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Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear
Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear
The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.
Podcasts & Features · Friday, 4 July 2014
Vendors react to Czech cancellation
Vendors react to Czech cancellation
An announcement by Areva that it has withdrawn legal action against the Czech Republic completed a round of reactions from the three vendors that made bids to build two new reactors at Temelin.
Corporate · Tuesday, 22 April 2014
CEZ cancels Temelin expansion tender
CEZ cancels Temelin expansion tender
Czech utility CEZ has informed the participants in the tender to construct two new reactors at the Temelin nuclear power plant that it has cancelled the procurement process.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 10 April 2014
Don't impede our nuclear, V4 tells EU
Don't impede our nuclear, V4 tells EU
V4 ministers (Árvai Károly/Hungary PM)_48Leaders from four central European countries have come together to tell the European Union they feel that nuclear energy is being discriminated against, and have called for the EU to support their nuclear expansion plans.
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva continues Czech appeal
Areva has filed legal action against the Czech anti-monopoly office claiming that its decision not to allow the French reactor vendor to appeal against the disqualification of its bid to build two new units at the Temelin nuclear power plant was unlawful.
Corporate · Monday, 30 September 2013
Westinghouse bolsters Czech capabilities
Westinghouse bolsters Czech capabilities
Vitkovice Power Engineering will produce a mock-up of an AP1000 plant sub-module in the latest of a series of agreements that Westinghouse has signed with Czech companies as it seeks to build two new reactors at Temelin.
Corporate · Monday, 29 July 2013
Temelin tender decision faces delay
Temelin tender decision faces delay
Political turmoil could impact the tender process for the planned construction of two new reactors at the Czech Republic's Temelin plant. The winning bid was due to be decided in September.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Japan and V4 pledge cooperation
Japan and V4 pledge cooperation
V4+Japan (Image: Government of Japan)_48A summit meeting of the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Japan has concluded with the prime ministers promising ongoing cooperation in fields including nuclear energy.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 17 June 2013
Gift of salt for Czech research program
Gift of salt for Czech research program
A Czech nuclear research institute has received a shipment of fluoride salt from the US Department of Energy. The Řež research institute is conducting studies into the use of the salt as a coolant in high-temperature nuclear reactors.
New Nuclear · Monday, 20 May 2013
Czech Republic now HEU-free
Czech Republic now HEU-free
Czech HEU casks (NNSA) 48With the completion of the final shipment of used fuel from the research reactor at Rez to Russia, all highly enriched uranium (HEU) has now been removed from the Czech Republic.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 8 April 2013
Environmental approval for new Czech reactors
Environmental approval for new Czech reactors
The construction of two more units at the existing Temelin nuclear power plant site will not have a significant environmental impact, the Czech Republic's ministry of environment has concluded.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Application in for new Temelin units
Application in for new Temelin units
Temelin with four units 48An application to build two new reactors at the Temelin plant has been submitted to the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety by utility CEZ.
New Nuclear · Friday, 30 November 2012
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