Cost overruns, delays, lack of coordination, diffused responsibilities and poor priority setting are among a list of defects in nuclear decommissioning programs in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia identified in a resolution passed by a European Parliament committee.

Rosatom is considering taking a stake in the joint venture proposing to build and operate a new nuclear power station at Slovakia's Bohunice site.

The European Court of Auditors has called for a more "effective, efficient and economical" use of financial contributions from the European Union (EU) towards the decommissioning of power reactors in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia.

Tournigan Energy is acquiring uranium assets in Sweden and Finland, has forged an alliance to advance work on its Slovakian interests and announced a name change.