International nuclear markets gain momentum

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Nuclear site underconstruction in Fangjiashan. China

The China Daily reports in its English language editions Feb 1 approvals of new nuclear reactor projects in China will take place at a pace of three-to-four projects per year. According to Xiao Xinjian, a nuclear energy industry expert, six projects that had already received approval prior to a year-long suspension over Fukushima-related safety checks will likely start construction in the second half of 2012.

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Finland gets bids on new reactor

(NucNet) Finnish nuclear power company Fennovoima has received commercial bids from Areva and Toshiba for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear unit which is planned for construction in the Pyhäjoki municipality in northern Finland.

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French Socialists soften stance on nuclear energy

A plan to shut 50 percent of all of France's operation reactors, or 29 units, proposed by a coalition of the Socialist Party and the Greens has been scaled back. Presidential candidate Francois Hollande, a Socialist, now says only that if elected he will close two 900 MW units located at Fessenheim. He said these are among the oldest units in the French fleet.

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1. Sanity returns as the hysteria dies down

And when SMR units are coming off the assembly line there will be a renewed interest in nuclear power in places that could never hope to have had clean, reliable, safe nuclear power before.

Bravo.