Governments need to move faster and more decisively on policy measures to enable clean, low-carbon hydrogen – which can be produced using nuclear reactors – to fulfil its potential to help the world...
Sweden / Decision To Delay Repository Approval Is Risky, Says Head Of SKB
The Swedish government’s decision to delay approval on a permanent repository for used nuclear fuel is risky and could have consequences that are as yet unclear, Johan Dasht, chief executive officer...
Poland / GEH Boss Says First SMR Could Be In Operation By 2030
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is targeting 2030 for completion of its first BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland with the plant to be built either at the site of the Patnow coal plant about...
Hinkley nuclear power station on track for 2026 opening
The UK's newest nuclear power station is on track to open by the end of 2026, the company building it has said. Hinkley Point C in Somerset has been under construction by EDF Energy for five...
Czech support for nuclear becomes law
Support for new nuclear build at the Czech Republic's Dukovany power plant has been signed into law by President Miloš Zeman. It is designed to remove market failures that stand in the way of the...
EU lawmakers reject attempts to block green investment rules
European Parliament members on Monday (27 September) rejected three attempts by some lawmakers to block the European Union’s proposed rulebook for sustainable investments, as Brussels edges towards...
Sweden / SKB’s Greenland Study Provides ‘Concrete Insights’ For Nuclear Fuel Storage
Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company SKB has been carrying out climate research in Greenland that provides “concrete insights” into processes that are important for analysing the...
Fatih Birol / IEA Head Says Major Reactor Construction Programme Could Be Needed To Help Meet Climate Goals
Nuclear power has an important role to play in an emerging new global clean energy economy, but analysis has shown that global reactor capacity should increase threefold by 2050 if the world’s...