April, 2010

The Swedish government has approved OKG's plans to increase the electrical generating capacity of Unit 2 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant by almost 38%.

Most Europeans believe that nuclear power plants can be operated safely but still think they are a "risk", according to an extensive Eurobarometer survey.

A joint venture company has been officially established for the construction of China's first commercial-scale fast neutron reactor, near Sanming city in Fujian province.

America should follow China's lead in clean energy development, including a big push to support new nuclear, US energy secretary Steven Chu has testified while climate legislation stalls.

The future prospect of co-located nuclear or renewable energy powered water desalination facilities has been supported by leading water experts at the Global Water Summit 2010 in Paris, Water and Wastewater International ( WWi ) reported. Speaking at the conference, Imad Makhzoumi, president of the International...

Developments in two US states could lead to the construction of new nuclear power plants. In Iowa, legislation has been passed to enable utilities to study building new power reactors, while in California Areva has firmed up its agreement to participate in a plant near Fresno.

Electricité de France has reaffirmed partnerships with nuclear operators in China and launched a new trial of plug-in hybrid cars in Strasbourg with Toyota.

The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) is adapting to ensure safety and performance improvements remain the top priorities of a growing industry, managing director George Felgate told World Nuclear News .

Approvals are coming for the J-MOX nuclear fuel manufacturing plant as well as a used fuel storage facility in Japan's Aomori prefecture.

An Areva-Siemens consortium has been awarded a contract to supply the digital safety and instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for two new VVER units at the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia.

Geological and site studies in southern Jordan have shown the proposed locations to be suitable to house the country's first nuclear reactor.

An agreement came today to create a joint venture for the construction of new nuclear power plants in India by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and National Thermal Power Corporation, India's largest power company.

The prospect of Enel's involvement in the Kaliningrad nuclear project has been raised by a cooperation deal with a Russian firm made during a meeting which also saw a fusion agreement.

A Westinghouse-led consortium has been awarded a contract to dismantle the reactor vessel of Chooz A, the first pressurised water reactor (PWR) to be decommissioned in France.

The first of India's Russian-designed nuclear power reactors has taken a step closer to start-up with the loading of dummy fuel assemblies into the core of Kudankulam 1.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission will decide in the next few weeks whether the Department of Energy can withdraw its application to construct a national spent fuel and high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Two Japanese companies have signed a memorandum of understanding on the formation of a joint venture to manufacture steam turbine components for nuclear power plants at home and abroad.

The first concrete has been poured at the first unit of the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's southern island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corp announced.

The signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy between state-run South Korean and Kazakh corporations came as the countries' presidents called for greater collaboration in uranium mining and reactor development.

Braka has been named as the site for the UAE's first nuclear power plant. Limited construction licence applications and environmental assessments for four reactors have been submitted.

A New Delhi scrap dealer suffered very serious exposure to radiation this month after handling a cobalt-60 source. Six pieces of the dangerous material were eventually recovered.

The initial loading of fuel into the reactor core has begun at Unit 1 of the second phase of the Ling Ao nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China. The unit is due to start commercial operation later this year.

Khan Resources has filed a claim in Mongolia's administrative court challenging the legality of the invalidation of its uranium mining licence by Mongolia's Nuclear Energy Agency.

Engineering and project management company Amec has been awarded a contract by EDF Group to help in the construction of proposed new reactors at the Hinkley Point and Sizewell nuclear power plant sites in the UK.

Finnish leaders have made favourable decisions for two of the three nuclear projects put before them, meaning up to 4300 MWe in nuclear capacity could potentially come from private investment.