Johnson announces aim for UK to get 25% of electricity from nuclear power
PM meets industry bosses to discuss new power stations, with several reactors slated for closure as energy demand rises
Belgium extends nuclear reactors a further ten years
Belgium’s ministerial committee has decided that the country’s nuclear energy plants will be extended until 2035 – ten years longer than had previously been planned.
Finland starts much-delayed nuclear plant, brings respite to power market
Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor started test production on Saturday, operator TVO said, delivering power to the national grid which over time is expected to reduce the need for...
Nuclear – the “no regrets” option
Andrei Goicea, Policy Director In March 2022, the European Commission launched its communication entitled ‘REPowerEU’. This communication outlined the plan to make Europe independent from Russian...
EU rulebook may need ‘amber’ label for not-fully green investments
The European Union should add an "amber" category to its green investment rulebook to flag investments that are not fully environmentally friendly but play a role in the transition, EU advisers will...
Kärnfull teams up with GEH for SMR deployment
A small modular reactor (SMR) project development company - the first in Scandinavia - has been launched in Sweden. Kärnfull Next - a fully-owned subsidiary of Kärnfull Future AB - will collaborate...
The Olkiluoto 3 EPR plant unit’s electricity production has started
The electricity production of Olkiluoto’s third nuclear power plant unit started today on Saturday, 12 March 2022, at 12.01 p.m. Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3) significantly increases domestic electricity...
Olkiluoto 3 grid connection expected within days
Commissioning tests are progressing well at Olkiluoto 3, with grid connection now expected to take place on 15 March, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has said.