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El Dabaa 2's inner containment taking shape
El Dabaa 2's inner containment taking shape

The first level of the inner containment building for unit 2 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant is in place.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 30 October 2024
BRICS members set to increase nuclear energy cooperation
BRICS members set to increase nuclear energy cooperation

The creation of the Nuclear 抖阴传媒在线 Platform is intended to share experience and support the development of nuclear technologies among BRICS+ member countries.

Nuclear Policies · Friday, 18 October 2024
Core catcher installation begins at El Dabaa 3
Core catcher installation begins at El Dabaa 3

A ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on installing the core catcher for unit 3 of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant which is being built in Egypt.

New Nuclear · Monday, 7 October 2024
Work begins on El Dabaa 2's inner containment building
Work begins on El Dabaa 2's inner containment building

The inner containment building for unit 2 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant has begun to take shape, with work also under way on the reactor vessel for the fourth unit.

New Nuclear · Monday, 30 September 2024
El Dabaa project reports on construction progress
El Dabaa project reports on construction progress
Egypt's first nuclear power plant is pushing ahead - with the core catcher for unit 3 now on site, a 2000-tonne capacity crane installed and Rosatom reporting that 75% of the blanks to be used for unit 1's reactor equipment now produced.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 18 July 2024
First tier of El Dabaa unit 1's inner containment completed
First tier of El Dabaa unit 1's inner containment completed
The completion of the first tier of the inner containment structure for the first unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt is one of the key events expected this year at the construction site where more than 20,000 people are working.
New Nuclear · Monday, 20 May 2024
El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts
El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts
Work has begun on the first tier of the inner containment building for the first unit of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Presidents join ceremony for first concrete for El Dabaa unit 4
Presidents join ceremony for first concrete for El Dabaa unit 4
Egypt and Russia's presidents joined by a ceremony by videolink to mark the pouring of the first concrete into the foundation slab of El Dabaa unit 4 - a moment which means all four units at the Egyptian nuclear power plant are now under construction.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 23 January 2024
ENEC, NPPA to explore cooperation opportunities
ENEC, NPPA to explore cooperation opportunities
The company responsible for implementing the UAE's civil nuclear power programme and the owner of Egypt's first nuclear power plant are to explore potential areas for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy under a new agreement signed during COP28.
Corporate · Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Installation of El Dabaa 2's core catcher begins
Installation of El Dabaa 2's core catcher begins
A ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of the installation - ahead of schedule - of the core catcher in the second unit at Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Monday, 20 November 2023
Egypt's first nuclear unit has core catcher installed
Egypt's first nuclear unit has core catcher installed
Officials from Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority and Russia's Rosatom have held a ceremony to mark the installation of the core catcher in the first unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Friday, 6 October 2023
Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit
Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit
Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has been granted a licence by the country's nuclear regulator for the construction of the fourth and final unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant. Construction of unit 4 is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 31 August 2023
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