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The glow of Finland’s first reactor fades
22 December, 2015
Finland’s FiR 1 reactor served as hub for training and research for over 50 years, educating an early generation of nuclear energy professionals. Now the era of the Finnish research reactor has come to its end. By Markus Airila, Iiro Auterinen, Petri Kotiluoto, Timo Vanttola and Olli Vilkamo.
Climate conference supports cleaner energy
15 December, 2015
Agreement was reached on 14 December in Paris by the 195 countries attending the 21st conference of the parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which began on 30 November.
Russia holds suppliers forum in Hungary
01 December, 2015
Kirill Komarov, first deputy director general of Russian state nuclear corporation said Russia's global strategy is to have a broad supply chain and that Rosatom's projects are an opportunity for European companies "to apply their technologies".
European Commission investigates Hungary's compliance to EU standards
22 November, 2015
The European Commission (EC) has decided to launch an infringement procedure concerning the planned extension to Hungary's Paks nuclear plant under the contract awarded to Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Hungary says EU legal action will not stop Paks expansion
21 November, 2015
Hungary says it will go ahead with its plans to expand the Paks nuclear power plant under the contract awarded to Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom despite a report in the Hungarian privately-owned newspaper Nepszabadsag that European Union (EU) regulators had begun legal action to force suspension of the project.
Construction of new Paks units to begin in 2018
19 November, 2015
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is to start building two new units at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in 2018, Hungary's Government Commissioner, Attila Aszodi, said on 17 November.
Ukraine looks to the USA and Belgium
03 November, 2015
Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom on 28 October signed several documents on cooperation with Belgian companies Transnubel Engineering and Tractebel Engineering.
More delays for Flamanville 3
08 September, 2015
Technical problems and tightened safety rules have further delayed construction of EDF's European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) being built at Flamanville in northern France, further pushing up costs.
China offers nuclear assistance to Iran
08 September, 2015
During a three-day visit to Beijing at the end of August, Iranian Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi had extensive talks with Xu Dazhe, the head of China's Atomic Energy Authority, and with officials from the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
Waiting for the fog to lift over Hinkley Point
29 July, 2015
James Varley reports on the NIA's Nuclear New Build conference in London and the recent developments at the Hinkley Point C, Wylfa Newydd and Moorside projects.
Hot cell robot
07 January, 2015
A new generation of remote-controlled manipulators has been developed and trialled at AREVA’s La Hague site in France. By Assem Djedidi, Christophe Selliez-Vandernotte and Fiona Malcolm
