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Sweden's Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari has announced the launch of an investigation to abolish the country's ban on uranium mining. The move was welcomed by Australia-based Aura Energy, which hopes to extract uranium as a by-product from its 100%-owned Häggån polymetallic project in Sweden.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Sweden-moves-to-lift-uranium-mining-ban
Spanish, French and Slovakian engineering firms IDOM, Assystem and VUJE have set up the NUClear Engineering Alliance (NUCEAL) to support the development of EDF’s projects in the European Union. The joint venture was launched in Lyon, France, in the presence of French Minister for Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-edfs-european-projects-10959071
A new joint venture, known as NUCEAL, has been established by French, Spanish and Slovakian engineering firms Assystem, IDOM and VUJE to support the development of EDF's projects in the European Union and possibly in the UK.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-EDF
EDF has signed an Exclusive Cooperation Agreement with Respect Energy to develop nuclear power projects in Poland at specific sites using its Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The agreement was announced at a dedicated event organised at the French Embassy in Poland.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 20 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsedf-promotes-nuward-smr-in-poland-10530031
Polish renewable energy trader Respect Energy has signed an agreement with EDF to cooperate on the development of nuclear power projects in Poland based on France's Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) technology.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Poland-s-Respect-Energy-considers-deploying-French
France's Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) design will be the case study for a European early joint regulatory review led by the French nuclear safety regulator with the participation of the Czech and Finnish nuclear regulators, EDF has announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/European-regulators-to-cooperate-on-Nuward-licensi
Mr Lévy said the contribution of nuclear power in tackling global warming has been recognised by authoritative organisations like the International Energy Agency and the IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control).
“To put it plainly, we need nuclear,” he said and added: “For France, analysis shows that a successful pathway to carbon neutrality in 2050, while maintaining security of supply, avoiding hazardous technological choices, and containing costs, requires a robust share of nuclear capacity.”
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/new-eprs-to-help-france-meet-net-zero-goals-says-company-boss-10-1-2021
Brussels' wish for a relatively rapid decommissioning of the coal-fired power plants of European Union Member States has the potential to create huge imbalances in Bulgaria's electricity system, writes Borislav Boev, a PhD student at D A Tsenov Academy of Economics.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Nuclear-power-and-the-energy-transition
Policymakers have unreasonably and unfairly overlooked the role of nuclear energy in the fight against climate change, writes Borislav Boev, a PhD student at D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in Bulgaria.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Monday, 04 March 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Why-we-need-nuclear-power
Nuclear energy has faced serious challenges in recent years because of several factors: competition from low gas prices, subsidised renewables and slow growth in electricity demand in certain markets. But because of several powerful forces we are seeing signs that this year nuclear energy will come roaring back, writes Jarret Adams.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Five-reasons-nuclear-energy-will-rebound-in-2018