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A nuclear safety cooperation project between Norway and Romania has been completed. The aim of the three-year collaboration was to enhance the capabilities of Romania's nuclear regulator.

Areva has announced a number of contracts in the nuclear fuel cycle. The contracts relate to used fuel management at a Belgian research reactor, a Romanian waste repository and the supply of used fuel storage canisters in the USA.

The Romanian government has written to China General Nuclear PowerÌýexpressing its support for the Cernavoda nuclear power plant project. CGN announced its receipt of the letter - which was presented by energy minister Victor Vlad Grigorescu and signed by prime minister Dacian Julien CioloÈ™ - on its website last week.

Nuclearelectrica has signed a memorandum of understandingÌýwith China General NuclearÌýfor the development, construction, operation and decommissioning of units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The Romanian national nuclear company said a joint venture project company is to be established, with CGN owning at least 51% of the share capital.

The shareholders of Romanian national nuclear company Nuclearelectrica have approved an agreement with China General Nuclear to develop two units at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. Nuclearelectrica said on 22 October that the November 2013 document had been approved at an extraordinary general meeting.

Consultancy and engineering company Amec is to work with Romanian nuclear and radioactive waste agency ANDR (Agenţia Nucleară şi pentru Deşeuri Radioactive) to develop a national strategy for nuclear decommissioning and long-term waste storage under a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU).

China General Nuclear (CGN) has been designated as the "selected investor" for the development of units 3 and 4 at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant. A letter of intent has been signed to complete the two units.

China General Nuclear (CGN) has submitted the sole non-binding bid forÌýthe project to build two new reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania.

Nuclearelectrica is looking for a private investor to take a majority stake in a joint venture it plans to create to manage the expansion of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant.

Two Chinese nuclear utilities have signed agreements that would see them cooperate in the construction and financing of new Candu units at Romania's Cernavoda plant and at Argentina's Atucha plant.

The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.

A consortium has been formally set up for the construction of a demonstration lead-cooled fast reactor in Romania. The Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator (Alfred) is being developed under an EU initiative.