Switzerland / Politicians Form Lobby Group To Call For Rethink On Nuclear Plant Phaseout
A group of Swiss politicians has formed a lobby group which is planning to petition the government to hold a referendum on revising the country’s energy policy to guarantee adequate power supplies...
Hungary / Regulator Approves €12.5 Billion Construction Of Two Russian Nuclear Reactors At Paks 2
Hungary’s nuclear regulator has granted a construction licence for two new reactors at the Paks nuclear power station, which are to be built by Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom under a...
Fermi Energia to evaluate NuScale SMR for Estonia
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two companies will see NuScale Power support Fermi Energia in evaluating the deployment of a NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) plant in Estonia...
Rolls-Royce / UK SMR Company Signs Agreement For Deployment Of Reactors In Netherlands
UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR has signed an exclusive agreement with the Dutch development company ULC-Energy to work together to deploy Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power stations in...
Germany / Keeping Nuclear Online Can Plug Gap Left By Russian Gas, Admits Scholz
Germany may not be able to replace all its imports of Russian natural gas this winter and might resort to keeping its three remaining nuclear power plants online, chancellor Olaf Scholz and economy...
Fennovoima, Rosatom seek compensation for Hanhikivi
Fennovoima and Rosatom have initiated proceedings against each other to claim compensation for damages arising from the termination of the planned Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project at Pyhäjoki...
Poland amends laws to speed investment in nuclear energy
Share Poland's Council of Ministers has adopted a draft act amending the act on the preparation and implementation of investments in nuclear power facilities and associated investments, the...
EDF sues French government over electricity sales
The state-controlled nuclear giant EDF has launched a legal claim against the French government for more than EUR8.0 billion (USD8.2 billion) in lost earnings resulting from the order to sell more...