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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,…
The Nuclear Transparency Watch network and the European Commission (DG ENER), [in coordination with ENSREG, ANCCLI and the EEB] were organising an Aarhus Convention and Nuclear (ACN) Round Table on “Implementation of the Nuclear Safety Directive: transparency, public participation, and the role of civil society in independent nuclear regulation” from 21-22 January 2025.Gabriele Mraz provided…
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…
After the reactor catastrophe in 2011, 1.3 million tons of radioactive contaminated water are stored at the Fukushima site. Japan now started to release the water into the Pacific Ocean. While a new IAEA report affirms the safety of the release, NGOs and neighboring countries China and the Pacific Island Forum protest against the measure.…
The Joint Project online symposium examined the situation of the war in Ukraine and other military and terror threats on nuclear power plants. The attacks on Zaporishia NPP shocked the world, because the unthinkable – intentional shelling of an operating NPP – actually took place. Other threats such as the cyberattacks on the Iranian NPP…