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PRESS RELEASE – Coalition of NGOs and Members of the European Parliament sends open letter with concerns for nuclear safety system in France
PRESS RELEASE 20 March 2023 Coalition of NGOs and Members of the European Parliament sends open letter with concerns for nuclear safety system in France The nuclear watchdog organisation Nuclear Transparency Watch … [Read More]
NTW subscribes to ANCCLI’s position regarding IRSN dismantling project by the French government
Today, Monday 13 March is an important date in the evolution of the IRSN dismantling project decided by the French government early February, in fact IRSN more united than ever is demonstrating again today … [Read More]
Sad news for NTW
Dear friends and colleagues, Today we are sad to inform you that Gilles Hériard-Dubreuil, Secretary and NTW founding member, has passed away after 6 month of courageous struggle with a serious disease. Many of … [Read More]
Letter including reference to new UK legislation, published in Cumbrian newspapers by Tim Knowles
Here is the letter including reference to new UK legislation, published in Cumbrian newspapers by NTW member Tim Knowles the 19 February 2023: “Sir, As predicted the investment bonanzas forecast by our politicians over … [Read More]
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]
Evaluation of Czech national programme on radioactive waste and spent fuel management: NTW calls for proper public discussion and participation
On 28.06.2017, a public hearing is held in Prague in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure on the Update of the National Programme on Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management, and the Evaluation … [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]
Opinion on NGO participation in the ENEF conference in Bratislava
Opinion column of Philip Kearney Together with three otherNuclear Transparency Watch colleagues I attended the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) conference in Bratislava on October 3-4. This opinion piece is anevaluation of the the … [Read More]
EURATOM: the nuclear exception
An opinion column of Bender Javor, Member of the European Parliament and member of NTW Last week the European Commission made a decision on one of its investigations related to the new Nuclear Power Plant, Paks … [Read More]