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Russia's Rosatom outlines plans for Argentina
Russia's Rosatom outlines plans for Argentina
Russia's Rosatom has released details of an inter-governmental agreement to build Argentina's sixth nuclear power reactor.
New Nuclear · Friday, 24 April 2015
IAEA safety review for Chinese small reactor
IAEA safety review for Chinese small reactor
China's ACP100 multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) design is to undergo a safety review following the recent signing of an agreement between China National Nuclear Corporation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Oskarshamn 2 simulator approaches commissioning
Oskarshamn 2 simulator approaches commissioning
A new simulator is nearing completion at unit 2 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden, operator OKG said today. The simulator is part of a safety modernization of the unit started in mid-2013.
New Nuclear · Monday, 20 April 2015
Construction cleared for China's first Hualong One units
Construction cleared for China's first Hualong One units
China's State Council has given final approval for construction of units 5 and 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian province. They will be demonstration units for the domestically-developed Hualong One reactor design.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 16 April 2015
Russia postpones BN-1200 in order to improve fuel design
Russia postpones BN-1200 in order to improve fuel design
Rosenergoatom has reportedly postponed construction of the BN-1200 sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant "indefinitely" on the need to improve fuel for the reactor and amid speculation about the cost-effectiveness of the project.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 16 April 2015
Work starts on Iter central solenoid
Work starts on Iter central solenoid
Fabrication of the central solenoid of the Iter fusion project has been started by the USA's General Atomics. The solenoid - due for delivery in 2019 - will be one of the largest superconducting electromagnets ever built.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Ground broken for Turkey's first nuclear power plant
Ground broken for Turkey's first nuclear power plant
Government and company officials yesterday launched construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The Russian-designed Akkuyu plant in Mersin, on the Mediterranean coast, is the first of three nuclear power plants the country plans to build to help boost its economy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Areva signs Jaitapur agreements
Areva signs Jaitapur agreements
Areva has signed two agreements with Indian companies in preparation for the project to construct six EPR units at Jaitapur in Maharashtra state. The agreements were signed during a visit to Paris by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
New Nuclear · Monday, 13 April 2015
Porvair's role in China’s small modular reactor development
Porvair's role in China’s small modular reactor development
Porvair Filtration Group has announced its role in the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor currently being developed at Tsinghua University in China. The British company said the technology has the potential to create affordable and reliable energy in some of the world's poorest and most remote countries.
New Nuclear · Monday, 13 April 2015
Erdoğan approves Turkey-Japan nuclear agreement
Erdoğan approves Turkey-Japan nuclear agreement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has approved parliament's ratification of an intergovernmental agreement with Japan to build a nuclear power plant at Sinop, according to a statement on his website yesterday.
New Nuclear · Friday, 10 April 2015
Second Shin Hanul APR-1400 gets its vessel
Second Shin Hanul APR-1400 gets its vessel
The reactor vessel of Shin Hanul unit 2 has been installed within the reactor building, marking a major step in the construction of the second Korean-designed Advanced Pressurised Reactor-1400 (APR-1400) being built at the site.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Westinghouse continues talks with Bulgaria on Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse continues talks with Bulgaria on Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse Electric Company and the Bulgarian government are in talks to set a structure and timeline for their agreement to build a seventh reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 7 April 2015
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