Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev will launch the construction of an $11 billion Russia-designed nuclear power station in Uzbekistan on Oct. 19, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. He said the first block of the station could be commissioned in 2028. Speaking during a visit to Uzbekistan, Ushakov also …
The Haiyang 2 AP1000 in China has been connected to the electricity grid. Meanwhile, Sanmen 1 – which last month became the first AP1000 to begin commercial operation – has entered the guarantee period. In September 2007, Westinghouse and its partner the Shaw Group received authorisation to construct four AP1000 units in China: two at …
A number of companies are in the running for lucrative contracts to build new nuclear units in the Czech Republic. Now the head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety says that a South Korean firm looks best placed to get the job. Dana Drábová says KHNP currently has the best references in regards to …
General Electric Co. secured a $700 million contract to supply turbine and generator units for Egypt’s first nuclear power project, the company said. GE will supply four turbine units for the country’s planned 4,800 megawatt El Dabaa nuclear facility, it said Tuesday in a statement. The company will deliver one turbine each year from 2023 …
A handful of nuclear power projects around the world completed notable achievements recently: Rostov 4 entered commercial operation, Tianwan 4 achieved first criticality, the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant completed fuel loading, Leningrad II-1 received its commissioning permit, and the dome was installed on Karachi 3. Rostov 4 Rostov Unit 4 was placed into commercial …
Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The Russian-supplied VVER-1000 is scheduled to begin generating electricity by the end of this year. Tianwan Phase I – units 1 and 2 – was constructed under a 1992 …
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission achieved a milestone here on Saturday by successfully completing Dome Placement of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-III (K-3). Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Muhammad Naeem (HI, SI) in his statement on the occasion said, “The Dome Placement of K-3 Nuclear Power Plant will mark as the completion of civil works of …
A Japanese court paved the way for the nation’s ninth nuclear reactor to restart, boosting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to bring dozens of plants back online following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday removed a temporary injunction against Shikoku Electric Power Co.’s Ikata No. 3 reactor, the company said in a …
The Energy Department is considering a fast-tracked timeline for the repayment of billions of dollars of federal loans to a troubled nuclear expansion in Georgia as speculation mounts that its developers could pull out of the project today. Senior DOE officials told reporters on an 8 p.m. conference call yesterday that the agency can require …
No 1 reactor at Sanmen power plant expected to be ready for commercial operations on Friday after completing 168-hour test run. China will soon be ready to start commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation AP1000 nuclear reactor, possibly setting off a renewed push by the country into atomic power after years of delays and …