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Pressure vessel in place at Indian plant
Pressure vessel in place at Indian plant
The reactor vessel for Kudankulam unit 4 has been lifted into its design position at the construction site in Tamil Nadu on 24 January, Rosatom announced.
New Nuclear · Monday, 5 February 2024
Polar crane commissioned at second San'ao unit
Polar crane commissioned at second San'ao unit
The polar crane has been installed within the top of the containment building of unit 2 at the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. With tests now completed, the crane is ready for use.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Major module installed at Xudabao 1
Major module installed at Xudabao 1
The largest and heaviest module - the CA20 - has been installed at unit 1 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province, China National Nuclear Corporation subsidiary China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Company Limited has announced.
New Nuclear · Monday, 29 January 2024
EDF announces Hinkley Point C delay and rise in project cost
EDF announces Hinkley Point C delay and rise in project cost
The UK's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which was expected to be completed in 2027 and cost up to GBP26 billion, is now unlikely to be operational before 2030, with the overall cost revised to between GBP31 to GBP34 billion (in 2015 prices), EDF has said.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell
Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell
The second unit at Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant has had concreting completed on its outer containment shell, in a process which took 122 days.
New Nuclear · Friday, 19 January 2024
First lead-cooled fast neutron reactor's installation under way
First lead-cooled fast neutron reactor's installation under way

A steel reactor base plate and the lower tier of the containment has been installed in what is being called a landmark moment for construction of the BREST-OD-300 generation IV fast neutron reactor in Russia.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Sizewell C project to enter construction phase
Sizewell C project to enter construction phase
The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project has been awarded a Development Consent Order, paving the way for formal construction work to begin at the site in Suffolk, UK.
New Nuclear · Monday, 15 January 2024
Key safety component installed at Sanmen 3
Key safety component installed at Sanmen 3
The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The tanks are an important part of the CAP1000 reactor's passive safety system.
New Nuclear · Monday, 15 January 2024
China approves construction of four new reactors
China approves construction of four new reactors
The construction of two Hualong One reactors at each of the Taipingling and Jinqimen sites was approved by China's State Council at a 29 December meeting. Meanwhile, various milestones have been reached in the construction of other Chinese units.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 3 January 2024
Haiyang 3 reactor vessel lifted into place
Haiyang 3 reactor vessel lifted into place
The 281-tonne reactor pressure vessel has been successfully hoisted into position at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province, in a process which took just over two hours.
New Nuclear · Friday, 22 December 2023
Installation of Lianjiang 1 containment starts
Installation of Lianjiang 1 containment starts
The containment vessel bottom head has been hoisted into place for unit 1 of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province, State Power Investment Corporation announced.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures
Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures
Construction of the first EPR unit at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK, has reached a major milestone with the installation of the reactor building dome.
New Nuclear · Friday, 15 December 2023
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