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The Nuclear Energy Working Group's report backing the adoption of nuclear energy in Estonia has been submitted by the country's Climate Minister Kristen Michal to members of the government.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Estonian-nuclear-report-submitted-to-government-fo
The final report pf Estonia’s Working Group on Nuclear Energy has concluded that the introduction of nuclear energy would support the achievement of climate objectives, security of supply and stability of the energy system.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 05 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsestonian-working-group-assesses-nuclear-energy-potential-11411458
The Estonian government's Nuclear Energy Working Group has concluded that introducing nuclear energy to the country would help to meet climate goals and increase energy security, with small modular reactors (SMRs) deemed to be the most suitable for the country.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 04 January 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Estonian-report-backs-nuclear-s-climate-goals-pote
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, at the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Bucharest, announced US actions “to further the role of new, secure, and safe nuclear technologies in accelerating the clean energy transition”. The US State Department said in a statement. “These actions expand on Romania’s leadership role in building the first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe and in converting a former coal plant to advance nuclear energy”. The Three Seas Initiative, launched in 2016, includes Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Estonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-launched-nuclear-expediting-the-energy-transition-next-for-smr-support-11146882
Estonia's Fermi Energia has selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's (GEH's) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) for potential deployment in the Baltic country by the early 2030s. Two other SMR designs had been under consideration.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWRX-300-selected-for-Estonia-s-first-nuclear-powe