Austria’s attempt to stop a nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom should be thrown out, a magistrate for the European Union’s top court said Thursday. The nonbinding advisory opinion from...
Sweden / ‘More Than 80%’ Approve Of SKB’s Spent Fuel Repository Plans
More than 80% of local residents – the highest figure measured – are in favour of Swedish nuclear fuel management company SKB’s planned final repository for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark on the...
Poland / Poll Shows More Than 70% Of Residents Near Planned Site Support New Nuclear
A poll carried out for Poland’s PGE EJ1, the company in charge of the country’s first nuclear power station project, has shown that 71% of residents in areas around the proposed sites in northern...
Good practice of anti-pandemic measures at Paks NPP
Géza Pekárik, CEO, MVM Paks NPP Plc. The COVID-19 pandemic is currently the number one issue all over the world and providing a secure supply of electricity is, more than ever, among the top...
Gov’t Takes Step Towards New Nuclear Plant At Dukovany
The Czech government has approved agreements with majority state-owned electricity producer ČEZ setting out the framework for building a new nuclear power plant at Dukovany to come online in 2036,...
Brussels Approves Draft Amendment For Paks 2 Groundwork
The European Commission has approved a draft of an amendment to a government decree on the groundwork for the construction of two new units at the Paks nuclear power station in Hungary, János Süli,...
Excavation works for the first deposition tunnels starts
Excavation works have started in the ONKALO® final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel. Lasting around two years, the works will continue the excavation of the central tunnels and build the...
Fennovoima changes spur progress with Hanhikivi project
Finland's Fennovoima said operational changes made in 2019, both within the company and throughout the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project, have brought significant progress in different areas...