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Jeremy Gordon says that rising gas prices show that Europe can’t afford to do without nuclear

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Saturday, 18 December 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscoming-to-a-head--9329540

Nuclear fuel cycle companies are taking steps to reduce their operational carbon emissions through recent announcements. Orano is partnering with freight rail operator Fret SNCF to develop its carbon-free transport in France and Europe; UK company Nuclear Transport Solutions' rail division has launched a new locomotive design to trial the use of a low-emission renewable alternative to diesel; and in Russia, ARMZ Mining Machinery has increased the use of battery-operated machinery at its Priargunsky mining operations.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Decarbonising-nuclear-supply-chain-logistics

European industry body Foratom is hopeful that a new conversation around nuclear energy in light of the continent's gas crisis will bring the policy framework needed for it to make a major contribution to 2030 energy targets, a Moody's webinar heard.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Thursday, 04 November 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Evolution-in-EU-nuclear-debate

NIA says nuclear has saved UK more than 2.3 billion tonnes of carbon emissions Most of the UK’s existing fleet of 13 reactors, which supply about 15% of the country’s electricity, are being retired this decade. Courtesy EDF Energy. Britain’s commercial nuclear fleet has reached 2,000 terawatt hours of clean power generation – enough zero carbon electricity to power all the UK’s 29 million homes for 18.5 years, the London-based Nuclear Industry association said, as it called for new nuclear construction.

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, Scotland, for the Cop26 climate summit, the NIA said the country’s commercial nuclear reactors are the most productive low-carbon assets in British history, saving 1.4 billion tonnes of carbon emissions between them. That is higher than all UK emissions from 2018 through 2020.

Hinkley Point B in Somerset, England, and Hunterston B in North Ayrshire, Scotland, were the first of today’s fleet to come online in 1976 and were joined by six more stations, which have been powering the UK for 45 years.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-industry-calls-for-new-build-as-reactor-fleet-reaches-clean-power-milestone-11-2-2021

The UK's Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded places on a contract framework to provide specialist nuclear technical services to the Ministry of Defence.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Friday, 08 May 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmod-awards-places-on-nuclear-technical-services-framework-7912205

Shutting down the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France will lead to additional emissions of around 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year and the loss of thousands of jobs, writes Valérie Faudon, general delegate of the French Nuclear Energy Society (SFEN).

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Thursday, 05 March 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Fessenheim-closure-subverts-modern-envir

A UK nuclear submarine base has leaked liquid radioactive waste into the Gare Loch three times over the past six years, according to secret documents obtained by the UK's Channel 4 news.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsleaky-sub-base-criticised