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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
Nuclear energy to be put back on EU agenda
Tuesday, June 3, 2008After a meeting in Paris, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner have said that there has to be a debate on nuclear energy now that fuel prices are rising. The two ministers believe the European Union should be less dependent on oil and gas imports and more thought should be put into new energy sources including nuclear power.
Czech power plant reactor nearly shuts down owing to staff error
Tuesday, June 3, 2008Prague - The Dukovany nuclear power plant, owned by Czech power giant CEZ, nearly shut down one of its four units Tuesday owing to an employee's mistake, the company said.
Unit's two turbines were automatically switched off from the grid after a technician mistakenly turned off one of its six cooling circuits.
Olkiluoto Reactor Still Closed by Electrical Fault
Monday, June 2, 2008The No. 1 nuclear reactor at Olkiluoto on Finland's west coast remains offline due to an electrical problem. The fault was detected on Friday when technicians were re-starting the plant after annual maintenance work.
The TVO utility is trying to find out what caused the problem, and says that it is impossible to say when the reactor can be re-started.
Power Company Could Pay for Nuclear Reactor Delays
Monday, June 2, 2008The French nuclear power company Areva could end up paying billions of euros to compensate for delays in the Olkiluoto nuclear power project.
A report in the online financial publication Capital said that Areva could pay the power generation company Teollisuuden Voima up to 2.2 billion euros. The publication based its report on information from confidential sources. Areva refutes the claims.
Costs for nuclear increase
Monday, June 2, 2008A utility's credit quality could be negatively impacted by building a new nuclear power plant, according to a report released June 2 by Moody's Investors Service.
The report said that an electric utility might find a 25% to 30% deterioration in its financial credit metrics. The sheer size, cost and complexity of new nuclear construction projects can increase the business and operating risk of a utility, potentially exposing it to downward rating pressure over the intermediate- to longer-term horizon Moody's Vice President/Senior Credit Officer Jim Hempstead said in a statement.
French PM Calls for More Nuclear Power
Sunday, June 1, 2008French Prime Minister Francois Fillon paid a visit to Finland on Friday. He was the guest of Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
Discussions between the two focused on France's upcoming term as EU president, which begins a month from now. France intends to emphasize environmental issues.
Energy firm offers deal to start nuclear clean-up
Sunday, June 1, 2008Energysolutions and its partner Toshiba propose taking ownership of Magnox sites and building new reactors on them
Nuclear energy group spent $320K lobbying in 1Q
Saturday, May 31, 2008WASHINGTON - The nuclear energy industry's main trade group spent $320,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a recent disclosure form.
Nuclear power popular again as energy prices soar
Friday, May 30, 2008Public polls push for return to atomic supply as fears of another Chernobyl fade
Nuclear issue clouds rosy Swedish energy review
Friday, May 30, 2008The latest review of Sweden's energy policy by the International energy agency (IEA) congratulates the government for "continued outstanding progress during the last four years" but regrets that "the outlook for nuclear energy remains a major energy policy question, almost three decades after the 1980 popular vote to phase it out".