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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 plant partners face hurdles
Wednesday, January 23, 2008By Stefan Wagstyl in Vilnius, Robert Anderson in Stockholm and Jan Cienski in Warsaw
The Baltic states and Poland are struggling to settle the political, commercial and environmental problems involved in their joint plan for a €7bn nuclear power station, aimed at easing expected regional electricity shortages and reducing dependence on Russian energy.
Russia offers Bulgaria 3.8 billion Euros loan for new builds
Tuesday, January 22, 2008London (Platts)--21Jan2008
Russia is offering to loan Bulgaria 3.8 billion Euros (US$5.5 billion) for construction of two 1,000-MW-class reactors at Belene, a spokeswoman for Atomstroyexport, or ASE, said January 18.
New energy in nuclear power supply battle
Tuesday, January 22, 2008By Joshua Boak, Tribune staff reporter, January 6, 2008
Firms jostle to be 1st in line for scarce reactor components - The latest nuclear race involves something other than warheads.
American utilities are moving forward on the next generation of nuclear reactors -- even before they receive government approval to build them.
They know only one company in the world that forges specialized steel containers for a reactor's core. Japan Steel Works already has a three-year backlog, and buyers include Chicago-based Exelon Corp.
Indonesia pushing for nuclear power, despite safety concerns
Tuesday, January 22, 2008By Jakarta correspondent Geoff Thompson
The Howard government made no secret of its support for nuclear power both at home and in the region. Now, one of the country's closest neighbours, Indonesia, is ramping up its own nuclear industry. It is hoping for Australia's continuing technical support - and its uranium. But the threat of earthquakes in Indonesia continues to prompt safety concerns.
Reactor shut down at nuclear plant in Sweden due to valve problem
Tuesday, January 22, 2008Sweden's Oskarshamn nuclear plant on Tuesday shut down one of its reactors because of a valve problem, a plant official said.
Anders Osterberg, a spokesman for the OKG company running the Oskarshamn plant, said there were no safety concerns related to the problem and that the shutdown would only be temporary.
Only science can save us from climate catastrophe
Tuesday, January 22, 2008With an increasing population, the earnest debate over the merit of biofuels and wind farms misses the point - it is the technologies we fear that will be our salvation
Slovakia to call tender to expand nuke plant
Monday, January 21, 2008BRATISLAVA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Slovakia will open a tender this year to expand the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant, seeking to boost power capacity to meet demands of its growing economy, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Monday.
"We expect that the tender will be called this year," Jahnatek told reporters after meeting his Czech counterpart Martin Riman.
Taiwan may ship nuclear waste to France
Sunday, January 20, 2008TAIPEI - Taiwan is mulling transporting its nuclear waste to France for reprocessing as two of the island’s radioactive waste storage sites will reach capacity by 2011, a report said Sunday.
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) last year applied to expand the storage facilities but has so far not received approval from the Atomic Energy Council over environmental impact considerations, the China Times said.
£7.4 million ventilation overhaul
Friday, January 18, 2008NEI, 18 January 2008 - UK firm JGC Engineering and Technical Services has won a £7.4 million contract to replace an old ventilation network at the Dounreay nuclear plant in Scotland.
The old system, in the site’s fuel cycle area, is not up to modern standards and has been earmarked for upgrading for some time, partly due to radiological contamination.
Scots vote reinforces anti-nuclear position
Friday, January 18, 200818 January 2008
Members of the Scottish Parliament yesterday voted against new nuclear plants, reinforcing the stated anti-nuclear position of the SNP government.
Some 63 members voted in favour of the anti-nuclear motion, 58 were against and there were two abstentions.