Construction has started on the sixth unit at the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province - the largest nuclear construction site in the world. The first two reactors there, together with several other units elsewhere in the country, are nearing start-up.
China's Ningde 2 nuclear power reactor sent its first electricity to the grid this week. It becomes the 20th large reactor supplying the country.
French nuclear company Areva has signed a series of agreements with Chinese companies during a state visit to China by French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault marking the 30th anniversary of nuclear cooperation between the countries.
A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan, comprising two Chinese-supplied ACP1000 units.
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has become the latest in a list of overseas companies turning their attention towards Saudi Arabia's nuclear power program. _70x48.jpg "Hongyanhe 2 grid connection, November 2013 (CGN) 70x48")
Hongyanhe 2 has been connected to the Chinese electricity grid, the 18th large reactor supplying power to the country.
Two more nuclear power plants in China are progressing towards commissioning. Hongyanhe's second unit has achieved first criticality, while fuel loading has begun at Yangjiang unit 1.
A second simulator, designed and manufactured entirely within China, has started operation at the Fuqing nuclear power plant in the country's Fujian province.
Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL has signed a long-term contract to supply fuel for the second stage of China's Tianwan nuclear power plant, plus equipment to enable China's Yibin fabrication plant to manufacture fuel for Tianwan in future.
Chinese companies will be allowed to take a stake in the UK's next generation of nuclear power plants following the signing of a new memorandum of understanding on nuclear cooperation by the two countries._72x48.jpg "Taishan 1 generator lift, October 2013 (CGNPC) 72x48")
The generator stator for the Taishan 1 EPR has arrived on site and been hoisted into place for installation. Producing 1750 MWe, the component is said to be the largest single-piece electrical generator in the world.