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NuGen's new chief exemplifies global nuclear learning
Tom Samson has taken over as CEO of NuGen, the consortium working to build new reactors at Moorside in Cumbria. His return to Britain after new build work in the United Arab Emirates is an example of the two-way process of global nuclear learning.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
France to study reactor construction in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and France signed three nuclear-related cooperation agreements in Paris on 24 June. One is to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of two power reactors in the Middle Eastern country.
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Friday, 26 June 2015
Turkish regulator issues preliminary licence for Akkuyu project
JSC Akkuyu NPP, the Russian-owned company responsible for Turkey's first nuclear power plant, has been awarded a preliminary licence, enabling the company to start investment and permitting procedures for the project.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 26 June 2015
Vogtle receives final loan guarantees
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the last of three conditional loan guarantees for Vogtle units 3 and 4, meaning that the construction of the first AP1000 nuclear power plant in the USA is now fully financed.
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Thursday, 25 June 2015
Fortum's role in Hanhikivi project still uncertain
Fortum's future participation in the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant project remains unclear as the Finnish electricity producer's talks with Rosatom and Gazprom Energo on restructuring Russia's territorial generating company TGC-1 have yet to reach agreement.
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Thursday, 25 June 2015
Reactor vessel cavity installed at Vogtle 4
Construction of the second AP1000 unit at the Vogtle nuclear power plant reached a milestone with the installation of the module that will house the unit's reactor pressure vessel, Georgia Power announced.
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Monday, 22 June 2015
First steam generators delivered to Leningrad II-2
The first batch of steam generators for unit 2 of the Leningrad Phase II nuclear power plant has been delivered to the construction site, Russian nuclear power plant operator Rosenergoatom said on 17 June.
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Friday, 19 June 2015
Brazilian AP1000 collaboration for Westinghouse
A memorandum of understanding signed by Westinghouse and Brazil's state-owned Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados paves the way for the companies to collaborate on the fabrication of AP1000 reactor components in Brazil.
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Friday, 19 June 2015
Reactor vessel installed at Barakah 2
The reactor vessel for the second unit of the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant under construction at Barakah has been installed. That of the first unit was installed in May 2014.
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Thursday, 18 June 2015
Steam generators in place at Sanmen 2
Both steam generators have now been installed within the containment building of the second Westinghouse AP1000 unit under construction at the Sanmen plant in China's Zhejiang province.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Virginia can lead nuclear renaissance, report says
The state of Virginia has the potential to be a nuclear energy leader in the USA, according to a position paper published by the state-based Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy.
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Monday, 15 June 2015
Haiyang 1 control room declared operational
The main control room of the first Westinghouse AP1000 unit at Haiyang in China's Shandong province has been declared operational. The unit is expected to begin operating by the end of this year.
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015
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Construction of the second AP1000 unit at the Vogtle nuclear power plant reached a milestone with the installation of the module that will house the unit's reactor pressure vessel, Georgia Power announced.
The first batch of steam generators for unit 2 of the Leningrad Phase II nuclear power plant has been delivered to the construction site, Russian nuclear power plant operator Rosenergoatom said on 17 June.
A memorandum of understanding signed by Westinghouse and Brazil's state-owned Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados paves the way for the companies to collaborate on the fabrication of AP1000 reactor components in Brazil.
The reactor vessel for the second unit of the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant under construction at Barakah has been installed. That of the first unit was installed in May 2014.
Both steam generators have now been installed within the containment building of the second Westinghouse AP1000 unit under construction at the Sanmen plant in China's Zhejiang province.
The main control room of the first Westinghouse AP1000 unit at Haiyang in China's Shandong province has been declared operational. The unit is expected to begin operating by the end of this year.