Belgium’s nuclear regulator gave a provisional green light on Monday to extend the life of two of the country’s nuclear power reactors and urged the government to make a final decision on the issue...
Slovakia eyes small modular reactors for nuclear future
Slovakia is interested in small modular reactors and will support discussion about this topic at the European level, said state secretary of economy Karol Galek, who again welcomed the Commission’s...
France sees new nuclear reactors going online by 2035-37
The French government expects plans for new nuclear reactors should be submitted around 2023 with a target date of 2035-37 for the reactors to go online, junior environment minister Berangere Abba...
Czech support for nuclear rises in energy crisis
Support for nuclear energy has jumped to 65% in the Czech Republic with some 93% of people in the country wanting it to remain self-sufficient in electricity generation, according to a recent poll...
Poland’s first nuclear power plant to be erected on Baltic Sea coast
The Lubiatowo-Kopalino location in the Pomorskie province in northern Poland is the preferred site for building the first nuclear power plant in the country, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the...
TVO Announces Startup And First Criticality At Finland EPR Plant
The Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear plant in Finland has been started up and reached first criticality, with grid connection and first electricity production scheduled for January 2022.
Olkiluoto-3 / Regulator Gives Green Light For First Criticality At Finland EPR Plant
Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland (Stuk) granted today a permit to utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to go ahead with the physical startup of the Olkiluoto-3 EPR plant...
Dutch explore nuclear ‘taboo’ as part of energy transition
The Netherlands may build two nuclear reactors, its government-in-waiting said on Wednesday, signalling a possible radical shift in energy policy as it seeks to keep a transition to a carbon-neutral...