The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has issued a chemical permit for the handling and storage of large amounts of hazardous chemicals required at the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant...
Poland / Gov’t To Choose Nuclear Reactor Technology By ‘End Of Year’
The Polish government is expecting to complete technology selection for the country’s first nuclear power plant project by the end of this year, according to climate and environment minister Michal...
UK / Industry Group Says Increase In Coal Use Shows Need For New Nuclear Reactors
Britain has burned more coal in the last seven days than at any time in nearly a year, suggesting that progress towards one of the UK’s key climate goals is stalling and illustrating the need for...
German scenario of Polish nuclear plant catastrophe ‘extremely unlikely’: expert
A study conducted for the German Greens party by environmental experts indicates that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland would pose a potential threat to almost 2 million Germans....
NGOs urge EU Commission to value nuclear energy
A Brussels-based alliance of NGOs, weCARE, has written to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to urge "a more favourable evaluation at EU level" of nuclear energy for a larger projected...
Irish expert group considers nuclear energy
A group of experts have called for a national conversation about the future of Irish electricity production. The group, 18for0, was formed as a result of shared concerns about the credibility of...
New study makes ‘clear case’ for technology-neutral policies
A new report highlights the “sizeable contribution” that nuclear-produced hydrogen, using electrolyzer technology, could have in the development of the hydrogen economy.
Poland / Exelon Submits Feasibility Study For SMR Deployment
US energy company Exelon Generation has prepared a deployment feasibility study for the potential construction of a fleet of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Poland.