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Hungary says Paks II work to start in July
Hungary says Paks II work to start in July
Hungary's Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjártó said preparatory works would start for the Paks II nuclear power plant project in Hungary next month. It followed talks with Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Super module installed at Haiyang 3
Super module installed at Haiyang 3
The CA03 module - weighing about 230 tonnes - has been hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province. Together with the CA02 module, the CA03 makes up the in-containment refuelling water storage tank.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Concreting of Akkuyu 1's inner containment dome completed
Concreting of Akkuyu 1's inner containment dome completed
The completion of concreting of the inner containment dome at Akkuyu 1 is seen as a key construction moment at Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Friday, 2 June 2023
Ontario-based SMR supply chain partnership formed
Ontario-based SMR supply chain partnership formed
Construction company Aecon has formed a partnership with fabricator and constructor ES Fox Limited to jointly manufacture steel components offsite for Canada's first grid-scale small modular reactor at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site.
Corporate · Wednesday, 31 May 2023
EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments
EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments
The European Commission says that its approval of the changes to the contracts for the Paks II project in Hungary was "strictly limited to its competence under the Euratom Treaty and is without prejudice to any further assessment based on other legal bases".
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Vogtle 3 reaches full power
Vogtle 3 reaches full power
The unit is now in the final stages of start-up testing ahead of starting commercial operation and is expected to be declared in service next month.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000
Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000
An agreement setting a plan for the delivery of Poland's first nuclear power plant has been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company, Bechtel and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe.
New Nuclear · Friday, 26 May 2023
Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval
Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval
The European Commission has approved the amendment of contracts "to speed up the investment" for the new Russian-built Paks 2 nuclear power project, Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto has said.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 25 May 2023
BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator
BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency said in a general opinion.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 24 May 2023
INL sees market for microreactors in some US states
INL sees market for microreactors in some US states
There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National Laboratory examining opportunities and barriers for microreactors.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost
Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost
Funding of up to USD275 million to advance the deployment of a NuScale Power Corporation VOYGR small modular reactor plant in Romania was announced at the G7 leaders' summit by the USA and "multinational public-private partners" from Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
New Nuclear · Monday, 22 May 2023
Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome
Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome
The 44-metre diameter lower tier of the inner containment dome, weighing 391 tonnes, has been lifted into position on the seventh unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China.
New Nuclear · Friday, 19 May 2023
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