German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked the economy, environment and finance ministries to lay the legal framework to keep the country's three nuclear power plants operational until as late as April 15, 2023, a letter seen by Reuters showed on Monday.
read more... 19/10/2022
Finnish utility Fortum said on Monday it will begin a two-year feasibility study to explore the potential for building new nuclear power stations in Finland and Sweden.
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Hungary, which is highly dependent on Russian energy, said Monday (26 September) it staunchly opposed European Union sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry, following EU talks on the issue at the weekend.
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E.ON has informed the German government of a leak at the Isar 2 nuclear power plant which has not compromised security but could complicate the government's winter energy plan, the environment ministry said on Monday.
read more... 20/09/2022
Some contractors helping French power giant EDF to inspect and repair its corrosion-hit nuclear reactors are planning to relax their rules on radiation exposure limits so that their workers can spend more time on the job, EDF told Reuters.
read more... 19/09/2022