Chugoku Electric to get all local consent needed for new reactor

Shimane Gov. Zembee Mizoguchi expressed an intention Tuesday to approve Chugoku Electric Power Co.’s plan to operate its new nuclear reactor, paving the way for the utility’s application for government screening. The city of Matsue, which hosts the Shimane nuclear plant, the neighboring Tottori Prefecture and other cities in the two prefectures located within 30 …

Bangladesh: Nod for Bangladesh’s second 1,200 Megawatt nuclear power plant

Construction work for Bangladesh’s second nuclear power plant will start soon with the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) granting licence to the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, said ASE Group of Companies, a part of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corp (Rosatom). India will also participate in the Bangladesh nuclear power project in construction and installation work and supply …

Turkey’s Erdogan, Japanese PM discuss speeding up nuclear plant construction

ANKARA, June 28 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed speeding up construction of a nuclear power plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop in a telephone call on Thursday, a Turkish presidential source said. Ankara signed an agreement in 2013 with a Japanese-French consortium to build the …