Finland’s nuclear regulator Stuk has given permission for the Olkiluoto-2 nuclear power plant to be restarted following an incident last week caused by a fault in the purification system for the...
UK confirms status of nuclear as clean energy
The UK government has identified nuclear power as a way to help the country achieve the four-fold increase in clean electricity generation needed to achieve its net zero target. Its long-awaited...
France’s Macron says nuclear will remains key for energy mix
Macron also said during a visit to EDF unit Framatome that studies and work on new-generation nuclear technology would continue. He said nuclear energy was essential for energy independence and...
Difficult for Poland to achieve climate goals without nuclear, says minister
It will be very difficult for Poland to achieve ambitious climate goals without nuclear energy, Polish Climate Minister Michał Kurtyka told Ambassador Richard Morningstar of the Washington-based...
Fermi Energia and Vattenfall to cooperate on SMRs
Swedish power company Vattenfall, which participated in the feasibility study for the construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) in Estonia, has signed an agreement to intensify cooperation with...
Nuclear needed in future Dutch energy mix, says EPZ
EPZ, operator of the Borssele nuclear power plant, has called for an extension to its operation beyond 2033 and/or the construction of two new large reactors at the site in order to help the...
Finland’s Greens soften stance on nuclear energy
The Greens are not categorically against building small nuclear reactors as a means of combatting climate change, Green Party Chair and Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said on Saturday’s morning...
Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK
A consortium led by Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build up to 16 mini-nuclear plants in the UK. It says the project will create 6,000 new jobs in the Midlands and the North of England over the...