The relaunch of Europe’s Foratom trade association for the nuclear energy industry comes at a time when the sector, more than ever in its recent history, is at the heart of the energy debate as the...
Antinuclear disasterclass: A lesson on how to derail Europe’s energy autonomy and undermine her democracies
In the European Union, we find ourselves in a three-fold crisis. Not only are we faced with (1) a climate emergency, but (2) the affordability of energy is rapidly spiralling out of control as (3)...
IAEA Ukraine Report / Agency Calls For ‘Immediate Establishment’ Of Security Protection Zone Around Zaporizhzhia
Interim measures are urgently needed to prevent a nuclear accident arising from military damage to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine by the “immediate establishment” of a nuclear...
EDF’s NUWARD SMR to be case study for European regulatory review
EDF has announced that its Small Modular Reactor NUWARD will be the case study for a European early joint regulatory review led by the French Safety Authority (ASN) with the participation of the...
IAEA assesses Slovenia’s radwaste programme
Slovenia has a "comprehensive, robust and well-functioning system" for used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management, a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has...
Westinghouse and Energoatom expand plans to nine AP1000 units
Energoatom and US firm Westinghouse have signed an agreement to increase from five to nine the number of planned new AP1000 reactors for Ukraine, as well as a widened agreement to supply all nuclear...
Energoatom borrows USD51 million to buy extra Westinghouse fuel
Ukraine's Energoatom has taken a UAH1.5 billion (USD51 million) loan from Ukrgasbank to buy more nuclear fuel from Westinghouse. It follows the energy giant's decision to stop using Russian fuel...
Flanders ‘Overwhelmingly Supportive’ Of LTO For Nuclear Plants
Flanders, the most populous of three federal regions in Belgium*, is overwhelmingly supportive of the long-term operation of nuclear power in the country beyond 2025, a survey has shown.