A lack of investment in extending the operating periods of existing reactors and the construction of new ones could have "major implications" for the security of electricity supply and achieving environmental targets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

Toshiba Corp is withdrawing from its nuclear new-build project in the UK and plans to wind up NuGeneration, its board of directors decided at a meeting today.

Hot functional tests have been completed at unit 2 of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant in southwest Russia, ASE Group announced today. The tests, which started on 1 September, are the final major stage of commissioning.

Unit 2 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has completed 168 hours of full-power continuous operation. The unit is now deemed to be the third AP1000 reactor to enter commercial operation.

A foundation stone for Saudi Arabia's first research reactor has been laid at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.

One of the two reactors aboard Russia's first floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, has achieved a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The second reactor will be started up and tests carried out before the plant is towed to Pevek next year.

The Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries and the Romanian Atomic Forum have signed a memorandum of understanding renewing their cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.

China's nuclear generating capacity must increase to 554 GWe by 2050 if the country is to fulfill its part in meeting a proposed target of limiting global temperature rise to below 1.5°C, according to a study by the National Development and Reform Commission's Energy Research Institute.

Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has been connected to the electricity grid, bringing global nuclear generating capacity to over 400 GWe for the first time.

A study on the employment generated by the nuclear energy industry has been published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each gigawatt of nuclear capacity constructed, it suggests.

Unit 1 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has completed 168 hours of full-power continuous operation. The unit is now deemed to be the second AP1000 reactor to enter commercial operation.

AEM Technology has shipped four assembled steam generators for unit 3 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India. The equipment was manufactured at the Volgodonsk branch of Atommash.