Belgium’s nuclear feud threatens to split ruling coalition
Another government crisis looms in Belgium — this time over nuclear power. The government is set to decide next month whether to go ahead with a plan to shut down all nuclear reactors by 2025 or...
France hopes to become world leader in green hydrogen
“I believe we have the capacity to be the world leader in green hydrogen,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on 30 September at the last meeting of the National Hydrogen Council. “[We have]...
Energy price crunch risks derailing UN climate talks, Iberdrola warns
The current hike in energy prices is threatening to overshadow the COP26 climate summit this November as countries scramble to tackle the rising costs of electricity, oil and gas, warned a senior...
Green Hydrogen / Governments Need To Move Faster On New Policy Measures, Says IEA Report
Governments need to move faster and more decisively on policy measures to enable clean, low-carbon hydrogen – which can be produced using nuclear reactors – to fulfil its potential to help the world...
Sweden / Decision To Delay Repository Approval Is Risky, Says Head Of SKB
The Swedish government’s decision to delay approval on a permanent repository for used nuclear fuel is risky and could have consequences that are as yet unclear, Johan Dasht, chief executive officer...
Poland / GEH Boss Says First SMR Could Be In Operation By 2030
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is targeting 2030 for completion of its first BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland with the plant to be built either at the site of the Patnow coal plant about...
Hinkley nuclear power station on track for 2026 opening
The UK's newest nuclear power station is on track to open by the end of 2026, the company building it has said. Hinkley Point C in Somerset has been under construction by EDF Energy for five...
Czech support for nuclear becomes law
Support for new nuclear build at the Czech Republic's Dukovany power plant has been signed into law by President Miloš Zeman. It is designed to remove market failures that stand in the way of the...