GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), GEH SMR Technologies Canada, Cameco and Synthos Green Energy have entered into a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the potential establishment of a uranium...
UK / Energy Unions Join Forces To Demand ‘Long-Promised’ Funding Solution For New Nuclear
The three biggest energy unions in the UK have joined forces to demand government bring forward a long-promised funding solution for new nuclear. Prospect, Unite and GMB published a joint statement...
Poland / SMRs Could Be Part Of Country’s Long-Term Energy Planning, Says Oil Boss
Small modular reactors are not a technology “from space” and could be part of Poland’s long-term strategic energy planning, the president of state oil and petrol company PKN Orlen Daniel Obajtek...
Italy / Nuclear Back On Agenda As Support For Advanced Reactor Technologies Grows
Opinion polls in Italy suggest that despite voting to phase out commercial nuclear power following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, support is growing for the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies...
The opinions are clear: no to global warming, yes to nuclear power
A large part of people in Finland see the emission-free nuclear power as an important tool in combating the warming of the climate. Young people and adults with higher education have the most...
Foronuclear warns of early Spanish nuclear exit
Spain's nuclear power generating industry will not be able to continue operating if a draft law approved on 14 September by the Council of Ministers is enacted, according to the country's nuclear...
Boost nuclear to cut coal faster, Czech Republic told
Nuclear is already set to become the largest source of energy in the Czech Republic, but accelerating new build and broadening its use to provide more heat would help hasten the phaseout of coal,...
Belgium / No One Knows Where We Are Going On Nuclear Energy, Says Business Group CEO
The head of an influential Belgian business group has said “no one knows where we are going” on nuclear energy and urged political leaders to clarify the situation. Pieter Timmermans, chief...