nuclear energy
US earmarks USD 275 million for SMR nuclear project in Romania
24 May 2023 - The US revealed the intention to facilitate up to USD 275 million in financing for the small modular reactor that NuScale plans in Romania
France gathers majority of EU countries in its Nuclear Alliance
19 May 2023 - The energy crisis and advances in SMR technology have boosted political support in the EU for an expansion of the nuclear power sector
Photovoltaic plant of 1 GW in connection capacity inaugurated in Turkey
03 May 2023 - The official opening was held in Turkey's Konya province of Kalyon Energy's solar power plant of 1.35 GW in peak capacity
Pro-nuclear members of G7 stress nuclear energy’s role in decarbonization
17 April 2023 - Right after Germany shut down its last reactors, the pro-nuclear countries in the G7 praised nuclear energy's potential
End of nuclear era in Germany
13 April 2023 - Germany is abandoning nuclear power – this week, the country will take the remaining three plants off the grid
Gorazd Pfeifer is new president of management board of Krško NPP
12 April 2023 - The president of the management board of the nuclear power plant is nominated by Slovenia's state-owned power utility GEN Energija
Climate change, water scarcity jeopardizing French nuclear fleet
24 March 2023 - The safety and operation of 56 existing reactors, as well as the planned ones, must be adapted to increasing climate extremes
Decarbonization, energy security impossible without nuclear energy – Hristov
03 March 2023 - Bulgaria is one of the 10 European Union member states that supported France in the initiative to form a pro-nuclear bloc
France gathers 10 fellow EU member states into pro-nuclear bloc
01 March 2023 - France has initiated closer cooperation within a group with ten more European Union member states, aiming to form a nuclear alliance
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...