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Russian company Orgenergostroy has completed a complex of engineering...
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AtkinsRéalis opens new technology centre in Washington
Canada-based AtkinsRéalis (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group) has opened its new $20m AtkinsRéalis Technology Center (ATC) in Richland, Washington state. AtkinsRéalis said the ATC will...
WEC begins construction of heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility
WEC Group, a key player in the UK's subcontract manufacturing sector, has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq ft heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility...
Second stage of containment installed for Brest-OD-300 reactor
The second stage of the containment for Russia’s lead-cooled Brest-OD-300 fast reactor has been completed at the construction site on the territory of the Siberian Chemical Combine...
Steam generators and heat exchange equipment delivered to Akkuyu
A set of steam generators for unit 3 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye has been shipped from Atommash plant in Volgodonsk (part of Rosatom’s mechanical...
Blykalla closes latest funding round to support its lead-cooled SMRs
Swedish company Blykalla, formerly called Leadcold, has announced the closure of its latest funding round to support its lead-cooled SMRs, raising a total of SEK80m ($7.3m). The round...
Canadian federal budget for 2024 includes some support for nuclear
Canada’s 2024 Federal Budget, tabled by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland predominantly focused on addressing public concerns over housing and affordability but also included a...
Inner containment dome installed at Tianwan 8
Rosatom’s Engineering Division (Atomstroyexport) has installed the upper part of the dome of the inner containment (VZO - Vnutrennei Zatsitnoi Obolochki) at unit 8 of the Tianwan...
Framatome signs contracts with UK’s Sizewell C
France’s Framatome has signed multi-billion euro contracts with Sizewell C Ltd, a standalone company majority-owned by the UK government, laying out the scope of its involvement in...
Norwegian town begins regulatory zoning work for new NPP
The Norwegian municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway, has begun regulatory work to establish a zone for the construction of a NPP and cancellation of previous plans for...
Ukraine begins construction of new units at Khmelnitsky NPP
Workers at Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky NPP have poured a symbolic cubic metre of concrete for two new reactors which are planned to use US Westinghouse technology and fuel. “Today we...
Completion of Brazil’s Angra 3 still under discussion
Brazilian nuclear utility Eletronuclear (part of state-owned power company Eletrobras) has taken issue with a report from the Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU - Tribunal de Contas...
Steady Energy and TVO Nuclear Services to collaborate on nuclear heating
Finland’s Steady Energy, a startup company spun out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in 2023, and TVO Nuclear Services (TVONS), a consulting company wholly owned...
Grid connection for Fangchenggang 4
Unit 4 at China’s Fangchenggang NPP in the Guangxi Autonomous Region has been connected to the grid, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). The unit is the second of two...
Installation of digital control system underway at China’s AC100 SMR
A digital control system (DCS) is being installed at the ACP2100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project, also known as the Linglong One, at the Changjiang site in...
Electrical work paves way for reactor assembly at Rooppur 1
Specialists of Russia’s ESCM have completed the full range of electrical work on the reloading machine at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh. This ensures that...
ČEZ extends tender deadline for new nuclear units
Czech power company ČEZ Group says its Elektrárna Dukovany II subsidiary has extended the deadline for submitting updated bids to construct unit 5 at the Dukovany NPP with binding...
Newcleo teams up with CEA on reactor development
UK-based nuclear start-up newcleo has signed a partnership agreement with the French Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) on development of newcleo's lead-cooled...
Support grows for South Africa’s HTMR-100 SMR
South Africa’s Koya Capital has signed a partnership agreement with Stratek Global to assist in securing finance for construction of a high temperature modular reactor. The ZAR9bn...
China’s Fangchenggang 4 achieves first criticality
Unit 4 at China’s Fangchenggang NPP in the Guangxi Autonomous Region has achieved first criticality, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). The unit is the second of two...
