Researchers at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have devised an innovative solution that uses the radioactive decay heat produced by used fuel...
Sweden / Radiation Safety At Forsmark Nuclear Station ‘Acceptable’, Says Regulator
Radiation safety at Forsmark Kraftgrupp’s three nuclear power reactors at Forsmark is “acceptable” with design and safety of the units strengthened and steps taken to address longstanding management...
Emissions Trading / Nuclear Industry Association Calls For UK And EU Systems To Be Linked
The UK Nuclear Industry Association has joined forces with over 40 other industry bodies in calling on the UK government to start the process of linking the new UK emissions trading system (ETS)...
EDF joins the Hydrogen Taskforce
Hydrogen Taskforce, a coalition of the UK’s largest organisations that operate in the hydrogen sector, has announced that EDF has become its new member. The group, which works with the government to...
We need nuclear power to manage climate change
We must control global warming because, left unchecked, climate change could ruin human civilisation. We know the solution – we must effectively eliminate human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG)...
The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge
Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the...
7 Heads of State call on Commission to support low-carbon nuclear
7 EU Member States have written to the European Commission calling on for nuclear to be treated fairly in ongoing climate neutrality policy discussion. Signed by the Heads of State of the Czech...
New nuclear needs positive taxonomies, says Rothschild & Co executive
Private investors need to see clear and consistent political support for nuclear energy as a way to tackle climate change if they are to play a role in raising the large amount of capital required...