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China approves construction of four new reactors
China approves construction of four new reactors
The construction of two Hualong One reactors at each of the Taipingling and Jinqimen sites was approved by China's State Council at a 29 December meeting. Meanwhile, various milestones have been reached in the construction of other Chinese units.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 3 January 2024
Haiyang 3 reactor vessel lifted into place
Haiyang 3 reactor vessel lifted into place
The 281-tonne reactor pressure vessel has been successfully hoisted into position at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province, in a process which took just over two hours.
New Nuclear · Friday, 22 December 2023
Installation of Lianjiang 1 containment starts
Installation of Lianjiang 1 containment starts
The containment vessel bottom head has been hoisted into place for unit 1 of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province, State Power Investment Corporation announced.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures
Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures
Construction of the first EPR unit at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK, has reached a major milestone with the installation of the reactor building dome.
New Nuclear · Friday, 15 December 2023
NRC approves Hermes construction permit
NRC approves Hermes construction permit
Kairos Power will build the Hermes molten salt-cooled demonstration reactor at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is the first non-water cooled reactor to be approved for construction in the USA in more than 50 years.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Sheffield Forgemasters set to regain key nuclear accreditation
Sheffield Forgemasters set to regain key nuclear accreditation
The UK company says it is on track to regain ASME status as a supplier of heavy forgings and castings to the civil nuclear market, to position it for the proposed large-scale expansion of nuclear capacity in the country.
Corporate · Monday, 11 December 2023
Contractor selected for Pallas reactor
Contractor selected for Pallas reactor
Following a tender procedure, Spanish construction firm FCC Construcci贸n has been contracted to build the Pallas research reactor at the 抖阴传媒在线 & Health Campus in Petten, the Netherlands.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 7 December 2023
In Pictures: Hinkley Point C polar crane installed
In Pictures: Hinkley Point C polar crane installed
The 750-tonne polar crane has been lifted into place on the first reactor building at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which is being built in southwest England by EDF.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Contract awarded for construction of Shin Hanul 3 and 4
Contract awarded for construction of Shin Hanul 3 and 4
A consortium led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been selected by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power as the contractor for the construction of the main facilities at units 3 and 4 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Friday, 1 December 2023
Indian unit reaches construction milestone
Indian unit reaches construction milestone
Hot conditioning of unit 7 at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant has been completed, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has announced. The unit is the third in a series of indigenously designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors.
New Nuclear · Friday, 1 December 2023
Large module installed at Lianjiang 1
Large module installed at Lianjiang 1
The CA20 module is 20.6 metres long, 14.2 metres wide and 21 metres high and weighs just over 1000 tonnes. It was hoisted into place in the first unit of the Guangdong Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project in a near-four hour operation.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Commissioning of WIPP ventilation system begins
Commissioning of WIPP ventilation system begins
Commissioning of the new large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is at the top of the list of the US Department of 抖阴传媒在线 Office of Environmental Management's priorities for 2023.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 23 November 2023
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