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Watch our new video! What’s the deal with the return of nuclear power? Experts from countries with new nuclear projects explain how taxpayers are expected to shoulder the enormous costs of new reactors for decades. But who’s really behind this comeback? Poorly advised governments and the geopolitical interests of the U.S. company Westinghouse, which has…
This Joint Project Webinar took place on September 13, 2024, 2-4 PM CEST. The current hype around nuclear power plant is loud, however, silent when it comes to the issue of finance. The major barrier to new nuclear power investment is the difficulty of finding finance: It is still far too risky with huge cost…
The Joint Project organized this workshop on 18 June 2024 in Prague. The nuclear revival as it is termed by the nuclear lobby is strongly felt in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). A close look however makes clear that this high number of planned nuclear power plants is to be built by three reactor manufacturers…
A hybrid discussion event on “The green transition in Bulgaria – opportunities, benefits and false solutions. Does Bulgaria need new nuclear power facilities?” was organised in Sofia by Za Zemiata on 29 March from 09:00-17:30 CET Speakers: Find here the recording of the English translation of the event Find here the documentation of the event…
In July 2023, media reported that Ukraine has started discussions to purchase Bulgaria’s two Russian-made nuclear reactors that were foreseen for the Belene site with EU money. The Joint Project sent a letter to the European Commission to verify: We did not receive an answer, therefore we updated and re-sent the letter on 5 Feb…
An update of Patricia Lorenz’s study “Russian Grip on EU Nuclear Power” was commissioned by the Viennese Environmental Ombudsman and “Cities for a Nuclear Free Europe” (CNFE). The study analyses the European nuclear sector’s dependency on Russia. In particular, it also analyses possible EU strategies to reduce this dependency. The EU has not come any…
The plan to construct a nuclear power plant at the Danube in Bulgaria stems from the 70ies of the last century when Bulgaria was still a part of the Soviet sphere of influence.
Only recently, Bulgaria and Greece started talks about the jointly construction of NPP Kozloduy-7&8 in Bulgaria using Greek money. Read the Declaration