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.
Majority of Swiss support nuclear new build
While support for the continued use of nuclear energy is evenly split in the Swiss population, the majority of people support the lifting of the country's ban on the construction of new nuclear...
Germany rules out prolonging its nuclear power plants
Berlin has ruled out extending the lifetime of its existing nuclear fleet, brushing aside energy security concerns after Moscow threatened to halt gas supplies to Germany in retaliation for Western...
Belgian Greens make U-turn to consider nuclear plants extension
Belgium should keep an open mind about extending the life-span of its remaining nuclear power plants, the country's Green energy minister said on Monday, in a shift of position prompted by the...