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Dukovany NPP tender’s fallout on the World Nuclear Market: South Korea entering European Market was stopped. Westinghouse to win it all? Is EDF still out there? By Patricia Lorenz and Edvard Sequens We are in the midst of what the Friends of the Atom call Nuclear Comeback. Let’s take a look at what is really…
On 10.08.2023, the French regulator ASN’s decision on the lifetime extension of Tricastin-1, which had been taken already on 29.06.2023, was announced – and this without a transboundary EIA. This is in violation of the Espoo “Guidance on the applicability of the Convention to the lifetime extension of nuclear power plants”. In November 2025, the…
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled the European Commission’s authorization allowing Hungary to grant state aid for the construction of Paks II in September 2025. For the project to continue, the Commission most likely will conduct a new state aid notification procedure; this time round the failure of carrying out a…
Sustainability has become an important part in nuclear narratives especially over the last years. The term “sustainable” keeps appearing in names of nuclear organisations and titles of nuclear conferences. But what is meant by “sustainability” in these contexts? And, on the other hand, how is nuclear included in sustainability regimes? Do references to nuclear energy…
The Joint Project participated in the second Topical Peer Review II because fire protection is very important for nuclear safety. 2025-07: Find here our report on the participaton in the TPR II. 2025-06-18: Last Stakeholder Meeting The 2nd (and last) stakeholder meeting took place on 18 June 2025. Results of the TPR II were presented,…
Za Zemiata organized a discussion on the planned NPP projects Kozloduy 7&8. Three Bulgarian experts presented a comprehensive critique of the plans for the expansion of nuclear energy in Bulgaria, highlighting the technical, economic and management problems related to the project, as well as offering alternative solutions for the energy transition. More information and presentations
In the course of planning for two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being carried out. This SEA is focussing on site selection. We demand that the SEA includes a proof of safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, an assessment of alternative options to produce electricity,…
Vattenfall intends to build a new NPP with two big or three to five smaller reactors (SMR), with a total output of 2,800 MWe, in Varberg at the Ringhals nuclear site. An Environmental Impact Assessment started with the scoping phase. The Joint Project submitted a statement that was signed by six European NGOs.
At the nuclear site of Khmelnitsky, two new reactors are foreseen by Ukraine (KhNPP 5&6). Two reactors are already in operation at the site (KhNPP 1&2), and for two other reactors construction was stopped (KhNPP 3&4). An Environmental Impact Assessment is being conducted in spring 2025. The Joint Project participated and submitted a statement that…
The PINC is required under Article 40 of the Euratom Treaty and should provide an overview of nuclear development and investment trends in the EU. In spring 2025, the draft PINC was open for consultation, and the Joint Project submitted a statement. In this statement, we called for a realistic assessment of the role of…