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Ansaldo joins heavy component partnership

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Italy's Ansaldo Nucleare has agreed to become a partner in a UK alliance to design and build heavy modules and components for new nuclear plants.

Olkiluoto date dispute

Image12 October 2011

The new reactor at Olkiluoto may not be fully operational until 2014 said owner TVO in a stock market statement that was then questioned by plant vendor Areva.

UK nuclear safety culture strong, regulator says

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The UK chief nuclear regulator's final report on implications of the Fukushima Daiichi accident has found no fundamental safety weaknesses in the country's nuclear industry but says it can become even safer by learning lessons from Japan's experience.

Turbine failure case closed

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Compensation for Chubu Electric Power Company after a steam turbine failure is to cost Hitachi some ¥90 billion ($1.17 billion). 

Vietnam prepares for nuclear power

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Image06 October 2011

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has signed an agreement with a consortium of Japanese companies to progress the design, construction and operation of the country's second proposed nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Rosatom will help establish a nuclear energy information centre in Hanoi.

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