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EOn to spin off nuclear assets to Uniper
EOn to spin off nuclear assets to Uniper
Uniper will be the name of the non-renewable company to spin off from EOn. The name means 'Unique Performance' and the company will own stakes in 17 operating reactors across Germany and Sweden.
Corporate · Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Areva looks to consolidate German activities
Areva looks to consolidate German activities
Areva's German subsidiary, Areva GmbH, has announced plans to consolidate its activities. The move, in response to Germany's changing nuclear power market, would result in the closure of its engineering services facility in Offenbach.
Corporate · Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Westinghouse, Hochtief partner on decommissioning services
Westinghouse, Hochtief partner on decommissioning services
Neckarwestheim 48Westinghouse and German construction company Hochtief AG have teamed up to offer decommissioning, decontamination and remediation services for Germany's nuclear power plants.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 27 March 2015
Jülich pilot reactor vessel removed
Jülich pilot reactor vessel removed
Julich reactor vessel removal 48.JPGMammoet has removed the reactor vessel from a pilot nuclear reactor in Jülich, Germany, marking an important milestone in the decommissioning of the facility.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 10 February 2015
EnBW joins legal fight over German nuclear
EnBW joins legal fight over German nuclear
EnBW will sue its 46% owner, the state of Baden-Württemberg, as well as the German federal government, over the unlawful shutdown of two reactors in 2011.
Corporate · Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Vattenfall sues Germany over phase-out policy
Vattenfall sues Germany over phase-out policy
Swedish utility Vattenfall is suing Germany at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over the closure of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Thursday, 16 October 2014
Areva wins service contracts
Areva wins service contracts
Kozloduy_turbine_hall_(Kozloduy_NPP)_48A recent flurry of contracts will see Areva provide reactor services to units in Bulgaria, Switzerland and Germany, including a power uprate at Bulgaria's Kozloduy plant.
Corporate · Wednesday, 11 June 2014
G7 names nuclear as energy security asset
G7 names nuclear as energy security asset
The G7 group of industrialised nations has focused on energy security, prioritising low-carbon sources including nuclear power for deployment in an effort to establish resilient low-carbon power systems.
Energy & Environment · Wednesday, 7 May 2014
€2.2 billion owed to German nuclear utilities
€2.2 billion owed to German nuclear utilities
Germany should immediately refund some €2.2 billion in nuclear fuel taxes collected from EOn and RWE, pending final decisions on the tax from either the Federal Constitutional Court or the European Court of Justice.
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 15 April 2014
German law limits renewable growth
German law limits renewable growth
A new law approved by the German cabinet aims to keep down the costs and slow down the rate of growth of renewable energy as the country continues with its energy transition.
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Nuclear tax robs seven months from German plant
Nuclear tax robs seven months from German plant
The Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant will close seven months early, said EOn, claiming the government tax on nuclear fuel makes its final period of operation uneconomic.
Corporate · Friday, 28 March 2014
Coal taints Germany's energy mix
Coal taints Germany's energy mix
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, 1990 - Forecast 2013 (UBA) 66x48Germany increased its carbon dioxide emissions for the second year in a row due to its Energiewende policies and the effects of global fuel markets.
Energy & Environment · Wednesday, 12 March 2014
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