EU Magistrate Rejects Challenge to Funding for UK Nuclear Plant
Austria’s attempt to stop a nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom should be thrown out, a magistrate for the European Union’s top court said Thursday. The nonbinding advisory opinion from...
Sweden / ‘More Than 80%’ Approve Of SKB’s Spent Fuel Repository Plans
More than 80% of local residents – the highest figure measured – are in favour of Swedish nuclear fuel management company SKB’s planned final repository for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark on the...
Poland / Poll Shows More Than 70% Of Residents Near Planned Site Support New Nuclear
A poll carried out for Poland’s PGE EJ1, the company in charge of the country’s first nuclear power station project, has shown that 71% of residents in areas around the proposed sites in northern...
Emission thresholds in EU green finance taxonomy are too high. Here’s why
Carbon dioxide emission limits in the EU taxonomy suggested by the technical expert group are too high and will make it virtually impossible to reach EU climate goals for 2030 and 2050, argues a...
Good practice of anti-pandemic measures at Paks NPP
Géza Pekárik, CEO, MVM Paks NPP Plc. The COVID-19 pandemic is currently the number one issue all over the world and providing a secure supply of electricity is, more than ever, among the top...
Robots face nuclear challenge in European project
The project will focus on inspection and maintenance robotics and establish 13 Digital Innovation Hubs across a range of industries with the nuclear element seeking solutions for everything from...
Energy Council discussion confirms key position for energy sector in economic recovery
EU ministers responsible for energy policy, together with EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, held today a videoconference to discuss the state of play and challenges of energy policy and the...
Gov’t Takes Step Towards New Nuclear Plant At Dukovany
The Czech government has approved agreements with majority state-owned electricity producer ČEZ setting out the framework for building a new nuclear power plant at Dukovany to come online in 2036,...