Austria and Slovakia disagree on the issue of the Mochovce nuclear power plant’s (NPP) completion, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told a joint...
Clean energy should be investment priority: IEA
Annual investment in clean energy in emerging and developing economies will need to increase sevenfold by 2030 if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from the...
Nuclear societies call for COP26 to support nuclear
Over 100 nuclear societies around the globe have called for world leaders to "follow the science" and recognise that nuclear energy output must at least double by 2050 to meet global net-zero...
France, USA pledge to work together towards net-zero
France and the USA are united in the ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and will work together on new technologies, including innovative and advanced nuclear, to contribute...
Finland Breaks Ground On Its Deep Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository
At the beginning of this month, the Finnish waste management company, Posiva Oy, announced the start of excavation on their deep geologic nuclear waste repository for their spent nuclear fuel (SNF)...
Estonia / Vattenfall Agrees To Become Minority Investor In Fermi Energia Nuclear Startup
Vattenfall has signed an agreement with the Estonian nuclear energy startup Fermi Energia to become a minority shareholder in the company with a seed investment of €1m. The investment follows a...
EDF: Hinkley Point C nuclear project expected to create 1,700 more jobs
The Hinkley Point C nuclear plant construction project in the United Kingdom apparently is helping lift the local South-Wales economy out of stagnation caused by the COVID-19 shutdown, according to...
IFTF report provides project-based insights to decision makers and policy planners
Aurélie Faure, FORATOM Investment Framework TF Coordinator The Investment Framework Task Force (IFTF) report provided final recommendations to project developers, decision makers and policy planners...