US suspends financial participation in Iter The USA has admitted that it will have to suspend financial participation in the Iter experimental fusion reactor project due to cuts in the federal research budget.		Belene contract 'opens new prospects' for Russia in Europe The signing of a Eur4 billion contract for two new nuclear power reactors was welcomed by vendor AtomStroyExport, (ASE) which said that its selection for the new plant would help its chances to win further contracts in Europe.
China to work on Candu technology Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and the Nuclear Power Institute of China have signed an agreement to work together on the development of low uranium consumption Candu technologies in China.		China contributes $1.4 billion to ITER China will contribute 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Nuclear Reactor (ITER). Chinese researchers will build components and transport them to Cadarache, where construction of ITER is due to start this year.
China's first new-generation reactor to start construction China's first AP1000 reactor is to start construction at Sanmen in March, it has been announced. The first of four similar units, it could be online in 2013.		Remote control tokamak A fusion reactor in Japan has been remotely controlled from Germany as part of preparation work for the multinational Iter project that could make fusion power a reality.
COL application for USEPR at Susquehanna to be submitted Unistar Nuclear Energy (UNE) and PPL Corp have agreed to prepare and submit a combined construction and operating licence (COL) application for a potential third reactor at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.		Texas establishes Nuclear Power Institute A Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) is to be established at Texas A&M University to ensure the state has sufficient qualified workers for its growing nuclear power industry.