Activities
Recent developments on Paks2
by Benedek Jávor A new nuclear power plant with two blocks from Rosatom (VVER1200) is planned as an addition to the existing four-block nuclear power plant, Paks-1 that currently generates some 40% of the … [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
Round table in Ukraine on nuclear emergency preparedness and response
The fifth NTW round-table on emergency preparedness and response has taken place in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January, 26th. All materials are available on the website of Mama86, member of NTW and organizer of this … [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]
E-track: public participation in radioactive waste management
European Commission E-Track open seminar on public participation The European Commission has started an effort called E-Track (Energy – Transparency Centre of Knowledge) for the promotion and enhancement of public participation in the implementation … [Read More]
Update: export of spent fuel from the Hungarian reactor Paks 2 to Russia
Nuclear Transparency Watch has been warning for over a year about planned export of nuclear spent fuel from the Hungarian power plant Paks to the Russian reprocessing center Mayak. Although the Commission was aware … [Read More]
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