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SMRs off the menu for Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has told regulators in Iowa that it is holding back on its plans to construct new nuclear generating capacity based on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the state due to regulatory uncertainties.
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Vattenfall shopping for land at Ringhals
Swedish utility Vattenfall has started discussions with local landowners and tenants with a view to purchasing land neighbouring the Ringhals power plant that could be used for the construction of new nuclear capacity.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Installation of Vogtle 3 containment starts
The containment vessel bottom head has been installed for unit 3 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. It involved the heaviest lifting operation performed so far at the construction site.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Rostov reactor vessel delivered
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant has been transported to the construction site ready for installation.
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Thursday, 30 May 2013
Reactor vessel installed at Ningde 3
The reactor pressure vessel has been lowered into place at unit 3 of the Ningde nuclear power plant, under construction in China's Fujian province. The unit is set to start operating next year.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Barakah 2 under way
Construction officially began today on the UAE's second new nuclear power reactor, at the Barakah site in Abu Dhabi.
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Bidding reopens on major Angra 3 contracts
Two consortia will now compete for contracts worth BRL3 billion ($1.5 billion) to assemble the nuclear and conventional island of Brazil's Angra 3 after owner Electronuclear re-opened bidding.
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Friday, 24 May 2013
Taishan 2 steam generator ready
The first Chinese-made steam generator for an EPR has been completed and is being transported to unit 2 of the Taishan plant in the country's Guangdong province.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013
Fast reactor developer licensed to build
Russia's AKME-Engineering is now licensed to provide construction services for nuclear power plants, in preparation for the construction of a pilot heavy metal-cooled reactor.
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Contract to lay out new Wylfa plant
Work to develop the design of Horizon Nuclear Power's proposed new plant at Wylfa in the UK is set to start.
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Thursday, 16 May 2013
Building steam in Chinese nuclear
Steam generators have been installed at new nuclear power reactors in Ningde and Fangjiashan in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces respectively.
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Friday, 10 May 2013
I&C collaboration celebrates China first
The first digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system developed jointly by Mitsubishi Electrical Corporation of Japan and China Techenergy Corporation has entered commercial operation.
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Thursday, 9 May 2013
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Swedish utility Vattenfall has started discussions with local landowners and tenants with a view to purchasing land neighbouring the Ringhals power plant that could be used for the construction of new nuclear capacity.
The containment vessel bottom head has been installed for unit 3 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. It involved the heaviest lifting operation performed so far at the construction site.
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant has been transported to the construction site ready for installation.
Construction officially began today on the UAE's second new nuclear power reactor, at the Barakah site in Abu Dhabi. 
Two consortia will now compete for contracts worth BRL3 billion ($1.5 billion) to assemble the nuclear and conventional island of Brazil's Angra 3 after owner Electronuclear re-opened bidding. 48.jpg "Taishan 2 SG (CGNPC) 48")
The first Chinese-made steam generator for an EPR has been completed and is being transported to unit 2 of the Taishan plant in the country's Guangdong province.
Work to develop the design of Horizon Nuclear Power's proposed new plant at Wylfa in the UK is set to start._48x71.jpg "Fangjiashan 2 SG hoisting, May 2013 (CNECC) 48x71")
Steam generators have been installed at new nuclear power reactors in Ningde and Fangjiashan in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces respectively.
The first digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system developed jointly by Mitsubishi Electrical Corporation of Japan and China Techenergy Corporation has entered commercial operation.