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…
Poles and Belgians See Nuclear Energy As Necessary Low-Carbon Source Recent opinion polls in two EU Countries, Poland and Belgium, highlighted strong support for nuclear energy as a proven and effective low-carbon source to reduce CO2 and to mitigate climate change. Poland The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment published today (15th December) the…
Vattenfall Plans Nuclear Investments For The Present And The Future Investments for the present and the future of the Swedish nuclear sector. This is the plan Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) highlights in its Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, recently published. Sweden’s state-owned utility said it plans to invest €193.2m (SEK 2bn) in its nuclear operations…
Support For Nuclear Energy Marks New Record In Sweden The support for the use of nuclear power in Sweden is at a record high level, according to a recent opinion poll by Novus for Analysgruppen, a group of experts and researchers from the energy sector, industry and academy. More than half of the respondents, 56%,…
Support For Nuclear Energy Highest Than Ever in Finland Support for nuclear power in Finland is higher than ever, according to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Energy Industry Association to Kantar Public. 60% of respondents have positive opinions about nuclear power (34% completely positive and 26% broadly positive), and only 11% are negative (3%…
OECD NEA: “Nuclear Is Crucial For Climate Change Mitigation Efforts” OECD Nuclear Energy Agency recently published its last report “Meeting Climate Change Targets: The Role of Nuclear Energy”, which focuses on the potential contribution of nuclear energy to clean energy capacity and emissions reductions between 2020 and 2050, taking into consideration the contributions from power and…
IEA WEO 2022 – Nuclear Generation Could More Than Double By 2050 The International Energy Agency (IEA) released on 27 October the World Energy Outlook 2022. The report considers the ongoing global energy crisis as a “historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure energy system”, thanks to the unprecedented response from governments around…
Support For Nuclear Power Is Increasing Across Europe Recent opinion polls in several European countries showed widespread, increasing support for nuclear energy, considered an effective and crucial tool to mitigate climate change, boost decarbonisation, and secure national energy independence. Sweden The share of people who want to keep using nuclear power in Sweden is…
New Record Support For Nuclear While OL3 Started Regular Electricity Production On Sunday, 16 April 2023, the Finnish nuclear operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj – TVO (ENS Corporate Member) announced that Olkiluoto-3 completed the test production and it has started regular electricity production. From now on, Finland’s “greatest climate act” and Europe’s largest NPP unit produces…