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CGN to invest in new Cernavoda units
CGN to invest in new Cernavoda units
Cernavoda 3 and 4 - 48China General Nuclear (CGN) has been designated as the "selected investor" for the development of units 3 and 4 at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant. A letter of intent has been signed to complete the two units.
New Nuclear · Monday, 20 October 2014
Vessel installed at Fangchenggang 2
Vessel installed at Fangchenggang 2
Fangchenggang 2 RPV instalation 48The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the second unit of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi province. The unit is scheduled to begin operating in 2016.
New Nuclear · Friday, 26 September 2014
China's climate change plan
China's climate change plan
The Chinese government has approved a national climate change plan that sets out emission and clean energy targets for 2020. Nuclear energy will have an important role in meeting these targets.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 22 September 2014
HTGR fuel production equipment in place
HTGR fuel production equipment in place
HTR fuel ball pressing equipment - 48The installation of equipment has been completed at a pilot production line in Baotou in Inner Mongolia for fuel elements for China's Shidaowan HTR-PM, a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) demonstration project.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 19 September 2014
China passes construction milestones
China passes construction milestones
Haiyang 2 RPV installation 48The 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.
New Nuclear · Monday, 15 September 2014
Westinghouse, SNPAS extend I&C cooperation
Westinghouse, SNPAS extend I&C cooperation
Westinghouse has today signed two cooperation agreements with China's State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS) related to instrumentation and control (I&C) systems.
Corporate · Thursday, 11 September 2014
CGN 'qualified investor' in Cernavoda
CGN 'qualified investor' in Cernavoda
China General Nuclear (CGN) has submitted the sole non-binding bid for the project to build two new reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 10 September 2014
CAP1400 preliminary safety review approved
CAP1400 preliminary safety review approved
CAP1400 demonstration project 48The Chinese nuclear regulator has approved the preliminary safety analysis report of the CAP1400 reactor design following a 17-month review.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Atucha 3 contract signed
Atucha 3 contract signed
Argentina-China agreement Sept 2014 - 48The commercial framework contract for construction of a Candu reactor at the Atucha plant in Argentina has been signed between Nucleoeléctrica Argentina and China National Nuclear Corporation.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 4 September 2014
China's new nuclear baby
China's new nuclear baby
China has formally launched its first indigenous nuclear power reactor design, with some French ancestry but born of two major internal contests, writes Ian Hore-Lacy.
Podcasts & Features · Tuesday, 2 September 2014
First fuel loaded at Fangjiashan 1
First fuel loaded at Fangjiashan 1
Fangjiashan 1 fuel loading 48The process of loading fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 1 at the Fangjiashan plant in China's Zhejiang province has begun.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 2 September 2014
China Three Gorges to invest in nuclear
China Three Gorges to invest in nuclear
China National Nuclear Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement with hydroelectric company China Three Gorges Corporation. The two companies will work together on nuclear power projects.
Corporate · Tuesday, 26 August 2014
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