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Areva has appealed against Czech utility CEZ's decision to dismiss its bid from the tender process for the construction of two new units at the Temelin nuclear power plant.

China continues to progress with its construction of new nuclear power reactors. Within the space of a couple of weeks, the milestone of installing the dome of the reactor containment building has been achieved at two more units - Fuqing 3 and Changjiang 2.

Chugoku Electric Power Co requested an extension to its licence for carrying out groundwork at the site of its planned Kaminoseki nuclear power plant in Yamaguchi prefecture. Although rejected, the move suggests the company still hopes to move forward with the project, despite the Japanese government recently saying that no new nuclear power plant construction projects would be approved.

An Areva-led team of companies has been selected by the Eddy-Lea ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß AllianceÌýas its commercial partner for developing the concept of a consolidated used nuclear fuel storage facility in south-eastern New Mexico.

Three companies keen to help Poland construct its first nuclear power plant have taken further steps to strengthen their local supply chain with the signature of two separate agreements with Polish entitites.

Czech utility CEZ has informed Areva that its bid for the contract to construct two more units at the Temelin nuclear power plant has been disqualified as it "failed to meet statutory requirements." Areva said it will appeal the decision, which leaves Westinghouse and a consortium led by AtomStroyExport vying for the contract.

MoreÌýcontracts have been awarded for components to be used in the next generation fusion reactor, Iter, being built in France. Indian, Russian and US companies will supply components and services for the experimental reactor.

As ceremonies are held in Ukraine to mark the start of work on a new Russian-built nuclear fuel plant, the countries' fuel cycle collaboration could be set to increase still further with hints of a possible conversion and enrichment joint venture.

TheÌýAustralian government is expanding the country's production of medical radioisotopes and constructing a demonstration waste treatment plant for managing the subsequent radioactive by-products.

The Japan Electric Power Development Corp (J-Power) will resume construction of the Ohma nuclear power plant in Aomori prefecture. It will be the first Japanese nuclear construction project to restart since all such projects were suspended following the Fukushima accident.

A ceremony has been held to mark the formal acceptance for commercial operation of unit 4 of the Kalinin plant by its owner, Rosenergoatom.