Conclusions following FORATOM’s #NuclearEurope2021 conference
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General In June, FORATOM organised its annual conference #NuclearEurope2021 entitled “Nuclear at a crossroads: Where to next?”. This year it was a virtual event....
New Paks Power Plant Blocks Could Start Commercial Operation in 2029
Two new blocks at Paks could start commercial operation in 2029 and in 2030, the minister in charge of the expansion of Hungary’s sole commercial nuclear power plant said at a meeting of the Tolna...
Belgium / NGO Alliance Calls For Espoo Convention To Be Applied To New Gas Capacity
An alliance of European NGOs campaigning for low-carbon energy solutions has called on Belgian politicians to clarify whether or not the Espoo Convention will be applied to additional gas plants...
Czech Republic / Prague Begins Security Assessment Of Nuclear Bidders, Without Russia And China
The Czech Republic has begun security assessments of three potential bidders for a $7 bn project to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power station – with Russia and China both left off the...
Battery backup system for Olkiluoto plant
One of Europe's largest battery energy storage systems is to be built at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland under a contract signed by Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and Hitachi ABB Power...
NUVIA – Whatever it takes to build a safer, cleaner and sustainable world
Bruno Lancia, CEO of NUVIA Group In the context of global climate change, low-carbon energy sources are at the heart of the ecological transition. As such, nuclear power allows for the...
Austria and Slovakia Disagree on Completion of Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant
Austria and Slovakia disagree on the issue of the Mochovce nuclear power plant’s (NPP) completion, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told a joint...
Clean energy should be investment priority: IEA
Annual investment in clean energy in emerging and developing economies will need to increase sevenfold by 2030 if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from the...