The inner dome for unit 3 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant was successfully hoisted into place on Feb 21, in South China’s Hainan province, marking the Hualong One unit’s shift from the construction stage to the equipment installation stage. The steel dome is located atop the nuclear island and is an important component in guaranteeing reactor …
The outer dome for unit 1 of the China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC) Zhangzhou nuclear power plant was successfully hoisted into place on Feb 17, in East China’s Fujian province. It marks the completion of the main structure of the first Hualong One mass construction unit, and lays a solid foundation for subsequent construction, cold functional tests and …
Czech electricity producer CEZ’s logo is seen on the company’s headquarters in Prague March 17, 2013. The prosecution in Bulgaria requested CEZ license revocation over massive regulatory breaches, local media reported. REUTERS/David W Cerny Czech utility CEZ (CEZP.PR) will start talks with bidders for a multi-billion dollar project to build a new unit at its Dukovany nuclear …
A startup company wants to build fast nuclear reactors, and the company’s CEO said Wyoming may be on the list of possible locations for its plants. The Aurora-brand reactors that Silicon Valley-based Oklo is looking to build are much smaller than the TerraPower Natrium reactor planned to replace a retiring coal plant in Kemmerer. Aurora …
The Estonian government has appointed Edinburgh, UK-based law company Castletown Law to advise it on law and legislation for the country’s advanced civil nuclear energy programme. Last week, Fermi Energia selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor for potential deployment in the Baltic country by the early 2030s. Castletown said the work will …
The reactor internals – including a 10-metre internal shaft, a baffle and a block of protective pipes – have been delivered to the construction site of the first power unit at Kursk II in western Russia. The internals were manufactured by the Volgodonsk branch of JSC AEM-Technologies (part of the machine-building division of Rosatom – …
Early work across the Sizewell estate is continuing to prepare the site for construction of the new power station, which is anticipated to start in 2024. Ecologists are overseeing the activity to ensure that wildlife is able to disperse naturally into surrounding habitat or is re-homed in replacement habitat that has been created over many …
Though it still has only a single-digit share in total electricity production, India has been looking to tap nuclear power faster. Recent government announcements on accelerating the use of nuclear power in India suggests a significant increase in the pace. Earlier in January, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that public sector companies would be roped …
The Nuclear Policy Council (Conseil de Politique Nucléaire, CPN) – headed by President Emmanuel Macron – met on 3 February to “take stock of the entire French nuclear dossier, both in the short and long-term”. The council has called for a new skills development programme, as well as studies into how radioactive waste will be …
Workers mark the installation of the first containment module (Image: CNNC) The initial steel lining module of the inner containment has been installed at unit 4 of the Xudapu nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The module – with an inner diameter of 44 metres and an overall …