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Joint Project Webinar: Upcoming Turning Points in Nuclear Waste Management
ZOOM Webinar on 8 June, 2-4 PM CEST:Upcoming Turning Points in Nuclear Waste Management 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 nuclear waste management, but also EU taxonomy rules. The consultation is open until 19 June 2026. Presentations and…
France conducts EIA for lifetime extension of 900 MW reactor fleet
In France, six old reactors have already been submitted to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Chinon-B, Gravelines 2 and 4 and Bugey-3, Tricastin-3&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…
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…