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Joint Project Webinar: Nuclear Waste Directive Under Review
ZOOM Webinar on 8 June, 2-4 PM CEST:Upcoming Possible Changes in the Nuclear Waste Management in the EU – Directive Under Review Currently, the European Commission invites opinions in preparation of the revision of the Nuclear Waste Directive 2011/70/Euratom which is key not only for radwaste management, but also EU taxonomy rules. The consultation is…
Sweden plans new NPP at Ringhals
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. In April…
Another Paris Fall-out: The EU SMR Strategy
And, voilà, the nuclear fairy tale continues. The European Commission presented its strategy for the Small Modular Reactors as a Communication, i.e. the Commission’s opinion with zero legal content. “Our goal is simple: we want this new technology to be ready for use in Europe by the early 2030s,” said von der Leyen. For those…