ANSN HomepageSkip Navigation Links  
 

Latest News from Asia

Select Country or Area: 

Asia  : 05 October 2016 more...
Japan bolsters reprocessing work, reports on Fukushima radiation
China  : 13 September 2016 more...
A contract to install the nuclear islands of units 3 and 4 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China has been awarded to China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Company Limited (CNI23).
China  : 07 September 2016 more...
The third unit of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has been connected to the grid. The CPR-1000 is scheduled to enter commercial operation later this year.
China  : 07 September 2016 more...
The first safety concrete has been poured for the containment building basemat of Tianwan nuclear power plant's sixth reactor, in Jiangsu province, marking the official start of the unit's construction.
Japan  : 07 September 2016 more...
Unit 3 of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Japan's Ehime prefecture has resumed commercial operation, Shikoku Electric Power Company announced today. Only two other Japanese reactors are currently in commercial operation.
China  : 05 September 2016 more...
Nuclear regulators from Canada and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) expressing their commitment to cooperate and exchange nuclear safety regulatory information.
China  : 05 September 2016 more...
China and Kazakhstan have taken a step closer to the supply of Kazakh fuel pellets to Chinese companies. The relevant documents enabling such transactions are between Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP), a subsidiary of Kazakh uranium producer KazAtomProm, and CGNPC-URC, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear (CGN).
Japan  : 05 September 2016 more...
http://world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Kyushu-rejects-call-for-suspension-of-Sendai-units-0509164.html
Asia  : 02 September 2016 more...
Asia is one of the regions where nuclear energy is "high on the agenda" and could be one of the drivers for global nuclear power deployment, according to the deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Asia  : 30 August 2016 more...
Southeast Asia has been declared free of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) following the completion of a collaborative project to downblend Indonesia's stock of HEU to low-enriched uranium (LEU).