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Grid Connection of Russian Reactor Novovoronezh-II-2
4 May 2019 -
First New Reactor Connected to the Grid in the World in 2019, in South Korea
25 April 2019 -
First Reactor Construction Start in the World in 2019, in Russia
16 April 2019 -
[Updated] World Nuclear Industry Status as of 1 January 2019, Mycle Schneider
30 January 2019 -
The Oddly Discreet Construction Start of Hinkley Point C
29 December 2018 -
Seventh Reactor Startup in China in 2018 [Corrected]
30 October 2018 -
Fourth—and Last?—Westinghouse AP1000 Connected to Chinese Grid
16 October 2018 -
Oldest US Reactor, Oyster Creek, Closed at Age 49
20 September 2018 -
Two More AP1000s Connected to the Chinese Grid
26 August 2018 -
A Double First for China as Taishan EPR and Sanmen AP1000 Connect to the Grid
2 July 2018 -
Genkai-4 Reconnected to Japanese Grid After 6.5-Year Outage
20 June 2018 -
Ohi-4, Down Since 2013, Finally Reconnected to the Japanese Grid
13 May 2018 -
Construction Start at the First Unit of Kursk-II in Russia
11 May 2018 -
Permanent Closure of Ikata-2 Brings Total Shutdowns to One Third of Pre-Fukushima Capacity in Japan
27 March 2018 -
Japan: Genkai-3 Restarted After 7-Year Outage
26 March 2018 -
Japan: Ohi-3 Restarted After 4.5-Year Outage
17 March 2018 -
Five Years Late: Grid Connection of First Unit of Leningrad-II Nuclear Plant in Russia
12 March 2018 -
The Construction Saga of Rostov Reactors 3 and 4
14 February 2018 -
35 Years After Construction Start Rostov-4 Reactor Connected to Russian Electricity Grid
8 February 2018 -
World Nuclear Industry Status as of 1 January 2018, Mycle Schneider
9 January 2018 -
Construction Start at First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh
2 December 2017 -
Utilities Abandon V. C. Summer AP1000 Reactor Construction Following Westinghouse Bankruptcy
2 August 2017 -
Grid Connection of Chasnupp-4 in Pakistan
6 July 2017 -
First Construction Start in the World in 2017: Kudankulam-3 in India
30 June 2017 -
Sweden Retires First Commercial Nuclear Reactor (Oskarshamn-1)
21 June 2017 -
South Korea Marks Nuclear Policy Turn by Shutting Down Oldest Reactor
19 June 2017 -
Fifth Reactor Operating in Japan with Grid Connection of Takahama-3
10 June 2017 -
Takahama-4 Restart in Japan After Court Injunction Was Overturned
22 May 2017 -
Westinghouse: Origins and Effects of the Downfall of a Nuclear Giant
2 April 2017 -
Japan: Court Overturns Injunction Against Operation of Takahama-3 and 4
29 March 2017 -
Toshiba-Westinghouse: The End of New-build for the Largest Historic Nuclear Builder
2 February 2017 -
China: First Grid Connection Worldwide of Reactor With Post-3/11 Construction Start
14 January 2017 -
WNISR + Visionscarto: Interactive Nuclear Construction Visualization Launched!
9 January 2017 -
World Nuclear Industry Status as of 1 January 2017, Mycle Schneider
9 January 2017 -
Permanent Closure of 45 Year Old Russian Reactor Novovoronezh-3
1 January 2017 -
Fangchenggang-4 Construction Start in China
31 December 2016 -
Japanese Government Pulls the Plug on Fast Breeder Reactor Monju
23 December 2016 -
Chasnupp-3 Connected to the Grid in Pakistan
11 November 2016 -
Nebraska Reactor Fort Calhoun Closes Permanently
25 October 2016 -
China: Grid Connection for Fuqing-3 and Construction Start on Tianwan-6
9 September 2016 -
Kudankulam-2 Connected to the Indian Grid
30 August 2016 -
Ikata-3 Restarted—Only Three Reactors Operate in Japan
17 August 2016 -
Novovoronezh-6, First Russian Generation III Reactor Connected to the Grid
7 August 2016 -
35th Reactor Connected to Chinese Grid – Fangchenggang-2
21 July 2016 -
Changjiang-2 on China’s Hainan Island Connected to the Grid
21 June 2016 -
Watts Bar-2 (US): Grid Connection 43 Years After Construction Start—Shutdown 2 Days Later
8 June 2016 -
Ningde-4 and Hongyanhe-4 Connected to China’s Power Grid
