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Slovenia adopts new spatial strategy to pave way for nuclear reactors, SMRs
05 July 2023 - Slovenia has adopted a new spatial planning strategy until 2050, which allows for building small modular reactors and expanding the Krško nuclear power plant
Belgium set to extend operating life of two nuclear reactors
30 June 2023 - Engie and the Belgian government have agreed terms of extending the operating life of the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear reactors
Small modular reactors seen with 2% share of global electricity supply in 2043
29 June 2023 - The next decade will be the one of establishment for small modular reactors, with early demonstration units built – IDTechEx's new outlook
Second unit of Slovenia’s Krško nuclear power plant to cost up to EUR 11 billion
27 June 2023 - Slovenia is speeding up the JEK2 nuclear project in Krško, aiming to complete it by 2037, Prime Minister Robert Golob said
Sweden paves way for new nuclear capacity by dropping 100% renewables target
26 June 2023 - Sweden has changed its electricity mix target from “100% renewable” to “100% fossil-free”
Bulgaria moves to install new nuclear reactor at Kozloduy plant
19 June 2023 - US-based Westinghouse Electric Company will supply an AP1000 nuclear reactor for the Kozloduy power plant in Bulgaria
Nuclearelectrica inks deal on SMR nuclear plant deployment in Romania, region
19 June 2023 - The memorandum envisages installing US-developed SMR plants at a former coal power plant in Romania and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe
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
EU presents proposals for electricity market design reform
14 March 2023 - The revision to the electricity market design is aimed at switching away from short-term markets, boosting electrification and renewables and protecting consumers
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 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
Turkey presents energy, hydrogen strategies to meet 2053 net zero target
25 January 2023 - Minister Fatih Dönmez said the share of renewables in primary energy consumption would reach 23.7% in 2035
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