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Podcast: Will Spain rethink nuclear energy phase-out plan?
Podcast: Will Spain rethink nuclear energy phase-out plan?
Nuclear generates about a fifth of Spain's electricity, but the plan is to close all its power reactors by 2035. A number of countries have had second thoughts on phasing out their nuclear capacity - will Spain also do so? In this episode Marta Ugalde, President of Spanish Nuclear Industry Forum Foro Nuclear, outlines the current situation.
 
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers
SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers
Poland's SGE has signed cooperation agreements with Spanish nuclear fuel manufacturers Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA and GNF Enusa Nuclear Fuel SA to support the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors across Europe.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 14 April 2026
AP1000 training centre opened in Madrid ahead of European fleet
AP1000 training centre opened in Madrid ahead of European fleet
Westinghouse has opened a full-sized replica of a control room at a new AP1000 Training Academy in Spain as the company prepares for the construction of 14 or more units across Europe in the coming years.
 
Corporate · Tuesday, 17 February 2026
GDES, KEPCO KPS team up for Spanish and French markets
GDES, KEPCO KPS team up for Spanish and French markets
Spanish energy services group Grupo Dominguis Energy Services and South Korea's KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering have signed a collaboration agreement to further their joint development and expand cooperation in the Spanish and French markets, specifically in the field of nuclear power plant maintenance.
 
Corporate · Friday, 28 November 2025
International agreement signed for fusion materials research facility
International agreement signed for fusion materials research facility
Fusion for Energy, representing the European Commission and Member States' contribution, together with Spain, Japan, Croatia and Italy have signed the Multilateral International DONES Agreement, laying the groundwork for the construction of IFMIF-DONES, a facility in Granada, Spain, to test materials for future fusion reactors.
 
Fusion · Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Regulator requested to report on Almaraz licence extension
Regulator requested to report on Almaraz licence extension
The Spanish government has forwarded Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo's request for an extension of the operating licence for the Almaraz nuclear power plant to the Nuclear Safety Council, which will advise on whether to grant the extension.
 
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Official request made to extend Spain's Almaraz nuclear units
Official request made to extend Spain's Almaraz nuclear units
The board of Spain's Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo has officially requested a three-year extension to the operating licence for Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant's units I and II.
 
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 31 October 2025
IAEA sees Spain's progress on radioactive waste management
IAEA sees Spain's progress on radioactive waste management
A follow-up International Atomic Energy Agency mission to Spain has judged that all seven recommendations and suggestions made following its 2018 review of the country's radioactive waste management programme have been successfully addressed.
 
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 8 October 2025
EU provides funding for fusion materials testing facility
EU provides funding for fusion materials testing facility
The European Commission is to invest EUR202 million (USD236 million) in the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator located in Granada, Spain, covering about 25% of the project's cost. The facility will test materials to be used in fusion power plants.
Fusion · Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Robot 'dog' to support Spanish decommissioning project
Robot 'dog' to support Spanish decommissioning project

Energy services group GDES and technology company Alisys are developing an autonomous quadruped robot for decommissioning and waste management firm Enresa to support the decommissioning of the Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant in Spain.

Waste & Recycling · Friday, 20 June 2025
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