The UK government announced last week that it will not finance nuclear energy-related expenditures under a 2021-2022 green financing framework. The document, published on 30 June, outlines what...
Taxonomy / Finnish Energy Industry Warns Of ‘Unclear’ Status Of Nuclear
The Finnish Energy Industry Association said the fate of nuclear energy in the European Union’s green finance taxonomy remains “uncertain” after two expert group reports were published last week,...
Green Taxonomy / Two New Expert Reports Handed To European Commission On Role Of Nuclear
The two expert groups, which were assigned by the European Commission to assess the role of nuclear energy in the green finance taxonomy, published their reports last Friday, confirming previous...
IAEA ‘encouraged and enthusiastic’ about COP26, says Grossi
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is better prepared for the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in November than it was for COP25, its director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi,...
Conclusions following FORATOM’s #NuclearEurope2021 conference
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General In June, FORATOM organised its annual conference #NuclearEurope2021 entitled “Nuclear at a crossroads: Where to next?”. This year it was a virtual event....
New Paks Power Plant Blocks Could Start Commercial Operation in 2029
Two new blocks at Paks could start commercial operation in 2029 and in 2030, the minister in charge of the expansion of Hungary’s sole commercial nuclear power plant said at a meeting of the Tolna...
Belgium / NGO Alliance Calls For Espoo Convention To Be Applied To New Gas Capacity
An alliance of European NGOs campaigning for low-carbon energy solutions has called on Belgian politicians to clarify whether or not the Espoo Convention will be applied to additional gas plants...
Czech Republic / Prague Begins Security Assessment Of Nuclear Bidders, Without Russia And China
The Czech Republic has begun security assessments of three potential bidders for a $7 bn project to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power station – with Russia and China both left off the...