TAG: Nuclear power
The EU got its first climate report card. It’s not good
Now’s not the time for Green Deal fatigue. In fact, Europe must accelerate its efforts. That’s the b...
8 months ago
Nuclear power to generate a quarter of electricity under UK plans
The U.K. government wants nuclear power to meet a quarter of electricity demand by 2050, under plans...
8 months ago
UK energy bills could rise under government plans to fund nuclear
LONDON — The U.K. government is mulling plans which would hike household energy bills to help pay for a new nuclear energy plant.Ministers are considering tweaking the funding deal for Sizewell C, a proposed £20 billion nuclear plant in Suffolk, as they s...
6 months ago
In historic shift, Bulgaria seeks US help to escape Russia’s nuclear grasp
Russia is losing control over Bulgaria's power grid to the last country it wants to see in Europe's lucrative energy market: the U.S.Bulgaria, which built its only nuclear power station with Soviet Union support almost 60 years ago, is now waiting on new...
6 months ago
Putin bombards Ukraine but US tells Kyiv to stop targeting Russian oil
KYIV — Russia launched a huge barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, leaving several cities without electricity and damaging the Dnipro hydropower plant, Ukraine's biggest dam.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s...
6 months ago
Hungary’s new gas deal fuels Russia fears
Turkey's landmark gas deal with Hungary is giving Budapest a much-needed energy lifeline — but may be opening a new backdoor for Russia to re-establish its grip on Europe's power systems, analysts warn.Hungary has been searching for new gas sources as it...
6 months ago
Drone strikes hit Russia-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was targeted in drone attacks, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Sunday.Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) present at the power station — which has been under Russian occupati...
6 months ago
Expect Russia to do ‘whatever possible’ to reassert influence in Bulgaria, outgoing PM warns
Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov spent his mandate trying to boot out the Russians, and has no doubt that Moscow will redouble efforts to recover its influence now his administration has collapsed. Denkov, who stepped down on Tuesday, tol...
6 months ago
When the water runs dry: Why France is freaking out over a tiny Swiss dam
GENEVA — At the western edge of Lake Geneva, where the mighty Rhône river squeezes through a narrow dam, a blunder of French diplomacy is carved into stone for all to see. The inscription, mounted on the walls of an old industrial building, commemorates t...
4 months ago
Teresa Ribera faces nuclear hurdle to running EU green policy
BRUSSELS — On paper, the European Union’s leading candidate to guide green policy for the next five years has it all: decades of experience, endless high-profile contacts and a shining reputation. There’s just one problem: Teresa Ribera is a hardened nucl...
2 months ago
Russia sets Ukrainian nuclear power plant on fire, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia has started a fire on the grounds of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe.It comes as the war between the two countries enters a new phase, with Ukraine o...
2 months ago
Ukraine’s plan to buy Russian-made nuclear reactors sparks uproar
Ukraine's government is fighting off growing opposition to a multimillion-dollar scheme to buy mothballed nuclear reactors, facing accusations that officials are opening the door to corruption just as they push to clean up the country’s energy sector.The...
2 months ago
Safety deteriorating at Ukraine nuclear plant after drone strike, IAEA warns
Safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned following a drone strike near the facility, Europe's largest nuclear plant.The drone struck about 100 meters from the Dniprovska po...
1 month ago
Ukraine to Belarus: Pull back from the border or risk ‘tragic mistakes’
Belarus must pull its troops back from the Ukrainian border and "cease unfriendly actions" or risk becoming further embroiled in the war, Kyiv warned in a statement issued late Sunday."We warn Belarusian officials not to make tragic mistakes for their cou...
1 month ago