NuScale Power and Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA have signed a definitive agreement to initiate work towards deploying a first NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power...
France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors by 2050
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire to develop nuclear energy and renewable energies to produce “more decarbonised electricity” and announced the construction of six new nuclear...
Investors warn ‘green’ label for gas undermines EU taxonomy
Investor groups have criticised the European Commission’s plan to label fossil gas projects as “green” under the EU sustainable finance taxonomy, saying it undermines the investment guide’s purpose...
Sweden / Government Approves SKB’s Plans For Final Repository At Forsmark For Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Swedish government has approved plans to build a final deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark in the municipality of Östhammar and an encapsulation facility near...
The Netherlands opens the door to new nuclear with €5bn
In December 2021, the new Dutch government presented its coalition agreement. One of its most notable measures is the ambition to construct two new nuclear power plants.
Mochovce 3 to get commissioning licence
Slovakian regulators have made the decision to permit commissioning of Mochovce unit 3, bringing to an end several years of delays to address appeals by the Austrian anti-nuclear group Global 2000....
Estonia could get a nuclear power plant
Searching for long-term solutions to help safeguard the Estonian economy from the price of energy crisis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure...
Romania / Nuclearelectrica Targeting 2030 For Grid Connection Of First New Cernavodă Unit
Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica is aiming to have two new reactor units at the Cernavodă nuclear power station in the southeast of the country connected to the grid by 2031,...