Activities
Limited access for the Civil Society in the COP process
COP 21 AND TRANSPARENCY Two years ago, a significant portion of civil society delegates to COP19 simply walked out. They had agreed to leave the COP19 together to denounce the perceived closeness of governments to … [Read More]
NTW supports the RICOMET’s appeal
NTW supports the RICOMET’s appeal to address social, ethical and participatory dimensions in the nuclear field NTW supports the RICOMET’s appeal “Appeal to implement Responsible Research and Innovation in Euratom nuclear research, development and … [Read More]
Aarhus hotline concerning EU financial support for lifetime extension of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors
Lifetime extension of nuclear reactors in Ukraine 12 of Ukraine’s 15 reactors were designed to finish operations before 2020. Ukraine’s national energy strategy for 2030 envisages that all of the country’s 15 nuclear reactors will … [Read More]
Participation of NTW at EESC workshop on Public participation in RWM
On 7 september, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised with active involvement from the Commission’s Joint Research centre (JRC) a workshop on public participation in the area of Radioactive Waste Management. On … [Read More]
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]
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