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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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German net power imports to triple this year
German net electricity imports are set to rise more than threefold in 2024 as the nation continues its coal exit on the heels of a nuclear phase-out, consultancy Icis said on Monday.
read more... 30/01/2024
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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
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UK to invest extra $1.7 bln in Sizewell C nuclear power station
Britain will invest an extra 1.3 billion pounds ($1.65 billion) in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in southeast England, the government said on Monday, making it the majority shareholder in the project.
read more... 24/01/2024
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