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Atucha 2 achieves first criticality
Just days after receiving a licence allowing nuclear operations to begin, Argentina's Atucha 2 has achieved a sustained chain reaction.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Lift for Leningrad II reactor vessel
Using a new technique to lift and install a reactor vessel at Leningrad II signifies a double milestone for the new plant project.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 June 2014
First concrete for second Belarus unit
Construction of unit 2 at the Ostrovets plant in Belarus is underway following the pouring of first concrete for the reactor's basemat. Both units should be in operation by 2020.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Rosatom targets growth
Russia should start up three new reactors this year at home, and another in India, said Rosatom in an official meeting with prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. The company said its order book for the next ten years is approaching $100 billion.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Atucha 2 nearing startup
Argentina's newest nuclear power reactor, Atucha 2, is expected to reach criticality and be connected to the grid within sixty days.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 2 June 2014
Barakah 1 reactor vessel delivered
The reactor vessel for the initial unit of the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant has been delivered to the construction site at Barakah.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 30 May 2014
Contracts for key Iter components
Toshiba will supply toroidal field coils for international Iter fusion project and Air Liquide will supply equipment for the machine's cooling under new contracts.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 22 May 2014
TVO seeks to delay Olkiluoto 4 project
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has requested a five-year extension to the government's decision in principle to construct a fourth reactor at the Olkiluoto plant. The request stems from delays in building the third unit there.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Labour ground rules set for Hanhikivi
Fennovoima, Rusatom Overseas and Finnish labour organisations have signed a site agreement on human resources deployment at the proposed Hanhikivi construction project.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Milestone for Korean reactor construction
The reactor vessel of Shin Hanul unit 1 has been put into place, marking a major step in the construction of the third Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power APR1400 reactor.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 19 May 2014
Credit line open for Belarus project
Russia's state-owned Vnesheconombank is to provide a loan of $500 million over eight years for the financing of Belarus's first nuclear power plant under a newly signed agreement.
Corporate
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Monday, 19 May 2014
New UK waste facilities completed
Two new radioactive waste facilities have opened in the UK. The first two vaults for the disposal of low-level waste have been completed at Dounreay, while the first intermediate-level waste has been put into a new interim storage facility at Berkeley.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 16 May 2014
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.jpg "Medvedev and Kiriyenko, June 2014 82x48")
Just days after receiving a licence allowing nuclear operations to begin, Argentina's Atucha 2 has achieved a sustained chain reaction..jpg "Leningrad II unit 1 RPV, June 2014 (73x48)")
Using a new technique to lift and install a reactor vessel at Leningrad II signifies a double milestone for the new plant project.
Construction of unit 2 at the Ostrovets plant in Belarus is underway following the pouring of first concrete for the reactor's basemat. Both units should be in operation by 2020.
Argentina's newest nuclear power reactor, Atucha 2, is expected to reach criticality and be connected to the grid within sixty days.
The reactor vessel for the initial unit of the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant has been delivered to the construction site at Barakah.
Toshiba will supply toroidal field coils for international Iter fusion project and Air Liquide will supply equipment for the machine's cooling under new contracts.
Fennovoima, Rusatom Overseas and Finnish labour organisations have signed a site agreement on human resources deployment at the proposed Hanhikivi construction project.
The reactor vessel of Shin Hanul unit 1 has been put into place, marking a major step in the construction of the third Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power APR1400 reactor.
Russia's state-owned Vnesheconombank is to provide a loan of $500 million over eight years for the financing of Belarus's first nuclear power plant under a newly signed agreement.
Two new radioactive waste facilities have opened in the UK. The first two vaults for the disposal of low-level waste have been completed at Dounreay, while the first intermediate-level waste has been put into a new interim storage facility at Berkeley.