About WNN
·
Subscribe
Home
·
Energy & Environment
·
New Nuclear
·
Regulation & Safety
·
Nuclear Policies
·
Corporate
·
Uranium & Fuel
·
Waste & Recycling
·
Podcasts & Features
·
Fusion
·
Country Index
About WNN
HOME
/ Construction
Lungmen 1 passes pre-operational tests
Pre-operational tests have been successfully completed at unit 1 of the Lungmen nuclear power plant in Taiwan. However, start-up of the reactor has been delayed until a national referendum, not expected for up to another three years.
Regulation & Safety
·
Friday, 1 August 2014
Westinghouse moves forward with Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse plans to hold a competitive tender "within the next year" for construction of a seventh reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
New Nuclear
·
Friday, 1 August 2014
Heap leach trials for Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton has applied for government approval to build a demonstration-scale heap leaching plant at its Olympic Dam mine, as the company looks for more economical ways of expanding the South Australian project.
Uranium & Fuel
·
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Core catcher on its way to Belarus 2
The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technology has started preparing the core melt trap, or core catcher, for shipment to the site of the Belarus nuclear power plant, near Ostrovets.
New Nuclear
·
Thursday, 31 July 2014
China signs Candu deals with Romania and Argentina
Two Chinese nuclear utilities have signed agreements that would see them cooperate in the construction and financing of new Candu units at Romania's Cernavoda plant and at Argentina's Atucha plant.
New Nuclear
·
Friday, 25 July 2014
First criticality for Chinese reactor
Unit 1 of the Fuqing plant in China's Fujian province has moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction.
New Nuclear
·
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Construction licence for ESS
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.
New Nuclear
·
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Tender for Egyptian plant rescheduled
A tender to construct Egypt's first nuclear power plant will now be launched by the end of 2014. The tender for the El-Dabaa plant was originally scheduled for earlier this year.
New Nuclear
·
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
BRICS plans energy association in wake of new bank
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to establish a BRICS "energy association" that will include a fuel reserve bank and an energy policy institute.
Nuclear Policies
·
Monday, 21 July 2014
CB&I, CNNC extend cooperation
US energy infrastructure company CB&I has increased its cooperation with the Chinese nuclear industry by signing a memorandum of understanding with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The agreement will see them cooperate on the development of nuclear power plants.
Corporate
·
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Amec to advise on Polish plant
Amec Nuclear UK has been selected as technical adviser to provide support for the program to build Poland's first nuclear power plant.
Corporate
·
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Russia celebrates two industry 'firsts' at Beloyarsk and Obninsk
Russia celebrated two stand-out achievements for the world's nuclear industry today - the launch of the most powerful fast reactor and the 60th anniversary of the first civilian nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
·
Friday, 27 June 2014
«
114
115
116
117
118
119
»
Keep me informed
Keep me informed
Pre-operational tests have been successfully completed at unit 1 of the Lungmen nuclear power plant in Taiwan. However, start-up of the reactor has been delayed until a national referendum, not expected for up to another three years.
BHP Billiton has applied for government approval to build a demonstration-scale heap leaching plant at its Olympic Dam mine, as the company looks for more economical ways of expanding the South Australian project.
Unit 1 of the Fuqing plant in China's Fujian province has moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction.
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.
Russia celebrated two stand-out achievements for the world's nuclear industry today - the launch of the most powerful fast reactor and the 60th anniversary of the first civilian nuclear power plant.