German Utility Chief Urges Rethink On Nuclear Phaseout Plans NucNet News, February 18, 2008 Germany risks power supply shortages if it does not press ahead with more power station projects and rethink its plan to phase out nuclear energy, the chief executive of utility EnBW Kernkraft said today. READ MORE Published Feb 19, 2008 - 11:11 AM

Environmental Report Submitted For Possible Fourth Olkiluoto Unit NucNet News, February 14, 2008 The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the possible construction of a fourth unit at Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear power plant was submitted today to the country’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy. READ MORE Published Feb 15, 2008 - 11:08 AM

IAEA Sees Nuclear Continuing As ‘Major Energy Source’ NucNet News, October 24, 2007 Nuclear energy’s prominence as a major energy source will continue over the next several decades, with output growing from 370 gigawatts (GW) in 2006 to as much as 679 GW in 2030, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. READ MORE Published Oct 26, 2007 - 12:33 PM

New European Nuclear Group ‘Essential For EU’s Common Goals’ NucNet News, October 15, 2007 Europe’s new High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management will be essential in helping the EU achieve common goals in the field of nuclear energy, European energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs has said. READ MORE Published Oct 26, 2007 - 12:31 PM

‘Major Interest’ In Cernavoda Investment, Says Nuclearelectrica NucNet News, October 17, 2007 Romanian utility Nuclearelectrica says there has been “major interest” in investment in the completion of units 3 and 4 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant with 37 companies requesting details by the 10 October 2007 deadline. READ MORE Published Oct 26, 2007 - 12:29 PM

Five European Majors File Bids For Belene Investment NucNet News, October 18, 2007 Bulgaria’s National Electric Company (NEK) says five European companies have filed preliminary bids to become strategic investors in the construction of two Russian-designed VVER-1000 reactor units at the Belene nuclear power plant. READ MORE Published Oct 26, 2007 - 12:28 PM

British Energy Shuts Down Two Units And Delays Restarts NucNet News, October 22, 2007 British Energy (BE) has shut down two reactor units and delayed the restart of another two after a planned inspection at Hartlepool-A1 in northern England revealed a problem related to a wire winding. READ MORE Published Oct 26, 2007 - 12:24 PM

Why we need our own nuclear power The Guardian Unlimited, September 23, 2007 There are two intriguing prints hanging in Jim McDonald's office: a poster for Pompeii and a watercolour of Torness power station. Artistically, there is not much to connect a Roman amphitheatre with a nuclear reactor. READ MORE Published Sep 25, 2007 - 06:31 PM

Nuclear energy to be key in low-carbon energy policy: Brussels AFP News, September 21, 2007 Nuclear power will remain a key element as the world seeks to move toward low carbon energy, the European Commission said Friday, announcing a new forum for nuclear energy research. READ MORE Published Sep 25, 2007 - 06:30 PM

New CEO To Take Over At Oskarshamn NucNet News, September 21, 2007 The chief executive officer of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden, Patric Ramberg, is to be replaced by Lars Thuring. READ MORE Published Sep 25, 2007 - 06:28 PM