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power plants in the south eastern usa were undamaged by the first major hurricane to hit continental usa in 11 years . haiyang 1 pumps operated at full power published fri 14 oct 2016 14 07 50 gmt the four reactor coolant pumps at unit 1 of the haiyang nuclear power plant in china s shandong province have been operated simultaneously at full speed for the first time . the ap1000 is set to begin operating by the end of the year . contract for nuclear islands of xudabao phase i published fri 14 oct 2016 15 14 10 gmt a contract has been signed for the civil construction of the nuclear islands for units 1 and 2 of the xudabao nuclear power plant in china s liaoning province . the units are the first of six ap1000 reactors planned for the site . strong safety culture at petten reactor published thu 13 oct 2016 15 21 01 gmt an international atomic energy agency iaea integrated nuclear safety assessment of research reactors insarr mission has concluded that nrg of the netherlands has promoted and further developed a strong safety culture based on a mature management system at its petten research reactor . minister confirms fbr remains important to japan published thu 13 oct 2016 16 24 52 gmt the head of japan s ministry of economy trade and industry meti has confirmed the importance of fast breeder reactor fbr development in japan at a meeting of public and private sector representatives . japanese governmental policy on fbrs including the future of the monju prototype fast breeder reactor is to be finalized by the end of the year . new rosatom chief states aims in meeting with medvedev published thu 13 oct 2016 15 31 07 gmt alexey likhachov the new director general of russian state nuclear corporation rosatom has told the country s prime minister that rosatom s portfolio of foreign orders is expected to reach 137 billion by the end of this year up from 110 billion at the end of 2015 . likhachov spoke with dmitry medvedev on 11 october according to a statement on the russian government s website . russia and india plan radiation treatment network published thu 13 oct 2016 12 57 40 gmt rosatom subsidiary united corporation for innovation llc and the indian agricultural association have signed an agreement on the development of a network of integrated infrastructure centres for radiation treatment in india . the agreement was signed today on the sidelines of the brics business forum in new delhi by the russian company s ceo denis cherednichenko and the chairman of the indian association bharat dhokane pandurang . world energy council notes key role of nuclear power published wed 12 oct 2016 16 04 59 gmt unexpectedly high growth in the renewable energy market in terms of investment new capacity and high growth rates in developing countries have contributed to a change in the energy landscape the latest world energy resources report released by the world energy council today shows . however it says nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a means to add 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