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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia (ISAMZ) set out for Ukraine on the evening of 29 August to ensure nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). Earlier that day IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote on his Twitter page: "The IAEA support and assistance mission is already on its way to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. I am proud to be leading this mission, which will arrive at the ZNPP later this week.” He added that "it is necessary to protect the security of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear facility”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-team-sets-out-to-zaporizhzhya-npp-in-ukraine-9964014
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
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on 2 July that the recent detection of slightly elevated levels of radioisotopes in northern Europe is likely related to a nuclear reactor that is either operating or undergoing maintenance, when very low radioactive releases can occur. The geographical origin of the release has not yet been determined.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reports-on-elevated-radiation-levels-in-northern-europe-8013677
The nonbinding advisory opinion from advocate general Gerland Hogan recommended that the European Court of Justice uphold a lower court decision to dismiss a complaint alleging unfair government funding of Hinkley Point C.
“It is clear that the development of nuclear power is, as reflected in the Euratom Treaty, a clearly defined objective of EU law,” Mr Hogan wrote.
The Court of Justice is not required to follow the advice in advisory opinions, but it does some 80% of the time.
Austria in 2015 challenged the European Commission’s decision to back the UK measures, after a number of agreed changes. Austria lost in 2018 and appealed one last time.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 09 May 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/austria-s-bid-to-block-uk-nuclear-project-suffers-court-setback-5-5-2020