NIKIMT-Atomstroy said yesterdayÌýthat it hadÌýpoured first concrete for a multi-functional radiochemical research centre at the Research Institute of Atomic ReactorsÌýin Dimitrovgrad.
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the second unit of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi province. The unit is scheduled toÌýbegin operatingÌýin 2016.
The first safety concrete has been poured for the basemat of the containment building of the third reactor at the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant, marking the official start of the unit's construction.
NIKIMT-Atomstroy said yesterdayÌýthat it hadÌýpoured first concrete for a multi-functional radiochemical research centre at the Research Institute of Atomic ReactorsÌýin Dimitrovgrad.
South Africa and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation in the nuclear industry.
The installation of equipment has been completed at a pilot production line in Baotou in Inner Mongolia for fuel elements for China's Shidaowan HTR-PM, a high-temperature gas-cooled reactorÌý(HTGR) demonstration project.
Finland's government has approved an amendment to Fennovoima's decision in principle for its Hanhikivi plant, paving the way for the company to apply to build a Russian-designed reactor there. However, a decision on extending TVO's decision in principle has been deferred.
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed in the second AP1000 unit under construction at the Haiyang nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, first concrete has been poured for the foundation of the conventional island for the HTR-PM at Shidaowan.
In the 60th anniversary year of nuclear energy, leaders from the sector debated the investment model for future construction projects.