Npp

Russian

Rosatom state nuclear energy corp. plans to launch No. 1 unit at Bangladesh NPP in coming days

Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects to launch the physical startup of the No. 1 unit at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh in the coming…

China

Rosatom Ensures Readiness of Control Systems for Start-Up Operations at Tianwan NPP Unit 7 in China

Specialized Scientific Research Institute for Instrumentation Engineering JSC (SNIIP JSC, a company of the Instrumentation & Control and Electrical Engineering …

China

First Taipingling unit enters commercial operation

On 19 April, unit 1 of the Taipingling nuclear power plant has entered commercial operation, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of six Hualo…

United States

New Jersey Lifts De Facto Ban on New Nuclear Energy Projects

On April 8, the state of New Jersey lifted its de facto ban on new nuclear energy projects within the state. Currently, as the growth rate of electricity demand…

China

Rosatom provides first nuclear fuel shipment to China’s Xudapu NPP

The Fuel Division of Rosatom (managed by TVEL JSC) has successfully supplied the initial nuclear fuel loading for the VVER-1200 reactor at Unit 3 of the Xudapu …

South Korea

Four Regions Vie to Host South Korea's New Nuclear Reactors

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced on the 30th that Ulju-gun, Ulsan; Yeongdeok-gun, North Gyeongsang Province; Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province; an…

China

Taipower applies to restart Maanshan plant

Taiwan Power Company said it had submitted a proposal to reactivate the Maanshan nuclear power plant in Pingtung to the Nuclear Safety Commission on March 27.La…

Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap for Cooperation in Nuclear and Related Fields

On March 24, a Roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields between Rosatom State Corporation and the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministe…

China

Key Modules Installed at Bailong Unit 1 and Lufeng Unit 6 Nuclear Plants

The giant CA20 structural module of Bailong nuclear power plant's unit 1 has been lifted into place - and the first steam generator moved into position at L…

Russian

Russia expects to build nuclear power station on Moon within 5-7 years

Russia may develop a nuclear power station on the Moon within the next five to seven years, Mikhail Kovalchuk, president of Russia's Kurchatov Institute, sa…

France

Serbia and EDF discuss roadmap to nuclear energy

All the studies necessary to allow the Serbian government to make an informed decision on implementing a nuclear power programme should be completed by 2027, ac…

Unit 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Bangladesh is expected to complete its first fuel loading by the end of this month

Dr. Salihuddin Ahmed, Advisor to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Finance of Bangladesh, recently stated that the nuclear fuel loading for Unit 1 of t…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turkey Says Russia Gave It $9 Billion in New Financing for Akkuyu Nuclear Plant

Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Russia has provided new financing of $9 billion for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The facility…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia Plans a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon Within a Decade

Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos announced plans to construct a lunar power plant by 2036. The agency has signed a contract with the Lavochkin Ass…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EU Clears State Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Plant, PM Tusk Says

The European Commission has approved state aid from Poland for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Donald Tusk annou…