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China celebrates construction milestones
Construction has started on the sixth unit at the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province - the largest nuclear construction site in the world. The first two reactors there, together with several other units elsewhere in the country, are nearing start-up.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Beloyarsk 4 criticality soon
Commissioning is about to start at Russia's forthcoming fast reactor, Beloyarsk 4. After a lengthy construction period, engineers are preparing for criticality in April 2014.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 30 December 2013
Consortium established to build Alfred
A consortium has been formally set up for the construction of a demonstration lead-cooled fast reactor in Romania. The Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator (Alfred) is being developed under an EU initiative.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 20 December 2013
Regulator calls for Flamanville crane checks
The French nuclear regulator has directed EDF not to use the polar crane and associated heavy lifting equipment at the Flamanville EPR construction site until its concerns over compliance issues have been addressed.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 19 December 2013
Materials test reactor gets its dome
The dome of the Jules Horowitz Reactor, under construction at Cadarache in southern France, has been installed. Once in operation, the reactor will be used for testing current and future fuel designs.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 16 December 2013
Construction starts of Iter Tokamak complex
The first concrete has been poured for the basemat of the Tokamak complex of the Iter fusion reactor project at Cadarache in southern France.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 13 December 2013
China and France strengthen nuclear collaboration
French nuclear company Areva has signed a series of agreements with Chinese companies during a state visit to China by French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault marking the 30th anniversary of nuclear cooperation between the countries.
Corporate
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Monday, 9 December 2013
Module milestone for US unit
Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 project has reached another construction milestone with the installation of the module that will house the AP1000's reactor pressure vessel.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
Contract awarded for CAREM vessel
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for Argentina's prototype CAREM reactor is to be manufactured domestically by engineering company IMP SA. It will be the first RPV to be designed and manufactured in the country.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Loan guarantee for Wylfa Newydd project
The UK government has signed a cooperation agreement with Hitachi and Horizon Nuclear Power "to promote external financing" for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Pakistan breaks ground for coastal units
A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan, comprising two Chinese-supplied ACP1000 units.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Construction underway of second Vogtle AP1000
Safety-related concrete has been poured for the basemat of the second AP1000 unit at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. The milestone means that four AP1000s are now officially under construction in the USA.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 22 November 2013
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Construction has started on the sixth unit at the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province - the largest nuclear construction site in the world. The first two reactors there, together with several other units elsewhere in the country, are nearing start-up.
A consortium has been formally set up for the construction of a demonstration lead-cooled fast reactor in Romania. The Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator (Alfred) is being developed under an EU initiative.
The French nuclear regulator has directed EDF not to use the polar crane and associated heavy lifting equipment at the Flamanville EPR construction site until its concerns over compliance issues have been addressed.
The first concrete has been poured for the basemat of the Tokamak complex of the Iter fusion reactor project at Cadarache in southern France.
French nuclear company Areva has signed a series of agreements with Chinese companies during a state visit to China by French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault marking the 30th anniversary of nuclear cooperation between the countries.
Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 project has reached another construction milestone with the installation of the module that will house the AP1000's reactor pressure vessel.
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for Argentina's prototype CAREM reactor is to be manufactured domestically by engineering company IMP SA. It will be the first RPV to be designed and manufactured in the country.
A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan, comprising two Chinese-supplied ACP1000 units.
Safety-related concrete has been poured for the basemat of the second AP1000 unit at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. The milestone means that four AP1000s are now officially under construction in the USA.