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EC says plans to operate Doel-4 and Tihange-3 for 10 more years might not be compatible with rules on public support

Source: Nucnet
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/european-commission-to-open-in-depth-investigation-into-state-aid-for-nuclear-extensions-7-3-2024

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into whether the support for the lifetime extension of two of Belgium's nuclear power reactors is in line with its rules on acceptable state aid.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EU-investigating-Belgian-nuclear-extension-financi

Many want Doel-4 and Tihange-3 to operate for 20 more years

Source: Nucnet
Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/poll-shows-high-level-of-support-for-lifetime-extensions-and-small-modular-reactors-6-4-2024

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission should address potential impacts of climate change–related hazards during the licensing process for nuclear power plants, the Government Accountability Office has recommended.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Saturday, 13 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NRC-should-assess-risks-from-climate-change,-repor

Leader backs calls for European Investment Bank to be ‘technology agnostic’, which means it could back reactor projects

Source: Nucnet
Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/industry-needs-global-interconnections-for-new-reactors-says-belgium-s-prime-minister-3-3-2024

Professor Tim Tinsley outlines how material extracted from the UK's legacy nuclear material is being used in pioneering cancer treatments and for powering future space missions - and considers whether long-term disposal plans now need to take into account the current and potential future value in the material.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-How-nuclear-waste-can-save-lives-(and-powe

World leaders gathered in Brussels at the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Summit was the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on the topic of nuclear energy. It followed inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stocktake agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December 2023 and the launch of the IAEA’s Atoms4NetZero initiative.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-energy-summit-attracts-world-leaders-11632691

As well as preparing to issue a Request for Proposals for 2500 MW of new nuclear "this calendar year", the Nuclear Energy Summit was told that South Africa is developing its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor technology and "deserves the opportunity to implement the complete nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful uses".

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/South-Africa-aims-to-be-global-supplier-of-HTR-fue

European Commission president calls for discipline from sector and outlines key tasks ahead

Source: Nucnet
Date: Saturday, 23 March 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/von-der-leyen-backs-nuclear-but-warns-future-of-industry-is-hardly-guaranteed-3-5-2024

Alongside the declaration adopted by governments at the inaugural Nuclear Energy Summit, held in Brussels on 21 March, global nuclear industry associations have set out the industry's commitment to supporting government objectives to expand nuclear energy capacity worldwide to achieve climate and energy security goals.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Friday, 22 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Industry-ready-to-help-deliver-governmental-nuclea

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