Related Topic: New Build

First concrete poured at Leningrad 7

First concrete poured at Leningrad 7

The concreting of the 2100-square-metre foundation slab for the new VVER-1200 unit has begun, with those attending the occasion told the additional Leningrad nuclear power plant capacity would help towards Russia achieving a 25% energy share for nuclear by 2045.

New Nuclear 14 March 2024


El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts

El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts

Work has begun on the first tier of the inner containment building for the first unit of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.

New Nuclear 13 March 2024


Most Read


UK-Polish partnership for SMR deployment in Poland

UK-Polish partnership for SMR deployment in Poland

Polish industrial group Industria has signed a letter of intent with UK-based zero emissions energy and technology developer Chiltern Vital Group to collaborate on the deployment of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors in Poland.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024


Italian firms assess advanced reactor deployment

Italian firms assess advanced reactor deployment

Italy's Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare have agreed to jointly examine and evaluate new technologies and business models for the generation of nuclear energy - such as small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors - and their industrial applicability.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024


Paks II targets first concrete in 2024, core melt trap set to be shipped

Paks II targets first concrete in 2024, core melt trap set to be shipped

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev say that work on the new Paks II nuclear power plant is progressing well, with production of the melt trap completed in Russia and work on the reactor vessel set to start.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024


Fluor to design laser fusion power plant

Fluor to design laser fusion power plant

California-based Longview Fusion Energy Systems has contracted US engineering and construction firm Fluor Corporation to design the world's first commercial laser fusion power plant.

New Nuclear 11 March 2024


Turkey continuing negotiations over new nuclear power plants

Turkey continuing negotiations over new nuclear power plants

Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says it hopes to launch the first unit at Akkuyu by the end of the year - while negotiations continue with Russia, China and South Korea about two more nuclear power plants.

New Nuclear 11 March 2024


Reflector tank lifted for installation in Argentina's RA-10 research reactor

Reflector tank lifted for installation in Argentina's RA-10 research reactor

The RA-10 reflector tank was manufactured by INVAP over 32 months at the Bariloche Atomic Centre. It is made of zirconium alloy and weighs 2540 kilograms, is 2 metres in diameter and 1.4 metres tall.

New Nuclear 08 March 2024


UK government buys Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi

UK government buys Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi

An agreement to buy the Hitachi-owned sites for new nuclear at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwest England has been reached for GBP160 million (USD203 million), Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced.

New Nuclear 06 March 2024


Holtec and Hyundai E&C partner with British firms to advance UK SMR bid

Holtec and Hyundai E&C partner with British firms to advance UK SMR bid

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the USA's Holtec International and British construction company Balfour Beatty and engineering firm Mott McDonald have agreed to cooperate on Holtec's bid to construct a small modular reactor in the UK.

New Nuclear 06 March 2024