Belgium’s nuclear regulator gave a provisional green light on Monday to extend the life of two of the country’s nuclear power reactors and urged the government to make a final decision on the issue in the first quarter of 2022.
read more... 19/01/2022
France's Flamanville 3 reactor will cost 300 million euros more than forecast and fuel loading is being pushed back by up to six months, EDF said on Wednesday, in the latest setback for a project already running more than a decade late.
read more... 13/01/2022
Utility firm EDF has announced that it will be winding down operations at Hunterston B, one of the UK’s most productive nuclear power stations, after cracks were found in the core of its reactors.
read more... 10/01/2022
German reactors at Grohnde, Brokdorf and Gundremmingen with a combined capacity of 4.2 GW are to end production on Dec. 31, with the units to be disconnected from the grid during the evening, transparency data shows.
read more... 31/12/2021
Crude oil prices strengthened on Tuesday, as concerns related to Omicron continued to dissipate, amid news that CDC health authorities halved the isolation period for those infected from ten to five days. Hence, both Brent oil and WTI crude increased by around 0.5% to $78.94 a barrel and $75.98 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 29/12/2021