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South Korea'sÌýnuclear energy program continues apace, with first concrete being poured for unit 1 of the Shin Ulchin plant, while unit 1 at the Shin Wolsong plant has entered commercial operation.

Areva is boosting its US capabilities by building a new technical centre and by forming an alliance with Northrop Grumman to provide cybersecurity support for nuclear facilities.

Westinghouse will prepare detailed construction plans and cost estimates for two potential AP1000 reactors at Ontario Power Generation'sÌýDarlington site.

The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the foundation slab of the initial reactor at the Barakah site in the United Arab Emirates. The move came just one day after the Emirates Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß CorporationÌýwas issued with a construction licence for two units at the site.

A licence for the construction of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) first nuclear power plant has been granted by the country's safety regulator, clearing the way for theÌýfull-scale construction of Barakah units 1 and 2 to start.

AÌýfurther delay in commissioning the EPR under construction at Olkiluoto has been announced by Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO). It attributed the delay to the Areva-Siemens consortium, which counter claimed TVO has failed to fully commit itself to resolving outstanding issues.

The construction of the United Arab Emirates'Ìýfirst nuclear power plant has received approval from Abu Dhabi's environmental regulator. A construction licence is still required before building can actually begin at the Braka site.

The Belarusian government has approved a draft contract for the country's first nuclear power plant. Soon to be signed with Russia's AtomStroyExport, it calls for construction of the two-unit plant to begin by the end of next year.

Seven hundred professional engineers are taking strike action after negotiations with employer Candu ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß broke down over a dispute centred on the increasing use of contractors.

Finland's Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) mustÌýrelease €125 million ($155 million) of withheld payments to the Areva-Siemens consortium, an international arbitration court has ruled. A ruling on the delay and cost overruns of the Olkiluoto EPR construction project is still pending.

RosAtomFlot has announced an open tender for the construction of the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker. The company plans to take delivery of the vessel by the end of 2017.

Three previously approved reactor vendors have today submitted their bids to Czech utility CEZ for the contract to build two more units at the Temelin nuclear power plant. A new public opinion poll has found strong support for their construction.