The Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear plant in Finland has been started up and reached first criticality, with grid connection and first electricity production scheduled for January 2022.
Commission to table green investment rules for gas and nuclear early next year
The European Commission plans to finish next year its long-awaited proposal on whether to label gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments under EU green finance rules, its environment...
Luxembourg opposes green label for nuclear energy
Luxembourg has the supporf of Germany and Austria in opposing the EU awarding a "green" label to nuclear energy. But Xavier Bettel knows he's in the minority.
Nuclear debate follows Swedish PM to her first EU summit
As Sweden’s new Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson attended her first European Council summit on Thursday, a debate over the inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU’s taxonomy...
EU leaders quit without compromise on energy price hikes
The EU leaders' summit ended early this morning with a failure to agree on common language on energy issues, forcing the topic to be dropped from the Council conclusions. The two key differences...
Olkiluoto-3 / Regulator Gives Green Light For First Criticality At Finland EPR Plant
Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland (Stuk) granted today a permit to utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to go ahead with the physical startup of the Olkiluoto-3 EPR plant...
Dutch explore nuclear ‘taboo’ as part of energy transition
The Netherlands may build two nuclear reactors, its government-in-waiting said on Wednesday, signalling a possible radical shift in energy policy as it seeks to keep a transition to a carbon-neutral...
Czechia urges EU to award nuclear energy ‘enabling’ status
The Czech parliament issued a resolution calling for EU support on nuclear energy, stressing that “nuclear power must be fully recognised as part of the solution to the low-carbon economy” and “as a...