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• Construction starts at second Novovoronezh-II unit

  A ceremony has been held to mark the start of concreting of the foundation plate for the second unit of Russia's Novovoronezh phase II nuclear power plant. The foundation plate of its twin, unit 1, has already been completed. Posted Jul 14 2009, 10:02 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Russia, New Nuclear Plant, construction

• Joint venture for Comanche Peak

  A joint venture company has been established by Luminant and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to support the construction of the latter's advanced pressurized water reactor at Comanche Peak in Texas. Posted Feb 02 2009, 09:05 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, MHI, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, New Nuclear Plant, Reactors, nuclear power plants, Comanche Peak

• Next French nuclear project to include oil interest

  France will start work on a second new reactor in 2012 at Penly. The new nuclear unit will be partly owned by oil and gas giant GdF-Suez. Enel and Total also look like likely investors. Posted Jan 30 2009, 08:07 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, nuclear technology, France, New Nuclear Plant, Next Generation Nuclear Plant, GdF-Suez, new nclear plants

• Computing boost for European fusion

  The Jülich Research Centre in Germany has ordered a new supercomputer which will host applications for the European Union's fusion research program. The move comes after last week's European Commission decision to allow fusion researchers access to a European supercomputer network. Posted Jan 29 2009, 11:40 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, nuclear technology, Germany, New Nuclear Plant, Next Generation Nuclear Plant, new nclear plants

• Sellafield for new nuclear build?

  Sites will be nominated next week as being among the best for new nuclear power plants in the UK. Sellafield will be among them, linking it for the first time to new-build possibilities. Posted Jan 23 2009, 11:07 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: UK, Sellafield, New Nuclear Plant

• New Swiss plants under starter's orders

  Axpo Group and BKW FMB Energy have filed framework permit applications for new nuclear units at Beznau and Mühleberg, a move the companies described as the "official starting shot" for replacing three reactors. Posted Dec 04 2008, 10:41 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, Switzerland

• South Korea offers help to Jordan, Philippines

  South Korea has signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Jordan and is expected to agree to conduct a feasibility study into reviving the Bataan nuclear power plant project in the Philippines. Posted Dec 02 2008, 10:03 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, South Korea, jordan, Philippines

• Poland looks to nuclear to replace coal

  [Bloomberg, 28 November; AFP, 1 December] Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said that the coal-dependent country could construct a nuclear power plant by 2020 in a drive to switch to a cheap and clean energy source. He said, "Poland wants to make a rapid decision on building a nuclear power plant." The "ambitious and absolutely realistic" goal could be achieved by 2020, according to Tusk, who added, "Nuclear energy really is cheap and clean." Poland currently derives over 90% of its energy from coal-fired plants. Last week, Poland's economy minister Waldemar Pawlak commented, "We will need nuclear energy if it turns out that renewable sources aren't efficient enough, or if it's too difficult to lower emissions from technologies based on coal." He said the first nuclear power plant was proposed by 2023 at the northern town of Zarnowiec. Poland had four 440 MWe Russian units under construction in the 1980s at Zarnowiec, but these were cancelled in 1990 and the components were sold. Posted Dec 01 2008, 11:16 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, Poland

• Exelon changes mind over design of new reactor

  Exelon Nuclear no longer thinks GE-Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) is the best choice for its proposed new plant at Victoria, Texas, and is in discussions with reactor vendors to decide on an alternative. Posted Nov 25 2008, 10:28 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Exelon, New Nuclear Plant, ESBWR, Victoria County

• Canadian doctors want new reactors

  Last year's isotope crisis left Canadian medicine "teetering on the brink of disaster" a report by nuclear medicine experts has said. It recommended new reactors in Canada to assure supply. Posted Jul 29 2008, 11:37 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Canada, New Nuclear Plant

• SCG&E orders two AP1000s for South Carolina

  The AP1000 consortium has signed a $9.8 billion contract for two 1117 MWe AP1000 reactors at the existing VC Summer nuclear power plant site in South Carolina. Posted May 28 2008, 12:08 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: AP1000, New Nuclear Plant, Shaw Group, VC Summer, SCANA

• UK industry gearing up for new build, NIA reports

  UK industry has the capability to provide the majority of a sustained programme of new nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Industry Association has concluded in a report published today. Posted Apr 29 2008, 12:22 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: UK, New Nuclear Plant

• Review work starts on ACR-1000

  Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) has announced that safety regulators are to start 'pre-project design review activites' on its ACR-1000 nuclear power reactor design in Canada. A memorandum of understanding was signed by AECL and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on 8 April, just one day after the company said it would concentrate its resources on the domestic market for new reactors. "Initial activities will include the review of the Generic Safety Case Report that provides comprehensive information on the ACR-1000 design and safety analysis," said an AECL statement. Hugh MacDiarmid, president and CEO of the company added: "The pre-project design review greatly enhances the certainty of our schedule leading to the follow-up licensing process for construction of ACR-1000 plants in Canada." Posted Apr 14 2008, 11:18 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: ACEL, New Nuclear Plant, ACR-1000

• EPC contract signed for new Vogtle units

  The AP1000 consortium of Shaw and Westinghouse has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Georgia Power for two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power station. Posted Apr 09 2008, 12:05 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, EPC, Vogtle

• Contract on way for fast-track Florida plant

  Shaw Group and Westinghouse have agreed with Progress Energy Florida to complete negotiations on an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two new reactors to be built in Levy County. Posted Apr 08 2008, 10:45 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Westinghouse, New Nuclear Plant, FPL, Shaw Group