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Czechs ask French, S.Korean firms for binding bids for up to 4 nuclear blocks
The Czech government said on Wednesday it would seek binding bids to build up to four nuclear power plant units instead of one, widening a long-running tender aimed at keeping nuclear power a big part of the country's energy mix in the coming decades.
read more... 01/02/2024
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EDF's UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant start date delayed again, costs mount
French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to at least 2029, with a new estimated cost of between 31 billion and 34 billion pounds ($43.06 billion) based on 2015 values.
read more... 25/01/2024
Germany set for gas power plant expansion deal this week
German stakeholders are set to agree a deal on a much-anticipated roadmap for the construction of several new gas-fired power plants this week, three government and industry sources told Reuters on Monday.
read more... 23/01/2024
Fortum considers Nordic sites for new nuclear power
Finnish utility Fortum, opens new tab is looking at several potential sites in Finland and Sweden to build nuclear power plants with small or large-scale reactors, it said on Monday.
read more... 23/01/2024
Sizewell C project to enter construction phase
The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project has been awarded a Development Consent Order (DCO), paving the way for formal construction work to begin at the site in Suffolk, UK.
read more... 16/01/2024