US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and France’s state-owned power company and nuclear operator EDF have signed a memorandum of understanding to produce the Cobalt-60 radioactive isotope in...
EU’s Simson calls for ‘gearshift’ in nuclear power investments
The EU’s energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, called for a “gearshift on investments” in nuclear power in order to extend the lifetime of existing power plants and maintain current production levels...
Czech Republic / EDF Signs 10 Agreements For Dukovany-5 New-Build Project
EDF signed 10 agreements with the Czech nuclear industry at the World Nuclear exhibition in Paris, marking an important step forward in the company’s commitment to the Dukovany-5 nuclear power plant...
Poland / EDF Signs Key Agreements With Potential New-Build Suppliers
France’s state-controlled EDF group, one of three potential suppliers of nuclear plants for Poland, has signed industrial cooperation agreements with several Polish companies as it seeks to involve...
Bulgaria / Country Will ‘Never Be Left Without Nuclear’, Says Main Party In Coalition Talks
The four political parties aiming to form a governing coalition and a cabinet in Bulgaria before the end of the year have set out their respective stances on nuclear energy, with the winning party...
Nascent hydrogen market needs low-carbon nuclear power: EU official
As Europe rediscovers the merits of nuclear power as a low-carbon source of electricity, policymakers in Brussels are now looking to leverage the non-stop generation of atomic energy to ramp up the...
New nuclear power plant in Slovenia
Jože Špiler; Adviser to the CEO, GEN energija Several decades of no new major power plant construction in Slovenia has driven the country, as well as some other countries, to a situation where the...
The catch with Germany’s green transformation
The three parties aiming to form the next German government just announced one of the most ambitious transitions away from fossil fuels in the world.