Austria’s energy and climate minister Leonore Gewessler told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview that her country was ready to go to court if the EU decides to include nuclear power into the bloc’s...
EXCLUSIVE Merkel defends nuclear power exit despite climate challenges
Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her decision to phase out nuclear energy, even though it has made it harder for Germany to wean its economy off fossil fuels.
Hinkley Point C / World’s Largest Crane Lifts First Reactor Containment Ring Into Place At Unit 2
Big Carl, the world’s biggest crane, has been used at Hinkley Point C to place the first of three massive prefabricated steel containment rings which form the reinforced cylinder around the nuclear...
German pro-nuclear activists make rare appearance in Berlin
With Germany set to shut down its last six reactors in 2022, a group of pro-nuclear activists made a rare appearance in Berlin over the weekend in the hope of reversing the decision. Operators, for...
Development and deployment of SMRs in the EU
Berta Picamal, DG Office, Legal & Intl Relations Director Since late October 2019, the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactor (SMRs) in the EU has been at the core of many...
Taxonomy / Five Countries Lobby Against Inclusion Of Nuclear Energy
Ministers from Germany, Austria, Portugal, Denmark and Luxembourg have announced that they are against the inclusion of nuclear energy in the European Union’s sustainable finance taxonomy.
Investors will reject EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear
An international group of 60 investors representing around €9 trillion has warned against including gas and nuclear in the new European taxonomy [classification] on sustainable finance.
Canfin MEP: ‘Here is my proposal to find the right compromise on gas and nuclear in the taxonomy’
With proper safeguards in place, gas and nuclear power can be included in the “transition” category of the EU’s green finance taxonomy, says Pascal Canfin, a leading lawmaker in the European...