Austria sues EU executive over green label for gas, nuclear
October 10, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government said Monday it has filed a legal complaint with the European Union's top court over plans by the bloc's executive branch to label natural gas and nuclear power generation as sustainable energies.
Youngkin plan calls for reevaluating major clean energy law
October 3, 2022 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin called Monday for expanding nuclear power generation in Virginia, reevaluating a recent clean energy law celebrated by environmentalists, and restoring greater authority to state regulators who oversee the state's powerful utilities.
Swedish utility mulls building new small nuclear reactors
June 28, 2022 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish power utility Vattenfall said Tuesday it is considering building at least two new small nuclear reactors to deal with a projected rise in electricity consumption over the coming decades.
Czech Republic opens tender for new nuclear reactor
March 17, 2022 GMTPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic launched a tender on Thursday to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear plant as the country aims to increase nuclear power generation.
Nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany, protests likely
November 2, 2020 GMTBERLIN (AP) — A shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste arrived Monday at a port in northern Germany, and authorities were braced for likely protests as it is transported across the country to a storage site...