Activities
The struggle of Rosatom to understand what transparency is
NTW member, journalist and activist Andrey Ozharkovsky is refused information Blog from Jan Haverkamp, 19 May 2017 When he was preparing for his speech for a group of local citizens and experts in the town … [Read More]
European Commission reports on national radioactive waste plans
On 15 May, the European Commission published its first implementation report under the radioactive waste Directive 2011/70/EURATOM on the national radioactive waste reports and programmes. The report and its two staff working documents can … [Read More]
MEPS, CEE Bankwatch and NTW call for strong application of Aarhus and Espoo conventions on life-time extension projects
CEE Bankwatch Network and Nuclear Transparency Watch with Members of Parliament asked the European Commission, as an opinion-making party of relevant international conventions, to provide leadership and express its clear support for the findings … [Read More]
Presentation of NTW activities at the joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop
Nadja Zeleznik presented NTW at the joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Environmental Mapping: Mobilising Trust in Measurements and Engaging Scientific Citizenry which took place three weeks in March 2017 at the Abdus Salam International Centre … [Read More]
How much will it really cost to decommission the ageing French nuclear fleet ?
Dr Paul Dorfman NTW Member Honorary Senior Research Associate, Energy Institute, UCL Founder, ncg Faisabilité Technique et Financière du Démantèlement des Infrastructures Nucléaires The issue of decommissioning costs is a key challenge in the nucear … [Read More]
The Espoo Convention Implementation Committee asks the UK to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station because of the government’s failure to consult with European countries.
Last year, the Espoo Convention Implementation Committee concluded that the UK had failed to meet its obligations under the Espoo Convention to discuss the possible impact of an accident at Hinkley on neighboring countries. … [Read More]
Application of the Aarhus Convention in France – Contribution of ANCCLI
France is preparing to update its triennial report on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention. This Convention deals with access to information, participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. The application … [Read More]
CONFERENCE “Public participation in the nuclear sector” – The Espoo and Aarhus conventions
30 March 2017 – European Parliament Brussels The Espoo convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary context lays down the obligation to assess the environmental impact of activities in the nuclear sector at … [Read More]
NTW response on European Commission refusal to give access to information on grounds PAKSII non-tendering
On 8 December 2016, Christiana Mauro and NTW made a request access to the documents connected to the legal assessment of infringement proceeding 2015/4231 initiated by the Commission against Hungary with regard to the public procurement … [Read More]
Germany`s nuclear repository search – From the difficulties of the public to participate
Statement from NTW member Brigitte Artmann, councilor Greens Fichtelgebirge, district of Wunsiedel There is within Germany from different sides still criticism on the operation of the Commission for the Storage of High Level Radioactive … [Read More]