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China approves 10 new nuclear units
China’s State Council at a meeting presided over by Premier Li Qiang, approved construction of 10 new units at five nuclear power projects – Fangchenggang Phase III, Haiyang Phase III, Sanmen Phase III, Taishan Phase II and Xiapu Phase I. These include eight Hualong One reactors and two CAP1000 reactors. China General Nuclear (CGN) confirmed it had
received approval for units 3&4 at its Taishan NPP in Guangdong province with 1,200 MWe Hualong One (HPR1000) pressurised water reactors. Also approved were units 5&6 at its Fangchenggang NPP in the Guangxi Autonomous Region with 1,208 MWe Hualong One reactors. CGN said that it was undertaking preparatory work for the new units, construction of which will begin when the Permit for Nuclear Power Station Construction has been obtained from the National Nuclear Safety Administration. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
confirmed approval for units 5&6 at its Sanmen NPP in Zhejiang province where it plans to build two 1,215 MWe Hualong One
reactors.Two more Hualong One units were approved as a joint project between CNNC and Huaneng Power International for the Xiapu NPP site in Fujian province where two CFR-600 sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron reactors are already under construction. State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC)
was approved to construct two CAP1000 reactors – the Chinese version of the Westinghouse AP1000 at the Haiyang NPP in Shandong where two AP1000 units are operating and two CAP1000 units are under construction. China Daily said the 10 projects represent a
combined investment of more than CYN200bn ($27.4bn). This is the fourth consecutive year
United Kingdom Sizewell C gets government funding The UK government has announced a £14.2bn (US$19.2 bn) investment in the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. Funding for the two-unit plant, located on the Suffolk coast of southern Britain came as part of the government Spending Review. The Sizewell C consortium, a group of over 200 nuclear supply-chain companies and organisations backing the plant has already signed £330m ($446m) in contracts with local companies. Some 70% of the contracts associated with the project are predicted to go to UK suppliers. Sizewell is one of eight sites identified for
future nuclear development in 2009 but will be only the second nuclear development since 1995, when the neighbouring Sizewell B PWR plant was commissioned. It will also be the
that China has approved at least 10 new reactors. China is set to become a global leader in operational nuclear power capacity by 2030, China Daily said. As of the end of 2024, China had 102 reactors
in operation, under construction, or approved for construction, with a combined installed capacity of 113 GWe, according to the China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2025, which was released at the Spring International Forum on Sustainable Nuclear Energy Development. According to the report, investment in nuclear power engineering construction in 2024 reached a record high of CNY146.9bn ($20bn), some CNY52bn ($7.2bn) more than the previous year. “China’s nuclear energy development
is entering a new period of strategic opportunities,” Yang Changli, rotating chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) told the Forum. “By 2030, the installed capacity of operational nuclear power is expected to reach 110 GWe.” According to CNEA, China has 28 nuclear
reactors under construction, with a total installed capacity of 33.65 GWe as well as 58 operational commercial nuclear reactors, with a combined installed capacity of 60.96 GWe. “China’s nuclear power sector has entered a peak period of large-scale construction,” said Dong Baotong, Vice-Minister of Ecology & Environment. CNEA said that, by 2024, China had achieved 100% domestic origin for key main equipment for nuclear power and ensured the independent control of key component technologies. It added that the country’s independent research and development in the sector continues to achieve new breakthroughs. ■
second EPR to be built in the UK following Hinkley Point C, which is currently under construction. According to a statement, building the second UK EPR, which will have an installed capacity of 3.2 GW will lead to the creation of some 10,000 direct jobs, including 1,500 apprenticeships. It is expected to come online in the 2030s. In a related development, the UK has also named Rolls Royce SMR as the preferred bidder to build the country’s first small modular nuclear reactors. The decision follows a two- year competition to identify the SMR vendor which will partner with Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBEN) – formerly Great British Nuclear - to develop the reactors. The government is pledging over £2.5bn ($3.4 bn) for the overall SMR programme in this Spending Review period. A site is expected to be allocated later this year with grid connection in the mid-2030s.
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EQUIPMENT RUSSIAN COMPANY ZEO Energotok has shipped 50 pieces of equipment for units 1&2 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye, These include DN 200 valves and DN 500 sealed valves. ZEO Energotok is implementing an import substitution project for the production of sealed valves used in NPPs.
POLICY
THE CZECH MINISTRY of Industry & Trade (MIT) responded to controversy provoked by a letter from the European Commission (EC) asking that signing the contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for construction of new units at the Dukovany NPP should be postponed. MIT said the letter, sent to Industry Minister Stéphane Séjourné, was not legally binding.
TAIWAN’S NATIONAL ATOMIC Research research project with a budget of more than TWD100m ($3.3m). This comes as the government prepares to decommission the Maanshan NPP fulfilling its pledge to make Taiwan nuclear free.
RUSSIA’S JOINT INSTITUTE of Nuclear Research (JINR) and the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation of the memorandum of understanding fundamental and applied scientific research.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump’s fiscal priorities for the coming year aims to cut federal spending. This includes cuts of $4.7bn from the Department of Energy’s federal funding. The Office of Nuclear Energy would see a $408m (24%) cut, with remaining funding focused on reactor development, advanced nuclear fuels and support for the Idaho National Laboratory.
THE US STATE governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen regional collaboration on energy policy, infrastructure development, and nuclear energy innovation. It establishes a cooperative framework to three states. It focuses on advancing energy resilience, coordinating infrastructure, advocating for commonsense federal policies, and accelerating the development of reliable, affordable nuclear energy.
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