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British nuclear plant Hunterston B to close after 46 years
Utility firm EDF has announced that it will be winding down operations at Hunterston B, one of the UK’s most productive nuclear power stations, after cracks were found in the core of its reactors.
read more... 10/01/2022
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New Czech government sees coal exit by 2033, backs nuclear power
The Czech Republic's new centre-right government will seek to lay the ground for a possible phasing out of coal by 2033, it said on Friday when it released its programme, while also supporting nuclear power as part of its energy future.
read more... 10/01/2022
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Application submitted for Paks II containment
An application to build the containment building of the first new unit at Hungary's Paks II nuclear power plant has been submitted. Project company Atomerőmű Zrt said it should be approved within 150 days. Meanwhile, Hungary's nuclear regulator has assumed a new, more independent, legal status.
read more... 05/01/2022
Czechs want tweaks to nuclear and gas conditions in EU green plan
The Czech Republic will seek allies to change conditions for the inclusion of gas and nuclear power projects in the European Union's hotly-debated green investment plan.
read more... 05/01/2022
EU denies trying to 'bury' green investment plan with Dec. 31 release
The EU's executive on Monday rejected suggestions it waited until New Year's Eve to publish divisive proposals to allow some natural gas and nuclear energy projects to be labelled as sustainable, saying "we weren't trying to do it on the sly".
read more... 04/01/2022