2 April 2016 -
Permanent Closure of Japanese Reactor Ikata-1
26 March 2016 -
Takahama-4 Reactor Fails Grid Connection in Japan
2 March 2016 -
Third Reactor Restarted in Japan—Takahama-3 Restarted/Connected to the Grid
30 January 2016 -
Shin Kori-3 Connected to the South Korean Grid
20 January 2016 -
UPDATE1: World Nuclear Industry Status as of 1 January 2016: Mind the China Effect
4 January 2016 -
Two More Construction Starts in China: Fangchenggang-3 and Tianwan-5
2 January 2016 -
Construction Start at Fuqing Unit 6 in China
24 December 2015 -
Changjiang Unit 1 on Chinese Hainan Island Connected to the Grid
11 November 2015 -
Fangchenggang-1: 30th Unit Connected to the Chinese Grid
27 October 2015 -
Early Reactor Closures in the U.S. and Sweden vs. Startups in China and Japan
22 October 2015 -
Second Reactor Restarts in Japan
22 October 2015 -
Yangjiang-3 Grid Connection in China
21 October 2015 -
Construction Start on UAE Barakah Unit 4
6 September 2015 -
32-Year-Old Reactor First to Generate Power in Japan in Nearly Two Years
14 August 2015 -
Grid Connection for Fuqing-2 in China
7 August 2015 -
Construction Start on Hongyanhe-6 in China
28 July 2015 -
Construction Start of First Hualong One Generation III Reactor at Fuqing, China
9 May 2015 -
Construction Start on Hongyanhe-5 in China
1 April 2015 -
Fourth New Reactor Connected To Chinese Grid in 2015
28 March 2015 -
Ningde-3 Reactor Connected to the Chinese Grid
25 March 2015 -
Japanese Utilities Confirm Closure of Five Reactors
21 March 2015 -
Grid Connection of Yangjiang-2 in Guangdong, China
17 March 2015 -
South Korea: Shin-Wolsong-2 Grid Connected / Wolsong-1 Lifetime Extension
1 March 2015 -
Doel-1 in Belgium Closed
18 February 2015 -
Fangjiashan-2 Connected to Chinese Grid
17 January 2015 -
World Nuclear Reactor Status as of 1 January 2015
1 January 2015 -
Vermont Yankee Reactor Closed
30 December 2014 -
Russian Reactor Rostov-3 Finally Generating Power
27 December 2014 -
Fangjiashan-1 in China Connected to the Grid
7 November 2014 -
Court Rules Against Construction of Karachi Reactors in Pakistan
19 October 2014 -
Construction Start at UAE’s Barakah-3 Reactor
25 September 2014 -
Oldest Indian Reactor Will Not Restart
11 September 2014 -
First Reactor Grid Connection in Fuqing, China
22 August 2014 -
Unit 2 of Ostrovets Plant in Belarus Under Construction
3 June 2014 -
Finnish Regulator Approves Olkiluoto-3 Instrumentation & Control System
15 April 2014 -
Further Delay in Akkuyu Turkish Nuclear Power Project
13 February 2014 -
Construction Start of Small Modular Reactor in Argentina
12 February 2014 -
Two Reactor Closures at Fukushima Officialized / Spanish Garoña in "Long-term Shutdown"
7 February 2014 -
Significant Further Delay for Vietnam’s Nuclear Plans [Updated]
17 January 2014 -
Yangjiang-1 in China Connected to the Grid
10 January 2014 -
Ningde-2 Reactor Startup in China
8 January 2014 -
World Nuclear Industry Status on 1 January 2014 [Updated], Mycle Schneider
4 January 2014 -
Construction Start on Unit 6 at Yangjiang, China
3 January 2014 -
European Commission State Aid Investigation Into UK Nuclear New Build
18 December 2013 -
Forty Years Later—NRC Extends Construction Permit for Watts Bar Unit 2
29 November 2013 -
New Chinese Nuclear Grid Connection in Hongyanhe
27 November 2013 -
Construction Start on US Vogtle Unit 4
25 November 2013 -
Concrete Poured at First Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus
22 November 2013 -
License Application for New-Build at US Comanche Peak Site Suspended
20 November 2013 -
Construction Start at VC Summer Reactor Unit 3
14 November 2013 -
Forty Years Later—US Watts Bar 2 Project Allegedly "On Time and Within Budget"
5 November 2013 -
Controversial Reactor Starts Operation at Kudankulam in India
24 October 2013 -
The End of New Build in Canada?
