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Motor in at Fangjiashan
Motor in at Fangjiashan
Fangjiashan 1 pump motor, August 2013 (71x48)Fangjiashan 1's first main coolant pump motor was lifted into place this week as the new CPR-1000 reactor nears completion.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Go-ahead for Jordanian research reactor
Go-ahead for Jordanian research reactor
Permission has been granted to begin construction of Jordan's first nuclear reactor. Operating from 2016, the research reactor should become a focal point for the country's nuclear education and training.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Hot tests begin at Chinese unit
Hot tests begin at Chinese unit
Ningde - August 2013 48Pre-operational testing has started at unit 2 of the Ningde nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. The CPR-1000 pressurized water reactor is expected to begin operation next year.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Change at the top in Iran
Change at the top in Iran
Former foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi has returned to the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran as its head. He will soon lead negotiations with Russia on the potential supply of new nuclear reactors, set to begin once Bushehr is handed over.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 19 August 2013
First reactor vessel installed at Changjiang
First reactor vessel installed at Changjiang
Changjiang 1 RPV installation 48The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 1 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China. The CNP-600 unit is set to start operating by the end of next year.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 15 August 2013
Parts prepared for Novovoronezh II
Parts prepared for Novovoronezh II
The reactor vessel for the second new reactor at Novovoronezh Phase II has gone through pressure testing, one of the final stages of its manufacture.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Empire State reactor
Empire State reactor
A novel consortium has announced participation in the American funding contest for new small reactor designs. Proposing a high-temperature helium cooled reactor, the group features strong support from the state of New York.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 13 August 2013
General Atomics in contest for SMR funds
General Atomics in contest for SMR funds
EM2 on truck (GA) 48General Atomics has announced that it is among the small modular reactor (SMR) developers seeking funds from the US Department of Energy. It has submitted its Energy Multiplier Module (EM2), a helium-cooled high-temperature reactor.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Levy nuclear plant project shelved
Levy nuclear plant project shelved
Duke Energy has dropped plans to build two new reactors at the greenfield Levy site in Florida blaming regulatory uncertainty. It is the second time in recent months that Duke has shelved a nuclear project.
New Nuclear · Friday, 2 August 2013
Three-year delay in Lee licensing
Three-year delay in Lee licensing
A decision on Duke Energy's application to build the proposed William States Lee nuclear power plant could be delayed by three years, the US regulator has stated.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 1 August 2013
RAPP 7 calandria delivered
RAPP 7 calandria delivered
RAPP 7 calandria delivery 48The calandria for unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) was recently delivered to the construction site after a 109-day journey from Mumbai.
New Nuclear · Monday, 22 July 2013
Incentives for nuclear communities
Incentives for nuclear communities
Financial incentives are on offer to British communities hosting new nuclear power plants, in common with measures to encourage new wind farms and shale gas development. Plans from the government were warmly welcomed today.
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 17 July 2013
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