Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Germany sped up plans to shut down all its nuclear plants. Given the current energy crisis, such decisions should be revisited, writes Timur Tllyaev.
Review of Finnish used fuel disposal facility licence begins
Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has started reviewing Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used fuel disposal facility after concluding the company...
Record number of Finns now favour nuclear to go green
A record number of Finns favour nuclear power, a fresh survey commissioned by Finnish Energy has found, citing fighting climate change as the main reason.
In pictures: Refurb of 125-metre cooling tower at Mochovce
Slovenské Elektrárne has released a series of photos of work on a cooling tower at unit 1 of the nuclear power plant which has extended its life to 2060 and enabled an increase in power output.
Poland / Orlen Boss Says SMRs Are An Investment In Energy Security
The head of Poland’s state-controlled fuels and energy company PKN Orlen has met GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) president and chief executive officer Jay Wileman to discuss plans for the...
Poland / Warsaw Launches Project To Plan For Decarbonisation Using Nuclear
Poland has launched an initiative to plan for decarbonising its power sector using nuclear technologies with the aim of producing a roadmap that will detail potential investment in 27 locations.
Ukraine planning for post-war nuclear power plants
Energoatom's CEO Petro Kotin says that construction work on two new Westinghouse AP1000 units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant "will begin as soon as the war is over".
Passing of the ITER Director-General, Dr Bernard Bigot
Dr Bigot has led ITER since 2015 and has been instrumental in shaping the ITER project, the world’s largest experimental fusion facility, under construction in South of France.