11 October 2013 -
Construction Begins in China on Tianwan 4
28 September 2013 -
New Reactor Under Construction at Yangjiang, China
21 September 2013 -
Fukushima Units 5 and 6 to be Decommissioned
20 September 2013 -
Japan Nuclear Free, Last Operating Reactor Shut Down
16 September 2013 -
Japan Closes One of Two Remaining Operating Reactors
2 September 2013 -
Another US Reactor Scheduled for Closure
28 August 2013 -
Slovakia: Environmental Law Broken for Mochovce Power Plant Construction
27 August 2013 -
Duke Energy Abandons More Reactor Projects as EDF Exits Nuclear in the US
3 August 2013 -
New Reactor Under Construction in South Korea
1 July 2013 -
Two More Reactors Permanently Closed in the United States
7 June 2013 -
Construction Start at Second Unit in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
30 May 2013 -
Kewaunee Plant in Wisconsin Closed
7 May 2013 -
Duke Energy Cancels Shearon Harris Project in North Carolina
6 May 2013 -
US Ownership Rules Hurdle for South Texas Project
6 May 2013 -
Swiss Mühleberg Reactor Gets Unlimited Operating License
28 March 2013 -
UK Government Awards Planning Permission for Hinkley C and Launches its Long Term Strategy for Nuclear Power
26 March 2013 -
Construction Start at Vogtle Reactor in the US
16 March 2013 -
Summer, South Carolina: First Construction Start in 36 Years in the US
12 March 2013 -
Bulgarian Parliament Votes to Abandon Belene Nuclear Plant
27 February 2013 -
AREVA Out in Finland, EDF Facing Two-year Delay in UK
26 February 2013 -
"Not Possible" for Polish Government to Support Nuclear Project
21 February 2013 -
Worldwide First Reactor to Start Up in 2013, in China
18 February 2013 -
Crystal River Reactor Shut Down for Good
14 February 2013 -
Nth Delay Announced for Olkiluoto 3 in Finland
11 February 2013 -
Uncertain Future for Nuclear New-build in Bulgaria
3 February 2013 -
Slovak Government Announces Two-Year Delay on Mochovce Project
1 February 2013 -
Update1: New Blows for UK Nuclear Sector
1 February 2013 -
IAEA-Japan Reactor Status Incident: “Clerical Error” Explanation Not Credible
20 January 2013 -
UPDATE1: IAEA Reactor Status Modification Reversed on Japanese Government Request
19 January 2013 -
Historic Move: IAEA Shifts 47 Japanese Reactors Into “Long-Term Shutdown” Category
16 January 2013 -
World Nuclear Industry Status on 1 January 2013
1 January 2013 -
Quebec’s Gentilly-2 Reactor Shut Down Permanently
29 December 2012 -
Spain Shuts Down Garoña Reactor
21 December 2012 -
Reactor Building Starts Again in China
17 December 2012 -
Financial Analyst on French Nuclear: “It Looks Really Bad.”
5 December 2012 -
Centrica Out? The Twists and Turns of UK Nuclear New Build
4 December 2012 -
Declining US Power Prices Threaten Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant
18 November 2012 -
EDF’s US Calvert Cliffs 3 Project "Terminated"
13 November 2012 -
Hitachi Takes Over Horizon: Further Delays for UK Program Likely
2 November 2012 -
Canadian Nuclear Power at Full Capacity for the First Time in Nearly Two Decades
28 October 2012 -
Will Nuclear Construction Begin Again in China and at What Pace?
25 October 2012 -
E.ON Pulls Out of Proposed New Reactor in Finland
25 October 2012 -
US Nuclear Plant to Close After Failing to Attract a Buyer
25 October 2012 -
UK: China Pullout Leaves Nuclear Uncertainty, Antony Froggatt
5 October 2012 -
Iberdrola Exits Nuclear in the UK
30 September 2012 -
Japan’s Nuclear Phaseout Strategy Raises More Questions Than It Answers
20 September 2012 -
UK: ’No Nuclear Power at Any Price’ Says Lobby Group
19 September 2012 -
French President Advances Closure of Oldest Plants
15 September 2012 -
Canada: Quebec’s Only Reactor to Close
15 September 2012 -
US: Exelon Withdraws Victoria Licensing Request
12 September 2012 -
Japanese Government Expected to Announce Zero Nuclear Option
12 September 2012 -
Atomstroyexport Claims €1 Billion in Compensation for Belene
11 September 2012 -
Spanish Garoña Plant Likely to Close in July 2013
11 September 2012 -
US-EX-IM Bank Grants Loan for UAE Barakah Project
11 September 2012 -
Final Blow to EDF’s US Adventure?
10 September 2012 -
UK Parliament Slams Government Proposed Energy Bill
24 juillet 2012 -
Construction Start in the United Arab Emirates
22 juillet 2012 -
Nth Delay For Finnish EPR
21 juillet 2012 -
Nuclear Phase-out in Belgium : Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
19 juillet 2012 -
Japan : Second Ohi Reactor Restart
19 juillet 2012 -
Japanese Reactor Restart and Parliament Report on Fukushima
5 July 2012 -
Incoming French Government and Nuclear Power
16 May 2012 -
EDF Ground Work Delayed at Hinkley Point, UK
14 May 2012 -
Brazil Abandons New Build Plans
11 May 2012 -
New French President Plans to Reduce Nuclear Share
9 May 2012 -
Last Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Closed
9 May 2012 -
Construction at Russian Kaliningrad Project?
30 April 2012 -
Early Final Shut-down of UK Reactor Wylfa-2
26 April 2012 -
US Reactor Watts Bar 2 Start-up Delayed Again
26 April 2012 -
GDF-Suez Questions Nuclear Investments in the UK
17 April 2012 -
RWE and E.ON Ditch Nuclear Plans in the UK
29 March 2012 -
Bulgarian Government Abandons Belene Nuclear Project
28 March 2012 -
Japan: Only 1 of 54 Reactors Operating
27 March 2012 -
Switzerland: Mühleberg Reactor Likely to Close in 2013
9 March 2012 -
Final Curtain for Oldest UK Reactor
29 February 2012 -
South Korea: Two Grid Connections in January
22 February 2012 -
Only Two Reactors Operating in Japan
21 February 2012
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