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Dutch regulator approves multi-functional storage facility

The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) has granted the final permit to the Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (Covra) for the construction of a new multi-functional storage building for low and intermediate-level waste at its site in Nieuwdorp, in the municipality of Borssele, the Netherlands.

read more... 05/06/2023

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Regulators support international collaboration on SMR technology

Members of the International Nuclear Regulators' Association (INRA) have released a joint statement affirming their commitment to work together on generic design assessment and licensing of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies.

read more... 29/05/2023

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Spain and France clash over ‘pink hydrogen’ in planned pipeline

The governments of France and Spain have disagreed over whether a planned multi-billion euro hydrogen pipeline between the two countries should carry hydrogen produced from nuclear power, also known as “pink” hydrogen.

read more... 24/05/2023

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Approval of EU renewables law delayed as France ‘plays hardball’ on nuclear

Formal approval of the EU’s renewable energy directive has been postponed following a last-minute objection by Paris, which wants further “guarantees” on low-carbon hydrogen derived from nuclear power.

read more... 19/05/2023

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Key lawmaker wants revenue cap in EU electricity market reform

The European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the EU’s power market reform has sparked concern by proposing the return of a controversial revenue cap for power generators with cheap production costs, like renewables and nuclear.

read more... 18/05/2023

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