosatom have held talks to review progress on El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant's construction - and also discussed further potential large and small reactor options.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Second EPR site authorised for site preparations
Second EPR site authorised for site preparations
The French government has given EDF the go-ahead to start site preparation work for the second pair of new EPR2 reactors proposed for construction.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Passive safety module installed at Zhangzhou 4
Passive safety module installed at Zhangzhou 4
The third and final module of the passive reactor cavity water injection tank has been installed in the reactor building of unit 4 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Hot tests completed at third Haiyang unit
Hot tests completed at third Haiyang unit
Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been completed at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province, State Power Investment Corporation has announced.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 17 August 2026
Blue Energy, GE Vernova take gas-plus-nuclear collaboration to next stage
Blue Energy, GE Vernova take gas-plus-nuclear collaboration to next stage
Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have signed the agreement launching the next phase of their collaboration to deploy a 2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear power plant in Texas. 
 
Corporate · Monday, 17 August 2026
Construction starts at Saskatchewan uranium mine
Construction starts at Saskatchewan uranium mine
NexGen Energy Ltd has marked the official start of construction at the Rook I Project in northern Saskatchewan, kicking off a four-year construction pathway for the mine which is expected to produce some 30 million pounds of uranium every year.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 14 August 2026
Construction of Bailong 2 conventional island begins
Construction of Bailong 2 conventional island begins
The first concrete pour has been completed for the basemat of the conventional island of unit 2 at the Bailong nuclear power plant in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, State Power Investment Corporation announced.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
First fuel loaded into Tianwan unit 7
First fuel loaded into Tianwan unit 7
The initial loading of fuel assemblies into the core of unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant has begun. It is the first of two Russian-designed VVER-1200 reactors under construction at the site in China's Jiangsu province.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Containment of first Egyptian unit takes shape
Containment of first Egyptian unit takes shape
Concreting work on the fourth tier of the reactor building's inner containment at unit 1 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant has been completed, the Nuclear Power Plants Authority announced.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 11 August 2026
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