Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her decision to phase out nuclear energy, even though it has made it harder for Germany to wean its economy off fossil fuels.
German pro-nuclear activists make rare appearance in Berlin
With Germany set to shut down its last six reactors in 2022, a group of pro-nuclear activists made a rare appearance in Berlin over the weekend in the hope of reversing the decision. Operators, for...
Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors
France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President...
Rolls-Royce / UK Company Announces £450 Million Funding For New Nuclear Reactor Venture
Rolls-Royce is pushing ahead with multibillion pound plans to develop and deploy a new generation of small modular nuclear reactors after raising £450m in funding from investors and the government.
Grossi ‘absolutely confident’ of nuclear’s inclusion in EU taxonomy
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he is "absolutely confident" that "some arrangement" will be made to accept nuclear energy in the EU's...
‘Evolution’ in EU nuclear debate
European industry body Foratom is hopeful that a new conversation around nuclear energy in light of the continent's gas crisis will bring the policy framework needed for it to make a major...
Janša urges realistic path to implement climate goals
Prime Minister Janez Janša highlighted the need to create a realistic path to implement Paris agreement goals, including with the help of nuclear energy, as he addressed the World Leaders Summit at...
Small Modular Reactors / US And Romania Will Announce Plans To Collaborate On NuScale Plant
The US and Romania are to announce plans to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor plant in Romania in partnership with US NuScale Power, bringing the latest civil nuclear technology to what...