About WNN
·
Subscribe
Home
·
Energy & Environment
·
New Nuclear
·
Regulation & Safety
·
Nuclear Policies
·
Corporate
·
Uranium & Fuel
·
Waste & Recycling
·
Podcasts & Features
·
Fusion
·
Country Index
About WNN
HOME
/ European Union
Trade deal opens door to EU investors
A comprehensive trade accord agreed in principle between Canada and the European Union (EU) will ease restrictions on European investment in Canada, including in the uranium mining sector.
Nuclear Policies
·
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Strike price deal for Hinkley Point C
EDF has concluded negotiations with government on the strike price for electricity generated by Hinkley Point C. The financing system will be put to the European Commission this week, said government.
New Nuclear
·
Monday, 21 October 2013
Don't impede our nuclear, V4 tells EU
Leaders from four central European countries have come together to tell the European Union they feel that nuclear energy is being discriminated against, and have called for the EU to support their nuclear expansion plans.
Nuclear Policies
·
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Utilities call for end of renewable subsidies
The heads of ten European utilities have called for an end to subsidies on wind and solar energy in order to rectify shortcomings in current EU energy policy.
Energy & Environment
·
Monday, 14 October 2013
WENRA recommends reactor vessel checks
Standardized reviews of all European reactor pressure vessels have been recommended by the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA). The call follows the discovery of inclusions at two Belgian units last year, both of which have since restarted.
Regulation & Safety
·
Friday, 30 August 2013
EU-South African extend nuclear cooperation
A new nuclear cooperation agreement struck between South Africa and the European Union (EU) will support joint nuclear research and could help open access to South Africa's uranium resources.
Nuclear Policies
·
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
EU's open secret on nuclear subsidies
A leaked draft of a European Union (EU) working paper suggesting that member countries may be allowed to directly subsidise nuclear power has prompted widespread consternation.
Nuclear Policies
·
Monday, 22 July 2013
State aid for Pallas reactor cleared
An €80 million ($105 million) state loan for the construction of a replacement for the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in the Netherlands meets EU rules, the European Commission has concluded. The Pallas reactor will take over HFR's role as a major supplier of the world's medical radioisotopes.
New Nuclear
·
Thursday, 18 July 2013
About-turn on backloading
The European Parliament has voted to freeze the auction of CO2 emissions permits in a move aimed at restoring market incentives for emissions reductions, months after it rejected a similar proposal.
Energy & Environment
·
Thursday, 4 July 2013
EU expands ambitions for regulatory role
The European Commission proposed today that European Union (EU) member states repeat comprehensive stress test safety checks at their nuclear plants every six years and ensure that radioactive releases in any accident are "practically eliminated."
Regulation & Safety
·
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Industry calls for decarbonisation focus
Europe faces a "lost decade" in low carbon development, the continent's electricity industry association Eurelectric has warned, due to signals that detract from the ultimate goals of energy policy.
Energy & Environment
·
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Backloading's back
Support for the ailing European carbon market has continued with a joint letter from nine EU member states urging another attempt to put through 'backloading' measures as well as structural reform by the middle of this year.
Energy & Environment
·
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
«
29
30
31
32
33
»
Keep me informed
Keep me informed