The basic design for China's CAP1400 reactor has been approved ahead of construction of the first two units, which is set to start at Shidaowan in April.
China and France have celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations with the agreements to continue the two countries' long-term strategic nuclear energy partnership.
A number of new nuclear power reactors in China are approaching start-up. The first unit at Yangjiang has completed full-power trial operation while hot tests have concluded at Fuqing 1. Two other units recently completed pressure tests on their containments.
High-temperature gas-cooled reactor projects have been boosted by a new agreement between CNECC and Tsinghua University, while US and European reactor initiatives are working on a memorandum of understanding.
The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two AP1000 units under construction at Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
The second unit at the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province in northeast China has entered commercial operation. Two further units at the site are scheduled to begin operating by the end of next year.
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 4 of the Ningde plant has been delivered to the construction site in China's Fujian province. The reactor is due to start up next year._72x48.jpg "Sanmen_1_top_tank_January_2014_(NEC)_72x48")
The distinctive cylindrical water tank was lifted into place at the AP1000 under construction at Sanmen in China's Zhejiang province. The 312 tonne module is the last for the new reactor unit.
China National Nuclear Corporation has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Paladin's Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, entitling it to a corresponding share of the project's output._73x48.jpg "CAP1400 Shidaowan (SNPTC) 73x48")
The basic design for China's CAP1400 reactor has been approved ahead of construction of the first two units, which is set to start at Shidaowan in April.
L3-MAPPS is to supply a new input/output system for the full-scope reactor simulator at China's Daya Bay nuclear power plant, replacing a system installed in 1992.