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In France, three old reactors are submitted to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Chinon-B and Gravelines 2 and 4. Both the Espoo Convention and the EIA Directive of the EU require the assessment of alternatives of a project. But no alternatives were assessed. This procedure neither presented energy production alternatives nor a long-term prognosis of…
The European Commission (EC) plans to adopt in the first quarter of 2026 a strategy to frame its policies relevant for the development and deployment of the so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMR) in Europe, envisaged in the form of a Commission Communication. A consultation was open until 4 Dec 2025. The EC gives the following…
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.