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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced its selection by Dominion Virginia Power as its new technology partner for the North Anna Unit Three (NA-3) Nuclear Power Plant Project. The project development agreement includes engineering work to support the development of the specific Economic...

A problem with a rail shipment recently held up delivery of a reactor pressure vessel en route to Georgia's Plant Vogtle construction site, but Southern Co. maintains that it won't delay the project. Southern is leading a group of utilities building two new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the...

Construction has started on an advanced high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in China – the first new nuclear plant to gain approval since the government's regulatory overhaul after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accidents. Following inspections of existing nuclear sites and a review of safety standards...

The Lithuanian electorate registered its opposition to the proposed Visaginas nuclear plant in a non-binding referendum Sunday while on the same ballot ousting the ruling prime minister who supported the project. Roughly 65 percent of those voting opposed plans to build a nuclear plant in the country's...

The Joint Review Panel (JRP) of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced on Friday its decision to issue a Nuclear Power Reactor Site Preparation License to Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) for its new nuclear power plant project at the Darlington nuclear site for a period of 10 years...

Reactor pressure vessel pre-service inspections began Saturday at India's Kudankulam unit 1—one of the final steps before fuel loading. Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. is close to completing the first two units at the plant in Tamil Nadu state. According to the World Nuclear Association,...

On Monday, EDF awarded the largest contract to date for new reactor construction at the UK’s Hinkley Point nuclear plant. The French company said it selected a joint venture formed by European heavy construction firms Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke as the preferred bidder for $2.52 billion in...

Quoting provincial sources, the Toronto Star reported Thursday that Ontario has narrowed the potential designs for new reactors at the Darlington nuclear plant to the Enhanced Candu 6 and Westinghouse’s AP1000. The province and Ontario Power Generation are said to be negotiating service level agreements...

According to news reports, Lithuania has picked Hitachi Ltd. together with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. over Westinghouse Electric Corporation to continue talks on building a new nuclear power plant by 2020, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday. Hitachi offered its ABWR reactor technology with a...

"The agreement with Dominion is another milestone in this important project," said Kiyoshi Yamauchi, President and Chief Executive Officer of MNES. - Edited By Cam Abernethy - Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc. (MNES) and Dominion Virginia Electric & Power Company have reached...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Toshiba Corporation has signed a technical development agreement with Finland's Fennovoima for the construction of a nuclear power plant. Under the scope of the agreement, Toshiba will provide essential engineering data on its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) that...

- Edited By Chris Reed - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced its next-generation reactor model, the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR), has passed a crucial safety review performed by an advisory committee for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Completion of this...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - According to news reports, Japan Atomic Power Co said it would delay the October start of construction of two reactors at its Tsuruga nuclear plant in northern Japan due to safety checks. Japan Atomic Power said the delay was due to longer than expected safety checks by...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation may lend as much as $4 billion for a nuclear plant project in Texas that would be the country's first state financing for an atomic power station abroad. Government-run JBIC will probably offer a loan provided that the project...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Dominion Resources Inc. says if it doesn't build a third nuclear reactor at its North Anna Power Station, it will need to build another power generation source in its place. CEO Thomas F. Farrell II spoke Tuesday at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Power ; Gas Leaders...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Dutch provinces will evaluate a plan with the Dutch government for the construction of a new nuclear power plant, sparking a head-to-head battle with utility Delta which has similar plans, a Dutch daily reported. Delta, which owns half of the sole Dutch operating nuclear...

"This week's talks went well, and the target of the two countries is to sign the inter-governmental agreement during the G-20 summit in Seoul in mid-November," said one source. - Edited By Chris Reed - According to a news report,Turkey and South Korea are planning in mid-November...

Elmore County and Payette County Are Both Moving The Zoning Approval Forward In Hopes of Being Selected. Final selection will bring jobs and economic growth to the county that builds the plant . - By Linton Levy - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI) has announced a second nuclear power plant...

We think it is important to ensure steady work on the Belene project in the next year or two - By April Murelio - According to a report in The Moscow Times, Moscow is prepared to fund most of the construction of a 4 billion euro ($6 billion) nuclear power plant at Belene in Bulgaria, Energy Minister...

Turkey recently cancelled a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant after a top administrative court suspended parts of the regulation governing the process - By April Murelio - According to a report by the AFP, Turkey is determined to build a...

The head of Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission, signed the deal with the head of Tractebel Engineering - Edited by Abby Gessner - According to a report by The Associated Press, Jordan has signed a $12 million deal with a Belgium-based company as it pushes forward with a plan to build the first...

Commissioners note contradictions in comprehensive land use plan and ask their Planning and Zoning commission to consider economic goals and a development agreement for power plant - By Stephen Heiser - Alternate Energy Holdings Inc., an investor-funded company seeking to build an advanced third...

The single Russian VVER-1000 reactor installed at Bushehr, with roughly 1,000 megawatts power output, is comparable to its western counterparts - By Stephen Heiser - Iran has finished building its first nuclear power plant located south of the Persian Gulf city of Bushehr. It is expected to undergo...

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) plans to develop the Emirate's first nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi to meet the national power requirement by 2020. - Edited By Abby Gessner - The nuclear power plant will be located at Al Bayyaa, next to the frontier with Saudi Arabia. The plant...