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ESBWR back as proposed North Anna unit
Dominion has reverted to GE-Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) as the favoured technology for the proposed third unit at its North Anna plant in Virginia.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 26 April 2013
France and China strengthen nuclear bond
A state visit has seen Areva, EDF and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation sign a three-way agreement for further cooperation.
Corporate
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Friday, 26 April 2013
MHI signs off on turbine contract
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the final shipment of turbine rotors for the first AP1000 nuclear power plants under construction in China.
Corporate
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Thursday, 25 April 2013
Kudankulam valve replacement
Commissioning work has been delayed at unit 1 of India's new Kudankulam nuclear power plant with the replacement of four valves in the passive core cooling system.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Ningde 1 goes commercial
The first unit at the Ningde nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province is now operating commercially. It is one of four Chinese-designed CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors that will operate at the site.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Groundbreaking at Husab
Work has formally begun on Namibia's newest uranium mine, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Husab project, majority owned by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 22 April 2013
AtomEnergoMash reactors for Ostrovets
Russia's AtomEnergoMash will supply the reactor pressure vessels, reactor internals, and core catchers for two VVER-1200 units that are to be built as part of Belarus's first nuclear power plant at Ostrovets.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 19 April 2013
Rethink slows MOX construction
Work on a facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel is to be slowed down as the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reconsiders its plutonium disposition strategy.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 18 April 2013
Chinese units get their steam generators
The installation of steam generators is underway at two new nuclear power reactors in China: unit 3 of the Ningde plant and unit 2 of the Fangjiashan plant.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 12 April 2013
Another option for Hanhikivi
Fennovoima has invited Rosatom to participate in "direct negotiations" on the supply of a mid-sized AES-2006 reactor for its planned Hanhikivi plant in Finland. Toshiba's larger EU-ABWR is also under consideration.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 5 April 2013
Tohoku scraps plan for Namie-Odaka plant
Long-standing plans for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukushima prefecture have been dropped by utility Tohoku Electric Power Company. The Namie-Odaka plant was first proposed some 45 years ago.
Corporate
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Thursday, 28 March 2013
Polar crane installed at Haiyang
The bridge of the polar crane for unit 1 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has been raised into position near the top of the AP1000 reactor building.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Dominion has reverted to GE-Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) as the favoured technology for the proposed third unit at its North Anna plant in Virginia.
Commissioning work has been delayed at unit 1 of India's new Kudankulam nuclear power plant with the replacement of four valves in the passive core cooling system.
The first unit at the Ningde nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province is now operating commercially. It is one of four Chinese-designed CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors that will operate at the site._72x48.jpg "Installation work in MOX Process Building, June 2010 (NNSA) 72x48")
Work on a facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel is to be slowed down as the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reconsiders its plutonium disposition strategy.
The installation of steam generators is underway at two new nuclear power reactors in China: unit 3 of the Ningde plant and unit 2 of the Fangjiashan plant.
Fennovoima has invited Rosatom to participate in "direct negotiations" on the supply of a mid-sized AES-2006 reactor for its planned Hanhikivi plant in Finland. Toshiba's larger EU-ABWR is also under consideration.
The bridge of the polar crane for unit 1 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has been raised into position near the top of the AP1000 reactor building.