Majority of Germans ‘want return to nuclear power’
A majority of Germans have said they were in favour of a return to nuclear power, two years after the last of its 17 nuclear power plants was switched off.
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Germany’s CDU mulls reactivation of nuclear power plants
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is considering restarting six of the country’s recently deactivated nuclear power plants.
Anti-nuclear Greens’ MP to oversee French nuclear security
French MP Dominique Voynet, co-founder of The Greens party, former environment minister and long-time outspoken opponent of nuclear power, has been officially appointed…
Nuclear energy ‘could slash electricity bills by 40 per cent’, says Italian energy minister
Italian environment and energy minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin has claimed nuclear energy could lead to a big reduction in electricity bills for Italians: up to…
German nuclear group wants power plants back online by 2030
The German Nuclear Energy Association (KernD) has urged likely chancellor-to-be and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz to get to work…
Belgium U-turns, joins EU nuclear energy alliance
Belgium has officially become a member of the European Alliance for Nuclear Energy (EANE), reversing more than two decades of anti-nuclear policy that began in the…
Poland and Canada sign nuclear power cooperation agreement
Poland and Canada have signed an agreement that provides a legal framework for more intensive cooperation on nuclear power, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said…
Nuclear power-plant operator claims German phase-out was ‘politically motivated’
Nuclear power plant managers have challenged Green Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck's assertions about the need for Germany's nuclear phase-out.
Germany’s Christian Democrats want to revive domestic nuclear sector
Christian Democrats in Germany have launched a bid to rescue what remains of the country's nuclear power sector after attempts by the Greens to eradicate the technology.
Western, Russian nuclear industries still intertwined, report says
The Russian and Western nuclear industries remain dependent on each other, a situation that has shielded Russia from European sanctions, an industry report said…
Von der Leyen changes stance and becomes pro-nuclear cheerleader
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Europe needed "more nuclear", marking a departure from her previous, more sceptical stance.
Italy ‘aims to return to nuclear power by end of current legislative term’
Italy's Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto has indicated Rome's readiness to reconsider nuclear energy
Brussels big guns fire up nuclear energy option
Top Commission officials praised the technology at a high-level event in Brussels on April 11, ending a policy that had seen the Brussels executive sit on the sidelines…
EU chiefs fire-up call for renewed nuclear-energy development
Leaders from pro-nuclear European Union countries and energy experts called for a nuclear energy revival at a summit in Brussels, seeking to rebuild the European…
Dutch double-up on nuclear power
The Dutch Parliament passed a move to build four new nuclear-power plants, doubling the planned two major installations originally envisaged.
Polish Government hot under the collar over new nuclear-power plant site
The Polish Government and the deputy head of a regional Polish authority in the Baltic Coast region have questioned the location of the country’s first nuclear…
The big winners of COP28 are nuclear power and natural gas – Greens may be outraged, but that’s a good thing
There are many reasons to criticise a conference dedicated to solving the issue of climate change, especially if it hosts almost 80,000 participants, many of them…
COP28: Eleven EU nations sign pledge to triple nuclear energy capacity
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, 22 countries, including eleven European Union Member States, have pledged to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
Nuclear energy: attitudes of Belgians flip due to Ukraine war
Belgium has seen a sharp rise in support for use of nuclear power, with only Greens now opposing it.
Poland signs deal with US for first Polish nuclear power plant
Polish and US dignitaries have signed off on the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant as part of the country’s gradual move away from fossil fuels.
Von der Leyen says EC ‘willing to consider state aid’ for nuclear technology
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a case for subsidising nuclear technology at the Green Deal Summit in Prague on September 26.
Nuclear weapons testing ’cause of radioactivity in central European wild boars’, study says
Scientists have found that nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s has caused lasting radioactive contamination of wild boars in Central Europe, thus solving the…
French nuclear reactor authorised to operate for up to 50 years
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority) has greenlighted the extension of the Tricastin nuclear power plant lifespan by 10 years,…
Lack of nuclear investment shows EU is ‘not serious about Net Zero’
European officials are "not serious" about achieving the EU's “net zero” goals as proven by the lack of investment in nuclear energy, Conservative think-tank…
France: ‘Nuclear energy is non-negotiable’
French Economy and Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, said the role of nuclear power in France is "non-negotiable" and anyone thinking they can reduce it would be…
French nuclear alliance gains new members
French energy transition minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher on May 16 met with representatives of 15 European states as part of an expanding “Nuclear Alliance”…