Nuclear Transparency Watch is a European network that promotes a citizen watch on nuclear safety and transparency. The network was launched in 2013 after a call of Members of the European Parliament from different political origins. Nuclear Transparency Watch looks at all activities of the nuclear cycle, including: outsourcing, policies for plant life-time extension, emergency preparedness and liability issues, costs of nuclear safety and radioactive waste management.
Activities
Open letter on Public Participation for Nuclear Energy in the European Taxonomy
After the open letter sent by Nuclear Transparency Watch the 20th of July 2021 in the context of the debates around Nuclear Energy and European Taxonomy – see article – an answer was given … [Read More]
Participation of NTW regarding the Lifetime extension of the Loviisa’s Nuclear Power Plant (Finland)
Loviisa nuclear power plant, Finland Participation of NTW regarding the Lifetime extension of the Loviisa’s Nuclear Power Plant (Finland) … [Read More]
Documentation
Chernobyl heritage and the E40 trans-Europe waterway
On April, 23rd 2020, The ACRO (the French “Association pour le Contrôle de la Radioactivité dans l’Ouest”) posted an article untitled “Chernobyl heritage and the E40 trans-Europe waterway”. The introduction was the following: “The E40 … [Read More]
Joint Project Nuclear Waste Report v3_1
Gabriele Mraz, December 2019 In the Joint Project, European NGOs and research institutions cooperate since 2003 on safe and sustainable energy issues with a focus on nuclear policies in Central and Eastern Europe. One … [Read More]
Media
NTW and EEB leave European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) and call for its termination
On 28 November, Nuclear Transparency Watch (NTW) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) informed the European Council and the European Commission of their decision to suspend cooperation with and participation in the European … [Read More]
Controversial amendments of Nuclear Energy Act: The Hungarian government silently backed off, but independent nuclear oversight is still in peril
The Hungarian government furtively withdrew the two most controversial changes of the Nuclear Energy Act. These amendments passed in December 2016 allowed the government to bypass with a simple decree the valid permits of … [Read More]