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Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva has filed legal action against the Czech anti-monopoly office claiming that its decision not to allow the French reactor vendor to appeal against the disqualification of its bid to build two new units at the Temelin nuclear power plant was unlawful.
Corporate · Monday, 30 September 2013
Construction begins on Tianwan 4
Construction begins on Tianwan 4
Tianwan 4 first concrete 48The pouring of first concrete today for another Russian-supplied reactor at the Tianwan site in China's Jiangsu province brings the total number of power reactors currently under construction in the country to 30.
New Nuclear · Friday, 27 September 2013
Partnership agreed for Polish plant
Partnership agreed for Polish plant
Four state-owned companies have agreed the shareholdings they will each hold in the entity set up to build and operate Poland's first nuclear power plant. Utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna will retain a 70% stake in the company, PGE EJ1.
Corporate · Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Sign-off marks start of Bushehr handover
Sign-off marks start of Bushehr handover
Bushehr (NIAEP-ASE)_48The handover of the Bushehr nuclear power plant by Russian constructors to its Iranian customer has formally begun with a ceremony attended by the heads of NIAEP-ASE and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Fifth reactor under construction at Yangjiang
Fifth reactor under construction at Yangjiang
Yangjiang 5 first concrete, September 2013 72x48Engineers began pouring concrete for Yangjiang 5 yesterday. The new power plant in China's Guangdong province is the largest nuclear construction site in the world.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 19 September 2013
First domestic steel for Barakah
First domestic steel for Barakah
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has taken delivery of the first consignment of domestically produced nuclear-quality reinforcing steel for the Barakah nuclear power plant project.
New Nuclear · Monday, 16 September 2013
Areva, EDF extend Polish supplier network
Areva, EDF extend Polish supplier network
Areva and EDF have signed cooperation agreements with four Polish companies to bolster their local supply chain in the country. Areva's EPR is one of four reactor designs under consideration for Poland's first nuclear power plant.
Corporate · Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Contracts for new Pakistan reactors
Contracts for new Pakistan reactors
ACP1000 (CNNC) 84x48Contracts were recently signed for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan comprising two ACP1000 units. The order marks the first foreign purchase of the Chinese reactor design.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Olympian effort for nuclear build
Olympian effort for nuclear build
Crossrail tunnel (Crossrail) 73x48The chairman of Britain's Olympic Delivery Authority has suggested that a similar body could be set up to construct nuclear power plants before selling them to the private sector.
Corporate · Monday, 9 September 2013
Teaming up for Saudi bids
Teaming up for Saudi bids
Reactor vendors are lining up to pursue potential contracts in Saudi Arabia's fledgling nuclear power program, with the announcement of two separate memoranda of understanding both involving the nuclear operational expertise of Exelon.
New Nuclear · Monday, 9 September 2013
Cigar Lake start-up delayed until 2014
Cigar Lake start-up delayed until 2014
Cigar Lake headframe (Cameco)_48Production from the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has been put back until early 2014 due to additional work on underground ore handling equipment.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 9 September 2013
Hanhikivi contract by year end
Hanhikivi contract by year end
Hanhikivi 1 AES-2006 (Fennovoima)_48Fennovoima and Rusatom Overseas have set their sights on concluding an investment decision and power plant supply contract for a new nuclear power plant at Hanhikivi in Finland by the end of 2013.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 3 September 2013
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