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Poland gives green light to new large-scale nuclear reactor

4 November 2022 | Press Release

Press release Poland gives green light to new large-scale nuclear reactor Brussels, 4 November 2022: nucleareurope welcomes the resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers of the government of the Republic of Poland on Wednesday 2 November to build a large-scale...

Small Modular Reactors

26 October 2022 | Press Release

Press release Small Modular Reactors Brussels, 26 November 2022: nucleareurope has today published a position paper highlighting the benefits which Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can bring to Europe’s energy system. In addition to providing an overview of ongoing SMR...

Finnish EPR reaches full capacity for first time

30 September 2022 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

Power output from the 1600 MWe Olkiluoto 3 EPR in Finland has reached 100% as commissioning tests of the reactor continue, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has announced. Regular electricity production is scheduled to start in December.

Romania / Nuclearelectrica And Nova Power Form Joint Company For SMR Deployment

29 September 2022 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

Romanian state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica and private Romanian firm Nova Power & Gas SRL have established a project company called Ropower Nuclear to develop small modular reactors (SMR) in Romania at the site of the former coal-fired power plant in...

France / Government Drafting Legislation To Prepare For First EPR2 Nuclear Plant

29 September 2022 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

France is drafting legislation to streamline bureaucracy around nuclear power projects and aims to start construction of its first next-generation EPR2 nuclear power plant before May 2027, an energy ministry official said.

Radioactive waste management in the nuclear sector

27 September 2022 | Press Release

Press release Radioactive waste management in the nuclear sector Brussels, 27 September 2022: nucleareurope has today published a series of background papers on radioactive waste management and decommissioning activities. These documents summarise how radioactive...

Nuclear power ‘unlikely’ to be in EU’s next Russia sanctions, diplomats say

24 September 2022 | European Institutions, Nuclear Europe News

Nuclear energy production is “unlikely” to be part of the next package of EU sanctions against the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine, while work on an oil-price cap is continuing, according to several diplomats briefed on the discussions.

First nuclear reactor to be shut down in Belgium

23 September 2022 | National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

According to the Belgian law on nuclear phase-out, the Doel 3 nuclear reactor will stop operating on Friday after 40 years of activity.

Westinghouse Establishes Cooperation with Dozens of Polish Suppliers for the Construction of the First Polish Nuclear Power Plant

22 September 2022 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 22 companies in Poland. The MoUs, signed in the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzeziński, allow for cooperation on the potential construction of AP1000® reactors in the first...

French strike reduces nuclear power output

22 September 2022 | National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

Strikes had reduced already low nuclear power generation in France by 1.7 gigawatts (GW) by 0617 GMT on Thursday, according to data from power group EDF (EDF.PA), which is under pressure to increase production in time for the winter.

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