UK To Explore The Potential Of High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) The UK’s plan to have the latest nuclear technology up and running within the next decade has moved a step closer with publication of a call for evidence which sets out the government’s suggested approach to building the first advanced small modular reactor demonstrator. The government…
UNECE: No Climate Goals Will Be Met Without Nuclear Power United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) last report is unmistakable: “International climate objectives will not be met if nuclear power is excluded”. The new technology brief from UNECE highlights the potential of nuclear power as part of a broader portfolio alongside deploying other sustainable…
“Nuclear Must Be Fairly Represented at COP26”, Firmly Advocates WNA Here is the full text of the open letter that Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General at World Nuclear Association, sent to COP26 President Alok Sharma last 16th August, inviting the organisers to fairly include and represent nuclear energy. A letter sent to Rt Hon…
Slovakia To Become A Power Exporter Thanks To New Nuclear Reactors Slovakia’s new Mochovce-3 reactor is close to start up and generate electricity this year, with unit 4 following in 2023. The two new units at Mochovce are expected to cover about a quarter of Slovak energy demands. Moreover, once it starts up, Mochovce-3 will…
Horizon 238, Open Letter To Belgian Government To Stop Nuclear Phaseout Horizon 238 is a Brussels-based group of young engineers supporting nuclear energy for a carbon-free world and for a clean and sustainable future. The group recently released an open letter to the Belgian government, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, and the Minister of Energy Tinne Van…
Ukraine, Arising Interest In A Future Based On Nuclear Energy Last week, two great news highlighted the commitment and the interest of Ukraine in the deployment of new nuclear reactors in the country, to boost the decarbonisation of the Ukrainian energy mix and to support an effective energy transition. Westinghouse Signs Agreement To Deploy AP1000…
Poland To Explore SMRs Deployment At Coal-Fired Power Plant Site The largest private energy group in Poland, ZE PAK, and Synthos Green Energy have signed an investment agreement to explore the construction of four to six GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site of ZE PAK’s Pątnów coal-fired power…
Romania To Double Its Nuclear Supply By Next Decade The Romanian government has adopted the Integrated National Plan for Energy and Climate Change, which calls for two new CANDU reactors at Cernavoda by 2031 and the refurbishment of an existing unit there in 2037. This decision would double the country’s nuclear power supply in a decade.…
Nuclear To Play A Significant Role In The UK Net Zero Strategy The UK government published on 19 October 2021 its Net Zero Strategy, presenting how the country will deliver on its commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. New nuclear projects play a crucial role in this strategy, which includes an investment of…
Save Our Climate – Acknowledge that Net Zero Needs Nuclear at COP26 Nuclear for Climate started this petition calling on all negotiators and policy makers who are involved at COP26 to take a scientific and technology-neutral approach to energy policy and financing which can promote sustainable collaboration between nuclear and renewables. Sign this petition! Save…