IAEA sees Romanian commitment to safe radwaste management
Romania is committed to the safe and sustainable management of radioactive waste, a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded. It noted opportunities for...
IPCC sets out energy options for ‘liveable future’
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says that without "immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach".
Wind and nuclear to lead government energy strategy
Ministers have indicated that they want to increase investment in North Sea gas production and expand nuclear and wind power.
Poland / PEJ Submits Environmental Report To Authorities For Location Of First New-Build Project
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the state-owned company in charge of Poland’s ambitious nuclear new-build plans, has submitted an environmental impact report related to the location of the first...
Construction permit issued for Czech research reactor
The Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague has obtained permission from the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) to build...
Belgium / Poll Shows Considerable Swing In Popular Support For Nuclear
A new poll reveals that only 9% of Belgians would support an immediate closure of commercial nuclear power plants in the country– a considerable swing in popular support for the power source with...
Czechs launch tender for new nuclear unit
Petr Zavodsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Elektrarna Dukovany II, a. s. IIn this edition of A View From, Petr Zavodsky updates us on the development of the tender for a new...
What is Nuclear Fusion?
The recent breakthrough shows that we are one step closer to commercialising the production of energy with nuclear fusion, a thought relatively “utopian” back in the day, and potentially having a...