The present installed nuclear power capacity of 4340 MW is expected to reach 7280 MW by March 2012 with the progressive completion of projects under construction. Project for 2800 MW capacity addition by 2016/2017 have been approved in the year 2009. More projects are also planned in future to further increase the nuclear power capacity. [...]

Unit 2 at PPL Corporation’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for customers on Monday (5/18) after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage — one of the most complex in plant history — was completed successfully.
“During this outage, workers replaced about 40 percent of the uranium fuel and completed a [...]

DCNS has signed a major contract with China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd. (CNPEC) to supply 14 heat exchangers for two latest-generation EPR (European Pressurised Reactor is the third-generation nuclear powerplant designed and developed by Areva.) -type nuclear powerplants in China.
DCNS has won a number of contracts to supply equipment for nuclear powerplants. This latest [...]