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NPP Paks site: risk of flooding?
Heavy rainfall brought by storm “Boris” has left devastating marks on central Europe in September 2024. The storm caused extreme flooding, and the region around the Paks nuclear power plant in central Hungary was also affected by high water levels. Expert Oda Becker reviewed the flood risk for Paks. She concluded that even though the…
SEA for Slovakia’s nuclear waste management programme
The Slovak Republic amends its nuclear waste management programme and conducts a transboundary Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for this amendment. We welcome that the updated programme is subjected to a SEA (other EU member states refused a SEA on their programmes). Our statement on the SEA documents can be downloaded here.
Nuclear Power Comeback: A Costly Revival?
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…