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Hot testing starts of second CGN Hualong One unit

Hot testing starts of second CGN Hualong One unit

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have begun at unit 4 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region. The unit is the second of two demonstration China General Nuclear-designed Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site.

New Nuclear 26 September 2023

Outer containment dome in place at Rooppur 2

Outer containment dome in place at Rooppur 2

The installation of the steel structures of the outer containment dome has been completed in record time at unit 2 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.

New Nuclear 25 September 2023

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Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery

Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery

The lower tier of the outer dome of the second unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh has been lifted into place. Meanwhile Rosatom says it expects to deliver the first fuel to the plant in October.

New Nuclear 20 September 2023

Landmark module installation at Sanmen 4

Landmark module installation at Sanmen 4

The CA01 'super module' has been installed at unit 4 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province, marking a construction landmark for the CAP1000 reactor.

New Nuclear 08 September 2023

Paks II construction moves ahead, Szijjártó says 2030 target 'realistic'

Paks II construction moves ahead, Szijjártó says 2030 target 'realistic'

Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that with groundwork under way at the site of the planned sixth unit at the Paks nuclear power plant, a fresh project milestone has been reached.

New Nuclear 06 September 2023

Containment vessel takes shape at Sanmen 4

Containment vessel takes shape at Sanmen 4

The CV1R module - the largest and heaviest module among the six major components of the steel containment vessel - has been hoisted into place at unit 4 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province.

New Nuclear 05 September 2023

Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit

Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit

Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has been granted a licence by the country's nuclear regulator for the construction of the fourth and final unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant. Construction of unit 4 is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.

New Nuclear 31 August 2023

Construction of Lufeng unit 6 begins

Construction of Lufeng unit 6 begins

The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of the unit 6 HPR1000 (Hualong One) at the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province. It is the second HPR1000 under construction at the site, where four CAP1000s are also planned.

New Nuclear 29 August 2023

Concreting of outer dome completed at Kursk II

Concreting of outer dome completed at Kursk II

About 4000 cubic metres of concrete were used to complete the dome of the outer containment of the first unit at Kursk II nuclear power plant in Russia.

New Nuclear 25 August 2023

Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel

Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel

The vessel of the research reactor that Russia is supplying to Bolivia has arrived at the construction site in El Alto. The Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency said its arrival marks the project's transition from the construction phase to the equipment assembly phase.

New Nuclear 21 August 2023