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Gateway for UK nuclear skills development
Gateway for UK nuclear skills development
The UK's nuclear energy industry will soon benefit from a new skills development initiative - the National Nuclear Gateway project - after the approval of funds from a non-governmental commission.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Argentine reactor moves into commissioning
Argentine reactor moves into commissioning
Initial hot testing of the Atucha 2 nuclear power reactor in Argentina has successfully been completed. The 745 MWe pressurized heavy-water reactorÌýis expected to begin generating electricity in June.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 8 January 2013
First concrete at Tianwan 3
First concrete at Tianwan 3

Construction of a new reactor was started this week in China. The Russian-designed model is the fourth to be inaugurated since China resumed approvals for new plants at the end of October.

New Nuclear · Saturday, 29 December 2012
First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant
First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant
A landmark was reached at Ningde 1 on 28 December as the delivery of first power took the reactor from the construction phase into commissioning. Operator China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company said it was the beginning of the nuclear power plant creating value for society.
New Nuclear · Saturday, 29 December 2012
Russia builds deep-sea research submarine
Russia builds deep-sea research submarine
Construction of a nuclear-powered deep-sea research submarine has started in Russia. The sub will also be used in search and rescue operations.
New Nuclear · Friday, 21 December 2012
Iter shapes up as contracts signed
Iter shapes up as contracts signed
A flurry of contracts has been awarded by Iter's European domestic agency, Fusion for ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß (F4E) that will see the next generation international fusion facility really begin to take shape.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Three Chinese reactor projects underway
Three Chinese reactor projects underway
Construction of three new Chinese reactors has started since the country's announcement in October that it would approve only a 'small number' of projects in each of the coming five years.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 13 December 2012
EPR reactor design meets UK approval
EPR reactor design meets UK approval
National nuclear regulators have formally approved the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) design for construction in the UK, saying that the design meets regulatory expectations on safety, security and environmental impact.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 13 December 2012
Delivery of floating plant set for 2016
Delivery of floating plant set for 2016
Russian utility Rosenergoatom has signed a new contract with the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard for the completion of the first floating nuclear power plant. It is now scheduled for commissioning in 2016.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 12 December 2012
mPower simulator in action
mPower simulator in action

A prototype control room for Babcock & Wilcox's (B&W) mPower small modular reactor (SMR) will enable testing the man-machine interface and allow operators to be trained in advance of the reactor's deployment.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 6 December 2012
Flamanville costs up €2 billion
Flamanville costs up €2 billion
France's first EPR is still on schedule for operation in 2016 but factors including new regulatory requirements and lessons learned from Fukushima have pushed the calculated costs of the project up.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Application in for new Temelin units
Application in for new Temelin units
An application to build two new reactors at the Temelin plant has been submitted to the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety by utility CEZ.
New Nuclear · Friday, 30 November 2012
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