Hungary has issued a major permit to expand its only Russian-led nuclear power plant, strengthening the country’s energy ties with Moscow even as European Union counterparts try to distance themselves from the invasion of Ukraine. The National Atomic Energy Agency has issued an “installation permit” for the construction of a fifth and sixth nuclear reactor […]
Tag: Nuclear energy
Tokyo wants to accelerate the recovery of the nuclear power sector
The Japanese government plans to give a major boost to the revival of the nuclear power sector, a controversial sector that weakened in the country after the 2011 Fukushima disaster but has now returned to the spotlight due to major energy tensions worldwide. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced today that he will begin consultation […]
Germany: Minister of Economy ruled out the possibility of extending the operation of the three nuclear power plants
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck today ruled out extending the life of the three remaining nuclear power plants to save gas, arguing that the savings would amount to, at most, 2% of the country’s gas use. . This percentage is not enough to reopen the public debate on ending the use of nuclear energy, given […]
Germany: Hambeck rules out nuclear power plants to save gas
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck ruled out extending the life of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants to save gas, saying it would save no more than 2 percent of gas use, Reuters reported. That saving is not enough to make it worth reopening the debate on exiting nuclear power, given the consensus on […]
Zelensky calls on the UN to guarantee the safety of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, receiving UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv today, called on the United Nations to “guarantee the safety” of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The facilities at the nuclear power plant have been occupied by the Russian military and have recently been the target of bombings. In his Telegram post, the […]
Germany will continue to operate the country’s last three nuclear plants
Germany plans to delay the shutdown of the country’s last three nuclear power plants as it prepares for possible power shortages this winter after Russia cut gas supplies to the country, German government officials said, the WSJ reports. Although temporary, the move is the first departure from a policy that began in the early 2000s […]
Ukraine: New bombings at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Fresh artillery shelling today targeted the perimeter of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, a pro-Russian official of the occupation forces said, blaming Kiev forces for the shelling. “(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky’s fighters bombed the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant again,” Vladimir Rogov, a member of the occupation administration installed by the Russians in that […]
USA – Iran: Now or never for the ‘nuclear’ agreement, after the presentation of the European plan
The US and Iran have a few weeks to decide whether they want to revive the 2015 deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, as European Union diplomats unveiled their final draft, which includes a major expansion of Iranian oil exports to international markets. in exchange for the return of the Iranians to the provisions of the […]
Germany’s religious war over nuclear – and who will win
By Andreas Kluth It is becoming difficult to measure Germany’s “outputs”. I am talking about those related to nuclear energy. Let’s see them. I think we are now between three and four, but closer to four. Nuclear exit number 1 started in 2000. The government then consisted of the centre-left Social Democrats and the Greens. […]
Councilor Zelensky: Germany should keep its nuclear plants in operation
Mykhailo Podoliak, a top adviser to Ukraine’s president, has urged Germany to keep its nuclear plants operating as Russia continues to cut gas flows to Europe, according to Bloomberg, citing Germany’s Tagesspiegel. “We urgently need to use everything we have to create a new energy map for Europe as soon as possible to stop funding […]
