The Netherlands opens the door to new nuclear with €5bn
In December 2021, the new Dutch government presented its coalition agreement. One of its most notable measures is the ambition to construct two new nuclear power plants.
The Green Brief: Who wants to kill the EU taxonomy?
The deadline for EU countries to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal to include nuclear energy and fossil gas in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy expired on Friday (21...
Mochovce 3 to get commissioning licence
Slovakian regulators have made the decision to permit commissioning of Mochovce unit 3, bringing to an end several years of delays to address appeals by the Austrian anti-nuclear group Global 2000....
Czechs want to scrap deadline for nuclear energy in EU plan – report
The Czech Republic is pushing for the European Union to scrap proposed deadlines for investment in nuclear energy, a Czech newspaper reported on Friday, as the EU tries to come up with a plan to...
Germany cries foul over nuclear energy in EU’s green investment rule book
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government has voiced its objections to a European Union draft plan to label nuclear power plants as a sustainable energy source in a formal...
EU ministers mull carbon border tax, argue over nuclear’s green credentials
European Union environment ministers gathered in France Thursday (20 January) to mull climate policy and the merits of a carbon border tax, while airing differences on whether nuclear energy can be...
Estonia could get a nuclear power plant
Searching for long-term solutions to help safeguard the Estonian economy from the price of energy crisis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure...
Romania / Nuclearelectrica Targeting 2030 For Grid Connection Of First New Cernavodă Unit
Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica is aiming to have two new reactor units at the Cernavodă nuclear power station in the southeast of the country connected to the grid by 2031,...