Russian troops invading Ukraine approached, Wednesday, March 2, the largest power plant in Europe, that of Zaporijjia, located in the center of the country. Never has a war taken place in a nuclearized country. An unprecedented threat, which prompted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to convene an emergency meeting of the Board of Governors … Read more
Doha: The President of Iran has arrived in Qatar after a gap of 11 years. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi at Doha Hamad International Airport. This is Ibrahim Raisi’s first visit to the Gulf country since taking office as President of Iran. The two countries signed agreements … Read more
The cost of building a program of six new-generation EPR2 nuclear reactors is estimated at 51.7 billion euros, excluding financing costs, to which 4.6 billion would be added in the event of difficulty in implementation, indicates a government audit published on Friday 18 February. → READ. Emmanuel Macron advocates the “nuclear renaissance” The commissioning of … Read more
Less controversial than highly radioactive waste, very low level (VLL) waste is no less problematic. Although they represent only 0.0001% of the total radioactivity of French nuclear waste, they still constitute 31% of their total volume. Two decrees published in mid-February in Official newspaper tackled the problem: no more storage centers, some VLL waste can … Read more
51.7 billion euros: this is the price of the program of six EPR2 reactors, excluding financing costs, according to the report published by the government on Friday February 18, on the basis of two external audits. “A robust estimate of a median scenario”, is it written. The authors are nonetheless cautious, given the slippages observed … Read more
Published on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 02:10 Through Sudinfo with Belga A Russian destroyer chased a US nuclear submarine off the Kuril Islands in Russian territorial waters, Moscow said on Saturday, an accusation denied by the US military. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the vessel of the Russian Pacific Fleet “Marshal Shaposhnikov” broadcast … Read more
Published on : 06/01/2022 – 08:15 The decision unsurprisingly sparked an outcry last week. The European Commission has therefore made room for nuclear and gas in its “green taxonomy”. European jargon for the list of activities eligible for new European green investments. Environmentalists deplore a very unwelcome signal from the continent which wanted to be … Read more
This is not really a surprise, apart from its date and time of publication: December 31, shortly before midnight … As it seemed acquired for weeks, Brussels unveiled just before the end of 2021 its green labeling project which aims to facilitate the financing conditions of installations contributing to the fight against climate change. Unsurprisingly, … Read more