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...
Finland to reform Nuclear Energy Act
Finland’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE) said on 8 December that a climate-neutral future requires appropriate and up-to-date legislation and it is, therefore, “launching legislative...
Olkiluoto-3 / TVO Submits Application To Regulator For First Criticality Permission
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has asked national nuclear regulator Stuk for permission to proceed towards first criticality for the Olkiluoto-3 EPR plant in western Finland, the...
Cobalt-60 / Westinghouse And EDF Sign MoU To Produce Radioisotope In French Reactors
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and France’s state-owned power company and nuclear operator EDF have signed a memorandum of understanding to produce the Cobalt-60 radioactive isotope in...
Czech Republic / EDF Signs 10 Agreements For Dukovany-5 New-Build Project
EDF signed 10 agreements with the Czech nuclear industry at the World Nuclear exhibition in Paris, marking an important step forward in the company’s commitment to the Dukovany-5 nuclear power plant...
Poland / EDF Signs Key Agreements With Potential New-Build Suppliers
France’s state-controlled EDF group, one of three potential suppliers of nuclear plants for Poland, has signed industrial cooperation agreements with several Polish companies as it seeks to involve...
Hinkley Point C / World’s Largest Crane Lifts First Reactor Containment Ring Into Place At Unit 2
Big Carl, the world’s biggest crane, has been used at Hinkley Point C to place the first of three massive prefabricated steel containment rings which form the reinforced cylinder around the nuclear...