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Flamanville EPR vessel delivered
Flamanville EPR vessel delivered
Flamanville EPR vessel arrives 48The reactor vessel for Flamanville 3, France's first EPR, has been delivered to the construction site. The unit is scheduled to operate from 2016.
New Nuclear · Monday, 7 October 2013
Celebrations herald Bangladesh nuclear plant
Celebrations herald Bangladesh nuclear plant
Rooppur inauguration (PM of Bangladesh)_48The foundation stone has been laid at the Rooppur site after Russia and Bangladesh signed an initial contract on the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 3 October 2013
Atucha 2 progress in commissioning
Atucha 2 progress in commissioning
Atucha nuclear power plant (Nucleoelectrica) 77x48Argentina's new nuclear reactor at Atucha successfully synchronised to the grid during a commissioning test as the unit prepares for operation.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Reactors installed on floating plant
Reactors installed on floating plant
Floating NPP reactor installation 48The two reactors for the first floating nuclear power plant being built in Russia have been installed in the vessel's hull, marking a major milestone in the plant's construction.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 1 October 2013
New JV for Chinese construction
New JV for Chinese construction
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) is to provide engineering, procurement, construction and other services to nuclear new-build projects in China through a newly announced joint venture with Chinese company CPI Power Engineering.
Corporate · Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Agreement for building Lufeng AP1000s
Agreement for building Lufeng AP1000s
The contractual framework for constructing the nuclear islands of the first two AP1000 units at Lufeng in China's Guangdong province has been agreed.
New Nuclear · Monday, 30 September 2013
Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva has filed legal action against the Czech anti-monopoly office claiming that its decision not to allow the French reactor vendor to appeal against the disqualification of its bid to build two new units at the Temelin nuclear power plant was unlawful.
Corporate · Monday, 30 September 2013
Construction begins on Tianwan 4
Construction begins on Tianwan 4
Tianwan 4 first concrete 48The pouring of first concrete today for another Russian-supplied reactor at the Tianwan site in China's Jiangsu province brings the total number of power reactors currently under construction in the country to 30.
New Nuclear · Friday, 27 September 2013
Partnership agreed for Polish plant
Partnership agreed for Polish plant
Four state-owned companies have agreed the shareholdings they will each hold in the entity set up to build and operate Poland's first nuclear power plant. Utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna will retain a 70% stake in the company, PGE EJ1.
Corporate · Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Fifth reactor under construction at Yangjiang
Fifth reactor under construction at Yangjiang
Yangjiang 5 first concrete, September 2013 72x48Engineers began pouring concrete for Yangjiang 5 yesterday. The new power plant in China's Guangdong province is the largest nuclear construction site in the world.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 19 September 2013
Areva, EDF extend Polish supplier network
Areva, EDF extend Polish supplier network
Areva and EDF have signed cooperation agreements with four Polish companies to bolster their local supply chain in the country. Areva's EPR is one of four reactor designs under consideration for Poland's first nuclear power plant.
Corporate · Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Premiers agree ongoing Korea-Vietnam cooperation
Premiers agree ongoing Korea-Vietnam cooperation
Presidential meeting (Cheong Wa Dae)_48The governments of South Korea and Vietnam have agreed to continue cooperation on the possible construction of a nuclear power plant in Vietnam.
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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