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Working together for high-temperature reactors
High-temperature gas-cooled reactor projects have been boosted by a new agreement between CNECC and Tsinghua University, while US and European reactor initiatives are working on a memorandum of understanding.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 21 March 2014
Horizon gears up for expansion
Horizon Nuclear Power is ramping up its workforce in preparation for constructing two new nuclear power plants in the UK. The company is also building larger headquarters.
Corporate
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Thursday, 20 March 2014
Toshiba's first PWR component
The core barrel for the first AP1000 to start construction in the USA has been manufactured at a Toshiba facility in Japan, the first time the company has supplied a component for a pressurized water reactor (PWR).
Corporate
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Friday, 14 March 2014
First Haiyang AP1000 takes shape
The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two AP1000 units under construction at Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Fennovoima applies for VVER reactor
Fennovoima has asked for permission from the Finnish government to construct a Russian AES-2006 nuclear plant at its Hanhikivi site, near Pyhäjoki.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Smolensk II site unveiled to visitors
Senior Russian nuclear power plant engineers and journalists have visited a site near the village of Pyatidvorka Roslaviskoye that has been earmarked for the second Smolensk nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 3 March 2014
Finnish firms commit to Fennovoima
Finnish companies have committed to hold just over half of the ownership of Fennovoima, the company proposing to build the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Finland.
Corporate
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Friday, 28 February 2014
Russia, Finland agree on more cooperation
Russia and Finland have signed a new intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation - a prerequisite for Russia to supply a reactor unit for Fennovoima's Hanhikivi project.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Express delivery for new nuclear plant
The first steam generator has been delivered to a new nuclear reactor at Novovoronezh. The 430 tonne component arrived on a specially designed articulated train carriage.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Issuance of Vogtle loan guarantees
The US government has finalized loan guarantees totalling some $6.5 billion for the construction of two AP1000 units at the Vogtle site in Georgia. US energy secretary Ernest Moniz was today due to formally issue the guarantees.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Finnish EPR passes integrity tests
The Olkiluoto EPR moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of pressure and leak-tightness tests on its containment. However, the plant owner says it cannot provide an estimated start-up date.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 17 February 2014
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
Generation from EDF's French fleet remained stable in 2013, while its UK units achieved their highest output in eight years. The company looks forward to longer generation from its AGR units in the UK.
Corporate
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Friday, 14 February 2014
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High-temperature gas-cooled reactor projects have been boosted by a new agreement between CNECC and Tsinghua University, while US and European reactor initiatives are working on a memorandum of understanding.
Horizon Nuclear Power is ramping up its workforce in preparation for constructing two new nuclear power plants in the UK. The company is also building larger headquarters.
The core barrel for the first AP1000 to start construction in the USA has been manufactured at a Toshiba facility in Japan, the first time the company has supplied a component for a pressurized water reactor (PWR).
The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two AP1000 units under construction at Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
Fennovoima has asked for permission from the Finnish government to construct a Russian AES-2006 nuclear plant at its Hanhikivi site, near Pyhäjoki.
Senior Russian nuclear power plant engineers and journalists have visited a site near the village of Pyatidvorka Roslaviskoye that has been earmarked for the second Smolensk nuclear power plant.
Russia and Finland have signed a new intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation - a prerequisite for Russia to supply a reactor unit for Fennovoima's Hanhikivi project._72x48.jpg "Novovoronezh II 2 SG delivery, February 2014 (ZIO-Podolsk) 72x48")
The first steam generator has been delivered to a new nuclear reactor at Novovoronezh. The 430 tonne component arrived on a specially designed articulated train carriage.
The US government has finalized loan guarantees totalling some $6.5 billion for the construction of two AP1000 units at the Vogtle site in Georgia. US energy secretary Ernest Moniz was today due to formally issue the guarantees.