Two Belgian nuclear reactors possessed by GDF-Suez division Electrabel might stay offline until spring and may possibly have to be closed permanently, as stated by Belgian state broadcaster VRT on Tuesday.
read more... 20/08/2014
Belgian nuclear reactor Doel 4 in East Flanders will remain closed at least until the end of this year after a damage of its turbine, declared Electrabel, the owner of the plant.
read more... 15/08/2014
EDF Energy will shut down temporarily four nuclear reactors at two large power plants in the north of England after a technical issue was found in boiler units.
read more... 12/08/2014
Bulgaria, one of the five European States that is totally reliant on Russian nuclear fuel, inked a shareholder agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company, an American nuclear engineering company for the construction of a new atomic reactor estimated to cost $5 billion.
read more... 04/08/2014
The EDF version of so-called EPR nuclear reactors may be the first connected to the grid, overthrowing others also manufactured by Areva in Finland and China, according Henri Proglio, chief executive of state-controlled French utility EDF.
read more... 01/08/2014