European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge of a soon-to-be-published list of sustainable investments amid controversy around the possible classification of fossil gas and...
EU’s Timmermans: Brussels ‘will support’ member states that choose nuclear
During an exchange with French parliamentarians this week, the EU Commission vice-president in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said Brussels “will support, sustain and assist those...
Olkiluoto-3 / TVO Submits Application To Regulator For First Criticality Permission
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has asked national nuclear regulator Stuk for permission to proceed towards first criticality for the Olkiluoto-3 EPR plant in western Finland, the...
France / EDF’s Lévy Says Time Is Right To Invest In New Reactors, But Gives Warning On Taxonomy
The time is right to invest in nuclear energy because global financing is abundant after two years of pandemic uncertainty, but it is essential reactors are included in the EU’s sustainable finance...
Cobalt-60 / Westinghouse And EDF Sign MoU To Produce Radioisotope In French Reactors
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...