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French nuclear safety authority greenlights commissioning of Flamanville power plant
After a 12-year construction delay, France’s first ‘EPR’ power plant has been approved for operation by the French nuclear safety authority (ASN). The decision will enable project owner EDF to begin loading nuclear fuel into the reactor, to produce 1,600 megawatts by the end of 2024.
read more... 13/05/2024
Estonian parliament begins preparations for nuclear power programme
Members of Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, have submitted the draft resolution which will allow preparations to begin for the adoption of nuclear energy in the country and the creation of a suitable legislative and regulatory framework.
read more... 10/05/2024
Scottish hydrogen hub approved
Scotland-based independent energy company GreenPower has received planning approval for its Argyll Hydrogen Hub, a significant step towards establishing a hydrogen production and distribution centre in Oban, Argyll and Bute.
read more... 10/05/2024
Daily (08.05.2024): European year-ahead power prices fell by 2% on Tuesday
Oil prices ended slightly down but close to equilibrium on Tuesday. The market is eagerly anticipating the possibility of a ceasefire in the Middle East, yet optimism has waned somewhat following indications that the latest proposal may have faltered. Hence, Brent crude settled at $83.16 per barrel, and WTI crude was stable at $78.38 per barrel.
read more... 08/05/2024
Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted a nuclear site licence for the Sizewell C site in eastern England, where the plan is to replicate the Hinkley Point C model of a nuclear power plant featuring two EPRs.
read more... 08/05/2024