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Vogtle unit 3 achieves criticality
Unit 3 of Georgia Power’s Vogtle NPP has achieved initial criticality. "We remain focused on safely bringing this unit online, fully addressing any issues and getting it right at...
Egyptian seaport ready to receive equipment for El-Dabaa NPP
The first batch of long-lead equipment intended for the El-Dabaa NPP being built by Rosatom will be delivered by the end of March according to Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants...
EDF and Italian partners team up to support nuclear development in Europe
Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo Nucleare, EDF and Edison (part of the EDF Group since 2012) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on the development of new nuclear power in...
Transport gateway installed at Rooppur NPP unit 1
Rosatom has completed installation of a transport gateway at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh. The transport lock is the largest piece of equipment at the...
Westinghouse signs MOU for possible AP1000 unit at Kozloduy NPP
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP - Newbuild on the potential deployment of one or more AP1000 reactors at...
Commissioning tests completed on Akkuyu unit 1 polar crane
As part of the commissioning work on the polar crane at unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkey, specialists of ESKM Corporation (Electrosevkavmontazh) have checked...
US SMR project to continue despite increased costs
Participants in the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) being developed by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) have agreed to continue the development and deployment of a...
France or Russia to provide equipment to Paks-II if Germany refuses
Hungary intends to receive control equipment from France or Russia for its Paks-II NPP project if Germany refuses to honour its commitments in this regard. The equipment was to...
Westinghouse manufactures heat pipe for eVinci microreactor
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has completed manufacture of a 3.7-metre-long heat pipe that will be used to support the Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR) Westinghouse aims to operate...
Dow and X-energy advance efforts to deploy SMR
US-based materials science company Dow and X-energy Reactor Company have agreed to jointly advance efforts to deploy an advanced small modular reactor (SMR). The X-energy plant...
ČEZ identifies two more possible sites for SMRs
Czech power utility ČEZ says it has tentatively identified two preferred construction sites for small modular reactors (SMRs), in addition to the Temelín pilot location. The two sites...
Commissioning of Akkuyu NPP to begin this year
Rosatom in the third quarter of this year will begin work on the commissioning unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkey. Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev made...
Iran is constructing 2,000 MWe NPP in Khuzestan
Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has said Iran is building a 2,000 MWe NPP of indigenous design in Khuzestan province. The Karun NPP in...
Reactor pressure vessel delivered to UK’s Hinkley Point C NPP
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for unit 1 of the UK’s Hinkley Point C NPP (HPC) has been delivered to the site from Framatome’s Le Creusot facility in Burgundy, central...
Barakah 3 begins commercial operation
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) has begun commercial operations of unit 3 of...
Siting permit requested for new Slovak NPP near Bohunice
The Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ÚJD) has received a request from Jadrová Energetická Spoločnosť Slovenska (JESS) for a siting permit for a new NPP. It will be located near...
Westinghouse signs contract with Poland for NPP pre-project work
State-owned Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) has signed an agreement with US-based Westinghouse Electric Company to begin work that will lead to preparation of the...
ČEZ begins talks with bidders for new Dukovany unit
Czech power company ČEZ says it will bring forward negotiations with companies taking part in the tender for construction of a new unit at Dukovany NPP. Clarification discussions...
Inner containment dome installed at unit 3 of China’s Changjiang NPP
The inner dome of the containment building has been installed at the unit 3 of the Changjiang NPP in China’s Hainan province. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the steel...
