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Tianwan 3 vessel passes pressure tests
Tianwan 3 vessel passes pressure tests
The VVER-1000 reactor vessel for the third unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has successfully completed hydraulic tests at the manufacturing plant in Russia.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Helium fan produced for Chinese HTR-PM
Helium fan produced for Chinese HTR-PM
A prototype helium fan for use in China's HTR-PM high-temperature gas-cooled reactor has successfully completed testing. A demonstration plant based on twin HTR-PM units is currently under construction at Shidaowan, Shandong province.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Rock group sees fast reactor
Rock group sees fast reactor
Veteran Russian rock band Chaif yesterday toured Beloyarsk 4 - a 789 MWe fast-neutron reactor of the BN-800 design, which Rosenergoatom brought to first criticality in June.
New Nuclear · Friday, 15 August 2014
System tests under way at Watts Bar 2
System tests under way at Watts Bar 2
Pre-operational system tests have begun at unit 2 of Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant ahead of its scheduled start-up late next year.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 August 2014
SCE&G forced to revise Summer schedule
SCE&G forced to revise Summer schedule
South Carolina Electric & Gas hopes to reach agreement by the end of this year on a revised schedule and cost estimate for a project to build two AP1000 units at its Summer nuclear power plant in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Romania plans Cernavoda JV
Romania plans Cernavoda JV
Nuclearelectrica is looking for a private investor to take a majority stake in a joint venture it plans to create to manage the expansion of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 12 August 2014
PSEG plans site for new reactor
PSEG plans site for new reactor
Public Service Enterprise Group is in the process of negotiating a land swap with the US Army Corp of Engineers to acquire land adjacent to its existing Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants along the Delaware River.
New Nuclear · Friday, 8 August 2014
UK opens robotics laboratory
UK opens robotics laboratory
A new centre for developing technologies for remote handling in extreme conditions has opened at the Culham Science Centre in the UK. A £15.6 million ($26.2 million) purpose-built facility is to be constructed at the site by 2016.
New Nuclear · Friday, 8 August 2014
Sanmen 2 vessel delivered
Sanmen 2 vessel delivered
The reactor pressure vessel for China's Sanmen 2 has been delivered to the construction site in preparation of its installation. It is the first AP1000 vessel to be domestically produced.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Westinghouse moves forward with Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse moves forward with Kozloduy 7
Westinghouse plans to hold a competitive tender "within the next year" for construction of a seventh reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
New Nuclear · Friday, 1 August 2014
Core catcher on its way to Belarus 2
Core catcher on its way to Belarus 2
The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technology has started preparing the core melt trap, or core catcher, for shipment to the site of the Belarus nuclear power plant, near Ostrovets.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 31 July 2014
China signs Candu deals with Romania and Argentina
China signs Candu deals with Romania and Argentina
Two Chinese nuclear utilities have signed agreements that would see them cooperate in the construction and financing of new Candu units at Romania's Cernavoda plant and at Argentina's Atucha plant.
New Nuclear · Friday, 25 July 2014
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