EU: Nuclear energy will require ‘€20 billion per year’ until 2050
Nuclear power will play a "fundamental role" in meeting Europe's energy demands, said EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton to French newspaper Journal du Dimanche.
France sees new nuclear reactors going online by 2035-37
The French government expects plans for new nuclear reactors should be submitted around 2023 with a target date of 2035-37 for the reactors to go online, junior environment minister Berangere Abba...
For the European Union, nuclear and gas have a role to play in the energy transition
The decision unsurprisingly sparked an outcry last week. The European Commission has therefore made room for nuclear and gas in its “green taxonomy”.
How a technical rulebook unleashed a political storm over EU green energy
"We do not believe that nuclear should be treated as a transitional technology as it clearly contributes to climate mitigation objectives and does not cause more harm than any other power-producing...
EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green
The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as "green" investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly...
Czech support for nuclear rises in energy crisis
Support for nuclear energy has jumped to 65% in the Czech Republic with some 93% of people in the country wanting it to remain self-sufficient in electricity generation, according to a recent poll...
Poland’s first nuclear power plant to be erected on Baltic Sea coast
The Lubiatowo-Kopalino location in the Pomorskie province in northern Poland is the preferred site for building the first nuclear power plant in the country, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the...
TVO Announces Startup And First Criticality At Finland EPR Plant
The Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear plant in Finland has been started up and reached first criticality, with grid connection and first electricity production scheduled for January 2022.