The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Zhangzhou nuclear power plant was hoisted into place on Aug 9 in East China’s Fujian province, completing a prerequisite for the subsequent installation of the inner dome and the welding of the main pipeline. This is another major step forward for the installation …
The construction of the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, hit another milestone with the last tank of concrete being poured into the underground retaining walls of its conventional island at the Changjiang nuclear power plant, South China’s Hainan province, on Aug 13. The Linglong One, also known as ACP100, is a …
Poland’s Council of Ministers has adopted a draft act amending the act on the preparation and implementation of investments in nuclear power facilities and associated investments, the country’s National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki) announced. The main goal of the changes is to shorten the time of investment implementation. In September last year, it …
Share The concreting of the inner containment dome of the reactor building of unit 2 at the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh has been started. Workers begin concreting the inner dome of Rooppur 2 (Image: Rosatom) More than 3200 cubic metres of concrete will be pumped onto the 17.6-metre-high reinforced concrete structure, with a …
The CA20 module prior to its hoisting into position in the nuclear island of Sanmen 3 (Image: CNNC) The largest and heaviest module has been installed at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. The cuboid-shaped CA20 module comprises plant and equipment for …
In a first for Japan since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, public support for a nuclear restart is now at more than 60%, said a former executive director of the International Energy Agency. Nobuo Tanaka attributed that to the possibility of “serious problems by the end of this year” if Japan does not have …
The world’s first commercial land-based small modular reactor, or SMR, is under construction in southern China’s Hainan Province. Our reporter Zheng Yibing visited the power plant where the unit is located. China’s building the demonstration project of the “Linglong-1,” a small modular reactor in the country’s southern island province of Hainan. It’s the world’s first such type …
Move prompted by the mounting economic war with Russia marks the first departure from a two-decade policy to abandon nuclear energy Germany plans to postpone the closure of the country’s last three nuclear power plants as it braces for a possible shortage of energy this winter after Russia throttled gas supplies to the country, said …
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon, the only operational nuclear plant left in California, viewed in these aerial photos taken on December 1, 2021, near Avila Beach, California. Set on 1,000 acres of scenic coastal property just north and west of Avila Beach, the controversial power plant operated by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was …
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been hoisted into place at unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province. Zhangzhou 2 is the second of two Hualong One units being built at the site, scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The RPV – weighing 316 tonnes – …