Belgium should keep an open mind about extending the life-span of its remaining nuclear power plants, the country's Green energy minister said on Monday, in a shift of position prompted by the...
Fortum Planning To Operate Loviisa Reactors Until 2050
Finnish utility Fortum said it will apply to renew the operating licences for both Units 1 and 2 of the Loviisa nuclear power station until the end of 2050.
“Openness Requires Fairness”
Quentin Heilmann, Junior Legal Advisor Contrary to what you might think, these wise words were not spoken by Master Yoda but rather by Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director General of the European...
Belgium / SCK CEN And IRE Sign Agreement For ‘Large-Scale’ Production Of Lutenium-177
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN and the National Institute for Radioelements (IRE) have signed an agreement to start the large-scale production of the radioisotope lutetium-177 (Lu-177).
Bulgaria starts talks with Greece over joint nuclear project
Bulgaria has begun talks with Athens on building a new nuclear power plant on Bulgarian territory to be used by Greece under a long-term 20-year contract, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister...
Update 3 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that missiles hit the site of a radioactive waste disposal facility in Kiev overnight but there were no reports of damage to the...
Nuclear exit: Federal energy regulator raises concerns for energy security
A prematurely-published report from Belgium’s Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation (CREG) that appeared only briefly on the federal energy regulator’s website on Friday calls into question...
Germany halts Nord Stream 2
Germany has put a halt to the certification of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in response to Russia’s recognition of the two breakaway regions in the Ukrainian Donbas and announced that it...