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Austria to sue EC over Paks 'state aid' approval
Austria to sue EC over Paks 'state aid' approval
Austria plans to sue the European Commission for allowing Hungary to expand its Paks nuclear power plant, Austrian Sustainability Minister Elisabeth Köstinger said yesterday. In a statement by the Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, Köstinger said: "It is a wrong signal if the European Commission classifies subsidies for the construction of nuclear power plants as harmless to energy policy."
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 23 January 2018
UK offers early engagement on nuclear safeguards
UK offers early engagement on nuclear safeguards
The UK government has published initial pre-consultation draft versions of the Nuclear Safeguards Regulations to enable early engagement with Parliament, industry and other stakeholders. The draft regulations, which the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published on 19 January, set out the nuclear safeguards regime for the UK and the powers of the BEIS secretary of state to make regulations under the Nuclear Safeguards Bill.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 22 January 2018
Watershed year ahead for US nuclear industry
Watershed year ahead for US nuclear industry
This may be a "watershed" year for the US nuclear industry, which must maintain a strong domestic sector by keeping its reactors operating but must also demonstrate it can build new plants, while paving the way for advanced reactors, the Nuclear Energy Institute's John Kotek told the US Energy Association's State of the Energy Forum on 18 January.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 22 January 2018
Russia and Sri Lanka plan nuclear energy cooperation
Russia and Sri Lanka plan nuclear energy cooperation
Russia and Sri Lanka have held talks this week on establishing cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nikolay Spassky, deputy director general of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, met with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Susil Premajayantha, respectively Sri Lanka's minister of power and renewable energy and minister of science, technology and research, on 16-17 January.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 19 January 2018
Lift nuclear ban, MCA tells Australian government
Lift nuclear ban, MCA tells Australian government
The Minerals Council of Australia has repeated its call for the Australian government to lift a ban on the development of nuclear power. Australia must reform its taxation, industrial relations, environmental and energy policies to shield the nation from future economic downturn and deliver stronger economic growth, the council said in its pre-Budget submission to the federal government.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 15 January 2018
UK parliament briefed on Euratom exit strategy
UK parliament briefed on Euratom exit strategy
The UK government aims to maintain as many of the benefits the country has enjoyed from its membership of the European Atomic Energy Community since joining the EU and Euratom in 1973 through a "close and effective association" in the future, Greg Clark, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy told Parliament yesterday. The UK will exit Euratom at the same time as withdrawing from the EU, on 29 March 2019.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 12 January 2018
France and China to enhance nuclear energy cooperation
France and China to enhance nuclear energy cooperation
Cooperation on nuclear power technology is to be expanded between China General Nuclear and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission under an agreement signed yesterday in Beijing. New Areva and China National Nuclear Corporation have also agreed to work towards signing a contract for the construction of a used fuel processing and recycling facility in China.
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 10 January 2018
FERC starts new grid resilience proceeding
FERC starts new grid resilience proceeding
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday terminated proceedings on Energy Secretary Rick Perry's proposed rulemaking on grid resilience and reliability, which would have recognised the attributes of generation sources able to store fuel on site. FERC has instead launched a new proceeding to "holistically" examine the resilience of the system.
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Russian law increases Rosatom's political authority
Russian law increases Rosatom's political authority
The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, has approved amendments to the law governing Rosatom, which give the state nuclear corporation's supervisory board the power to approve the development and financing of nuclear power projects. The law was presented by Alexey Dmitrienko, a member of the Federation Council's economic policy committee, on 26 December.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 28 December 2017
New Jersey committees pass bill supporting nuclear
New Jersey committees pass bill supporting nuclear
A bill that would recognise the environmental and fuel diversity attributes of New Jersey's nuclear power plants has been approved by House and Senate utility committees and will now go forward to the full legislative body.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 22 December 2017
Brexit talks can now turn to trade, says government official
Brexit talks can now turn to trade, says government official
The day before British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed a deal to complete the first phase of Brexit negotiations, a senior civil servant assured the nuclear industry that the British government aimed to achieve a smooth departure from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). Meanwhile, European electricity association Eurelectric has outlined the objectives it says are needed for a "sound Brexit transition".
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 19 December 2017
Dominion Energy's Millstone plant 'profitable to 2035'
Dominion Energy's Millstone plant 'profitable to 2035'
A report prepared for Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and its Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has found that Dominion Energy's Millstone nuclear power plant is likely to operate profitably from the early 2020s to the mid-2030s, even under harsh market and operating cost assumptions.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 18 December 2017
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