The EU needs nuclear power and gas as stable sources of energy while it manages the transition to a low-carbon economy, European commission president Ursula von der Leyen said.
Bulgaria / Brussels Says It Would Help With Safety For Two New Reactors At Belene
The European commission’s first vice-president Frans Timmermans has advised Bulgaria to phase out coal production and said the EU would help Sofia with safety if it decides to go ahead with plans to...
Poland / Nuclear Is Only Energy Immune To Threats Posed By Extreme Market Challenges, Says Minister
Countries are beginning to understand that only nuclear energy is immune to threats posed by extreme market challenges because it is not dependent on gas prices or the weather, Poland’s climate and...
Estonia may join Europe’s pro-nuclear front
Estonia is having second thoughts about the pro-nuclear statement made by nine EU countries backing France. Initially considering the joint statement as “premature”, Estonia now says it is not...
Germany / Open Letter To ‘All Germans’ Calls For Country To Keep Reactors Online
In “an open letter to all Germans”, 25 leading foreign and domestic writers, journalists and academics have called on the country to keep its nuclear reactors online or risk increasing carbon...
France / Macron Announces Plans For First SMR And Green Hydrogen From Nuclear Plants By 2030
French president Emmanuel Macron said that by 2030 France must be a leader in carbon-free power production with one small modular reactor in operation and nuclear plants used to produce clean...
Belgium’s nuclear feud threatens to split ruling coalition
Another government crisis looms in Belgium — this time over nuclear power. The government is set to decide next month whether to go ahead with a plan to shut down all nuclear reactors by 2025 or...
France hopes to become world leader in green hydrogen
“I believe we have the capacity to be the world leader in green hydrogen,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on 30 September at the last meeting of the National Hydrogen Council. “[We have]...