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More then thirty years of debate, and the controversy remains as polarised as ever. This website (to be fair - whose maintainer is anti-nuclear) collects news about nuclear power in Europe, sorted by nuclear power plant, type of power plant, country etc.
By presenting different (media) angles on current nuclear issues, we hope to be able to cut out some spin, either pro or against, and to allow the reader to make up his or her own mind about today's pro's and con's of nuclear power.
In the menu on the right you can select your country, the nuclear power plant in your neighbourhood, or your favourite company and read latest (most English) news about it.
Latest nuclear news
Bulgaria considers plan to reopen closed nuclear reactors
Wednesday, January 16, 2008SOFIA, Bulgaria: Plagued by electricity shortages, Bulgaria on Wednesday announced it was considering plans to reopen nuclear reactors it had to shut down before joining the European Union a year ago.
The two Russian-made units at Bulgaria's only nuclear plant, Kozlodui, were switched off just hours before the Balkan country joined the European Union on Jan. 1, 2007.
Power failure: What Britain should learn from Finland's nuclear saga
Wednesday, January 16, 2008It was hailed as the template for all future reactors – but then they tried to build it.
The island of Olkiluoto, off Finland's west coast, seems like the perfect picture of Nordic serenity. Surrounded by the still, idyllic waters of the Gulf of Bothnia, it looks like an ideal spot for a peaceful retreat away from it all. Anyone wanting to visit the island has to travel down a long, lonely road, hugged tightly on each side by a thick forest of spruce and birch, and avoid the many elk that roam freely.
Germany Follows Own Non-Nuclear Energy Path
Thursday, January 17, 2008If Germany can prove that fighting climate change doesn't necessarily require nuclear power, other nations will follow. But if Germany fails, a nuclear renaissance may result, says DW's Jens Thurau.
German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel had his chance to shine in December at the Bali climate conference. No country, the energetic Social Democratic politician says, is similarly engaged in protecting the climate as Germany.
German nuclear reactor row goes to higher court
Thursday, January 17, 2008FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A court ruled on Wednesday that a dispute between the German government and a power group about whether to close a major nuclear reactor will be referred to the country's Federal Administrative Court.
The decision prolongs a dispute between the operator, Vattenfall Europe, which last year applied to keep the 806 megawatts plant open beyond 2010, and the Environment Ministry, which threw out the application.
Belarusian leader calls for swifter progress on nuclear plant
Tuesday, January 15, 2008MINSK, January 15 (RIA Novosti) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he was not satisfied with the speed of progress on a project to build the country's first nuclear power plant.
Nuclear decommissioning funds "require oversight"
Tuesday, January 15, 2008Persistent concerns over the management and use of funds earmarked for decommissioning nuclear plants in EU states should be addressed by increasing the level of independent oversight, rather than through new legislation, according to the European commission.
Nuclear power won't cure climate change: Finnish PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2008Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:34pm GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Building more nuclear power plants to reduce global warming emissions is not the way to fight global climate change, Finland's prime minister said on Monday.
Many energy experts say one key to cutting back carbon dioxide emissions that heat the Earth's atmosphere would be to rely more on nuclear power to generate electricity instead of coal-fired plants
Areva in deal to open uranium mine in Niger
Tuesday, January 15, 2008By Matthew Green in Nairobi
Areva, the French nuclear company, has secured a key source of uranium needed to supply its global expansion plans with a deal to open a new mine in Niger.
Yushchenko approves work plan of Chernobyl closure by 2012
Tuesday, January 15, 200815.01.2008, 20.12
KIEV, January 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has approved a work plan for closing the Chernobyl nuclear power plant by 2012, Chernobyl NPP Director General Igor Gramotkin said on Tuesday.
Britain has "ambitious" nuclear plans -UK minister
Tuesday, January 15, 2008PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain has ambitious plans for nuclear power expansion but it will not subsidise this development, UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said on Tuesday.
Britain will let private utilities freely set up the country's energy mix, Wicks also said in a press briefing at the British Embassy.