Nuclear power reactor vendors have been forced to adapt to the fact that governments are no longer willing to assume the risks associated with nuclear new build projects, Jerry Hopwood, vice president of product development at Candu Energy, said on 12 September.
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed in the second AP1000 unit under construction at the Haiyang nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, first concrete has been poured for the foundation of the conventional island for the HTR-PM at Shidaowan.
Plans for nuclear power figure heavily in South African energy policy - and the country aims to ensure long-term security of supply by developing its own fuel cycle capabilities.
The nuclear industry is undergoing a major shift – from one where projects were almost exclusively government owned and sponsored to one where private finance is being sought, George Borovas, partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, said today.
In the 60th anniversary year of nuclear energy, leaders from the sector debated the investment model for future construction projects.
Transparency is a key watchword behind the United Arab Emirates' program to build its first nuclear power plant, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation chief Mohamed Al Hammadi told the World Nuclear Association's 2014 Annual Symposium.
OMZ subsidiary Izhorskiye Zavody has carried out pressure tests on the VVER-1000 reactor pressure vessel intended for unit 4 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant.