The US and Romania are to announce plans to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor plant in Romania in partnership with US NuScale Power, bringing the latest civil nuclear technology to what...
Nuclear energy is green energy, says IAEA chief Rafael Grossi
Nuclear energy is green energy, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Euronews. "Debates about energy and, in particular, nuclear energy...
Europe / Commissioner Becomes Latest High-Profile Politician To Back Nuclear Energy
The European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has become the latest high-profile politician to back nuclear energy, saying it would be “unimaginable and wrong” for Europe to...
Europe / Commission President Von Der Leyen Says EU Needs Nuclear Power
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...