New Belgian and Dutch waste storage facilities planned
Construction of a new facility for the storage of low-level radioactive waste has begun at the Dessel site in Belgium. Meanwhile, a new storage facility for low and intermediate-level waste is...
Germany agrees compensation for nuclear phaseout
The German government has reached an agreement with EOn, EnBW, RWE and Vattenfall on compensation for the forced premature closure of their nuclear power reactors. The utilities are set to receive a...
Greens seek to halt German uranium exports in Europe
The Greens have filed a parliamentary motion urging the government to stop uranium exports and to stand up against what they see as "an attempted nuclear renaissance in Europe." Their chances are...
Rolls-Royce, Fermi Energia to study SMR potential in Estonia
The UK's Rolls-Royce and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in the Baltic country. The study will...
ENSREG approves the preliminary report on the Astravets nuclear power plant
The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) has approved the preliminary report on the peer review of the new Belarusian nuclear power plant in Astravets. Adopted by consensus late...
IAEA / Data Shows Slight Increase In 2020 Nuclear Generation
Nuclear power supplied 2,600 TWh of emissions-free electricity in 2020, accounting for about 10% of total global electricity generation and nearly a third of the world’s low-carbon electricity...
Canadian-European nuclear cooperation key to meeting climate change challenge
John Gorman, President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association The Canadian and European nuclear industries have been collaborating for decades, including in 1959 when we signed the Agreement for...
Nuclear energy’s low-carbon value needs to be recognised so that it can compete with other low-carbon sources
Aurélie Faure, FORATOM Investment Framework TF Coordinator The work of the FORATOM Investment Framework Task Force came to an end this February with a public webinar on “Financing of Nuclear New...