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On 12 July the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) received a...
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Olkiluoto 3 commercial operation now expected July 2020
The 1600MW Olkiluoto 3 EPR under construction in Finland is now expected to begin commercial operation in July 2020, six months later than previously anticipated.
Uzbekistan expands its nuclear plans
Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov said in an interview with Kun.uz on 11 July that Uzbekistan plans to expand the capacity of its first nuclear plant, which is being built...
Czech Republic commits to nuclear new-build
The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade on 8 July published a resolution giving preliminary approval for Elektrárna Dukovany II, a subsidiary of power utility ČEZ, which is...
China's Taishan 2 connected to grid
Unit 2 of China's Taishan nuclear plant in Guangdong province has been connected to the electricity grid, becoming the second EPR reactor to achieve this milestone a year after Taishan 1.
Licence granted for Russia’s FNPP
Russia’s state nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor Russian on 27 June granted nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) a licence to operate the...
Basemat completed for Hinkley Point C1
The basemat for the first reactor unit has been completed at the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Somerset enabling construction of the nuclear buildings above ground to begin,...
Contract signed for Hanhikivi administrative building
Finland's Fennovoima and Lehto Tilat Oy, a subsidiary of Finland's Lehto construction group, have signed an agreement for the design and implementation of the administration building...
Construction begins at Hungary’s Paks II
Construction of the first buildings of at the Paks II NPP project in Hungary began on 20 June, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said.
Uzbekistan moves forward with nuclear power plans
UK-based Assystem on 16 May signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to help with the country’s energy transition, which includes the target to double...
Russia’s Kursk II well ahead of schedule
Construction of Russia’s Kursk II is proceeding ahead of schedule, the plant announced on 21 June.
Russia to set up training centre for Turkey’s Akkuyu
Rusatom Service, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has been contracted to equip a training centre and provide training for staff at the Akkuyu nuclear power...
US NRC finds no safety concerns related to Clinch River SMRs
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has found no safety concerns that would prevent the issue of an early site permit (ESP) to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA ) for the...
More delays for Europe’s first EPRs
Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said on 19 June that fuel would not be loaded into the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP until the end of August. It...
Another Hinkley contract for Wood
UK company Wood announced on 11 June that it has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide engineering and technical services to the Hinkley Point C.
Russia signs general contract for China’s Xudabao
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom on 5 June signed the general contract for the construction of units 3&4 at China’s Xudabao nuclear power plant in Liaoning Province.
Rosatom affirms plans to participate in tender for Belene
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom still plans to participate in the tender for the construction of the Belene nuclear plant in Bulgaria, but has not yet submitted an...
Russia’s Novovoronezh-II 2 begins pilot operation
Unit 2 of Russia’s Novovoronezh-II nuclear plant (also known as Novovoronezh 7) has begun pilot operation, nuclear utility Rosenergoatom said on 4 June.
China’s second EPR achieves criticality
Unit 2 at China’s Taishan nuclear plant Guangdong province, a Generation 3 EPR, achieved first criticality on 28 May, six months after Taishan 1 became the first EPR unit in the world...
China says contract imminent for two more Russian nuclear units
Russia’s Atomstroyexport (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) and divisions of Chinese companies China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and China Nuclear Energy...
