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Areva reactor business sale meets European rules
The European Commission yesterday approved EDF's takeover of Areva's nuclear reactor business under EU merger regulations. The transaction, expected to be completed by the end of this year, is "unlikely to raise competition concerns", it said.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 30 May 2017
UK parties make scant reference to nuclear power
The manifestos of the three leading political parties in the UK contain few direct references to nuclear power. The documents were published this week as part of Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat campaigning ahead of the general election on 8 June. Their campaigns have been dominated by the prospect of two years of Brexit talks with the European Union.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 19 May 2017
SMRs could 'help secure' post-Brexit nuclear industry
The UK should focus on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) to secure its nuclear industry after the country's exit from the European Union, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In its report
Leaving the EU, the Euratom Treaty Part 2: A Framework for the Future
, issued on 5 May, IMechE says SMRs could "present the UK with key export opportunities and return the country to the international nuclear reactor supply arena".
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 8 May 2017
NIA sets out six priorities for Euratom exit
The UK government needs to work closely with industry to bring about replacement arrangements for the European Atomic Energy Community in a timely manner for the country's nuclear industry, the Nuclear Industry Association says in a position paper published today. The NIA represents more than 260 companies including nuclear power station operators, new build developers and vendors, those engaged in decommissioning, waste management, all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, supply chain and consultancy companies.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 3 May 2017
UK nuclear's future in government hands, say reports
Two UK parliamentary committees have published separate reports - one related to research and development, the other concerning Brexit - that both call on the government to take action to ensure the future competitiveness of the country's nuclear industry.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 2 May 2017
EU signs nuclear safety agreement with Iran
The European Commission announced yesterday it has signed the first-ever project for nuclear safety cooperation with Iran, under the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between Iran and the E3/EU+3 countries in July 2015. The project is the first of a €5.0 million ($5.4 million) action approved by the European Union in 2016 under the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation. A second project for the stress test at the Bushehr nuclear power plant is to be signed in the coming weeks.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 19 April 2017
UK plasma exhaust research receives funding
The UK's MAST Upgrade tokamak is to receive £21 million ($27 million) in funding to upgrade its plasma exhaust systems. The upgrades will allow fusion researchers to improve their understanding of plasma exhaust physics.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Fusion energy and the UK's industrial strategy
Tokamak Energy has highlighted the contribution fusion energy can make to the UK's new industrial strategy and how government policy can support its rapid development and large-scale commercial deployment. In an 'open letter' sent to
World Nuclear News
, Tokamak Energy's chief executive, David Kingham, outlined his response to the government's
Building our Industrial Strategy: Green Paper
that sets out how it proposes to build a modern, research and development-led economy for a 'global Britain'.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Nuclear needed for Europe's clean energy transition
Foratom, the European nuclear trade body, has today published a position paper on the European Commission's 'Clean Energy for All Europeans' package of measures for a clean energy transition. The organisation says the EU's aim to decarbonise the economy by more than 80% by 2050 cannot be achieved without nuclear power.
Energy & Environment
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Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Foratom calls for transitional agreements for UK
Foratom, the European nuclear trade body, has said the UK should be granted an extension of European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) provisions if new agreements have not been concluded within the two-year withdrawal period.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 4 April 2017
What’s in it for the EU?
Article 50 has been triggered and Brexit really does mean Brexit. Now begins the arduous task of negotiating the UK's divorce from the European Union, and there is one simple test the European Commission will be applying to every one of the UK government's demands, writes Tom Greatrex.
Podcasts & Features
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Tuesday, 4 April 2017
European approval for Salamanca offtake agreement
The Euratom Supply Agency, the nuclear watchdog of the European Union, has approved Berkeley Energia's offtake agreement for the sale of the first production from its Salamanca uranium mine under development in Spain. The mine is expected to enter production in late 2018.
Uranium & Fuel
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