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Fangjiashan 1 goes critical
Thursday, October 23, 2014 by Fangjiashan 1 has reached criticality, according to operator China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC).

Hanhiviki 1 design contract signed
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 by Rusatom Overseas has signed a contract for design documentation with Russian nuclear vendor ATOMPROEKT for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki, Finland owned by Fennovoima Oy.

Westinghouse offers to part-finance Temelin expansion
Monday, October 13, 2014 by Six months after the Czech Rep government cancelled the nuclear new-build tender for two new reactors, Westinghouse has offered to part-finance the new-build project, according to...

Hinkley C wins European Commission state-aid approval
Wednesday, October 08, 2014 by One of the biggest hurdles on the course to a final investment decision for the twin EPR Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant has been overcome.

US and Vietnam begin 123 cooperation
Monday, October 06, 2014 by A U.S.-Vietnam agreement on civilian nuclear energy cooperation has entered into force, reports the US Nuclear Energy Institute. The agreement establishes the terms for commercial...

Cernavoda 3&4 construction restart could begin in 2015
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 by Romania’s deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea said that the long-delayed restart of construction of the Candu 6-based Cernavoda 3&4 reactors could begin next year, according to a...

Australia may reconsider nuclear power in the long term
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 by The Australian government’s long-term plan for energy generation could include a role for nuclear power and renewables, in addition to coal and gas, according to preliminary...

Study finds expectation that nuclear will hang on in France
Monday, May 05, 2014 by A study of French energy experts predicts that France’s plan to reduce its share of nuclear power generation will take three times as long as the government proposes. The...

Nuclear investment to increase, says IPCC
Monday, April 14, 2014 by Investment in nuclear energy is likely to increase significantly in the period to 2030 as a source of low-carbon electricity, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel of Climate...

Sendai 1&2 in pole position for summer restart
Friday, March 14, 2014 by Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Administration has announced that most of the restart requirements of Kyushu Electric Power’s Sendai 1&2 nuclear power plants have been met, according to...

US survey: reactor neighbours support interim storage of spent nuclear fuel
Tuesday, July 09, 2013 by Eighty-two percent of Americans living within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant believe that used nuclear fuel assemblies should be consolidated at interim storage facilities until...