Iran, Russia officially launch the construction of Bushehr NPP’s second stage

The ceremony is attended by Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi The construction of the second stage of the Bushehr nuclear power plant conducted jointly by Russia has begun in Iran, according to the IRIB broadcaster. Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has attended the ceremony. …

Saudi Arabia in talks with 5 vendors to build its first nuclear power reactors

Saudi Arabia is in talks with five vendors, including US-based Westinghouse, to build its first nuclear power plant with two reactors, according to an energy ministry presentation. The other companies in the discussions are France’s EDF, Russia’s Rosatom, South Korea’s KEPCO and China National Nuclear Corp, according to the presentation, shown Wednesday at the Future …

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: Tk1,710cr safety supervision project approved

Another nuclear power plant in southern region, PM said. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project to develop infrastructure for safety supervision of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) involving Tk1,710.63 crore. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital. According to the project …

Brazil narrows field to China, Russia, France for Angra 3 nuclear partner

Brazil’s state nuclear power company Eletronuclear plans to complete its long-delayed Angra 3 plant by partnering with either China’s National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), France’s EDF (EDF.PA) or Russia’s Rosatom, its president Leonam Guimaraes told Reuters. Eletronuclear will decide by the end of the year whether to create a subsidiary joint venture or if the foreign …

Russia allocates $190M to infrastructure of Dabaa nuclear plant

Russia has allocated $190 million to the infrastructure of Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday. During the Egyptian-Russian summit in Sochi, Putin said that Egypt and Russia cooperate in fighting against terrorism. The Russian president also referred to the trade cooperation between the two countries, the construction of the Russian Industrial …

7 nuclear reactors under construction, 17 in pipeline

To increase standardisation and bring modularity in building atomic power reactors, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited or NPCIL is going for fleet mode construction for future projects, Department of Atomic Energy Secretary KN Vyas said on Friday. Speaking at the India Energy Forum’s Nuclear Conclave, Vyas said 17 new reactors are now in …

Permits issued for construction of new Chinese plant

Construction licences have been issued for units 1 and 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province. The units were originally planned to be based on Westinghouse’s AP1000 design, but will now feature domestically-designed Hualong One reactors. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the construction licences on 9 October to CNNC-Guodian …

Iran to Start Casting Concrete in Unit 2 of Bushehr N. Power Plant Soon

Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced that the country will begin pouring concrete in the second unit of Bushehr nuclear power plant late in October. “Nearly 3 weeks later, the concrete-casting phase of the unit 2 (of Bushehr power plant) will be visited in a ceremony to be attended …