nuclear energy
Romania on track to become first country with SMR nuclear power plant
25 February 2023 - Prime Minister Ciucă said the small modular reactor project with Fluor and NuScale would enable Romania to supply electricity to the region
France to extend operating life of its nuclear power plants
08 February 2023 - Breakdowns in nuclear power plants and extreme weather conditions turned France into a net power importer last year
Second unit of Krško nuclear power plant projected to come online in 2035
27 January 2023 - The second unit in the Krško nuclear power plant could be in operation in 2035, but project permits are still pending
Krško nuclear power plant to extend operation for another 20 years
18 January 2023 - The Slovenian government has issued an environmental approval to extend the operating life of the Krško nuclear power plant until 2043
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
Nuclear power makes comeback to Japan’s energy plans
24 December 2022 - Following plans to abandon nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Japan is now heading in a different direction
Simson: Up to EUR 450 billion is needed to maintain nuclear capacity in EU
15 November 2022 - Investments of about EUR 350 – 450 billion will be needed in the coming decades...
US Exim Bank to finance construction of nuclear reactors in Romania
11 November 2022 - The US Export–Import Bank said it intends to provide USD 3 billion for two additional reactors in Romania's Cernavodă nuclear power plant
Poland to build three nuclear power plants
01 November 2022 - Poland plans to build three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 9 GW by 2040. The government picked Westinghouse for the first one.
Golob: Right time for nuclear, Slovenia to decide on referendum
01 November 2022 - Slovenia is planning to increase the power generation from nuclear energy, and Croatia is also interested in joining the investment
Germany to extend operation of three nuclear power plants until April 2023
18 October 2022 - Germany is trying to ensure a stable supply of energy and lower the prices of electricity and natural gas
Romania’s Nuclearelectrica launches joint venture for small modular nuclear reactors
28 September 2022 - Nuclearelectrica and Nova Power and Gas launched RoPower Nuclear, a project firm for the development of small modular reactors in Romania
Macron: France can’t rely either on renewables or on nuclear power alone
23 September 2022 - President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated France's first offshore wind park and promised to speed up renewable energy and nuclear power projects
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
Grid stress test: Germany intends to extend operation of two nuclear plants
06 September 2022 - After performing a stress test, the German government now wants to keep two reactors in reserve this winter instead of closing them
Hungary to build Paks II nuclear power plant with Russia
31 August 2022 - Russian state-owned nuclear power company received the approval for the construction of two blocks at the Paks II nuclear power plant