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THE FEDERAL NUCLEAR KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
OR HOW TO UNDERMINE NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY When Belgium decided in 2003 that it wanted to change direction towards a clean energy future and phase out its nuclear fleet after 40 years of operation, it … [Read More]
Speeches made by NTW’s members at the third ENSREG conference
On 29-30 June 2015, the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) has organised its third conference on nuclear safety, which took place at the European Commission in Brussels. The role of ENSREG is to help … [Read More]
MEPs and NGOs contest EU financial support for lifetime extension of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors
27 Members of the European Parliament have signed a joint letter warning the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Euratom to suspend the loan proceedings for nuclear units lifetime extension until a … [Read More]
ANCCLI recommends that ASN appoints an ad hoc pluralistic group of experts
EXAMINATION OF THE CASE CONCERNING THE QUALIFICATION OF THE FLAMANVILLE EPR REACTOR VESSEL Press release by ANCCLI On 7 April 2015, the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has released first information about the manufacturing … [Read More]
NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY WATCH WARNS BELGIAN MINISTER TO RESPECT TRANSPARENCY LAWS IN LIFETIME EXTENSION OF DOEL 1 & 2 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
The European watchdog organisation Nuclear Transparency Watch(NTW) warned today the Belgian federal minister of Energy Marie-Christine Marghem, that her legislative proposal to extend the lifetime of the 40 years old Doel 1 and Doel … [Read More]
UK Nuclear Subsidies: in between safety flaws and legal challenges
By Paul Dorfman The UK new nuclear deal The UK government has guaranteed EDF, the French nuclear corporation, an index-linked price of £92.50 – twice the current market price of electricity – for each … [Read More]
NTW PUBLISHES ITS ONE-YEAR INVESTIGATION ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN EUROPE
The current challenges with regard to nuclear safety from the civil society point of view In the post-Fukushima era, one of the first steps of Nuclear Transparency Watch (NTW) was to establish a working … [Read More]
EUROPE IS UNPREPARED FOR FUKUSHIMA-LEVEL ACCIDENT
Brussels, 11 March 2015 –The Fukushima nuclear disaster began four years ago. Although it was initiated by the great earthquake of East Japan and the tsunami that followed, responsible institutions have failed in recognizing … [Read More]
Belarus: still no information freedom
NTW forwards a call for international support from Belarus NGOs published in December: The Belarusian powers started to "turn off" all known independent Internet mass-media in the country. The official reason is "to prevent … [Read More]
Press release: ”Nuclear emergency plans: an unacceptable inefficiency kept secret”
A week ago, a journalist of the German newspaper TAZ revealed that a nuclear emergency exercise has taken place on September 17th, 2013, figuring an accident at the German nuclear plant Emsland. The outcomes … [Read More]