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Hybrid event on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

🚨Check out Nuclear Transparency Watch latest video on an hybrid event dedicated to cross-cutting views on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)☢️:

Thanks to Alexis Geisler-Roblin who moderated this event, complementary contributions were shared by speakers from the French 🇫🇷 national agency for radioactive waste management l’ANDRA, from the new French 🇫🇷 regulator and technical support organisation l’ASNR, from the environmental NGO – member of NTW – Friends of the Earth Estonia 🇪🇪 and from the NGO based in the USA 🇺🇸 Nuclear Information and Resource Service.
The event address key questions such as perspectives on projects, waste management or regulations aspects. You will find below the presentations provided by the 4 speakers:
SMRs globally and in Estonia by Madis Vasser (FoE Estonia)
SMRs and waste in France by Virgine Wasselin (ANDRA)
Adaption to the regulatory framework in France by Philippe Dupuy (ASNR)
👉 for more info from ASNR on this click here (only in French for the moment)
US-Nuclear-Regulations by Tim Judson (NIRS)
👉 for more info from NRIS on this click here

Transparency and Radioactive Waste Management in 2023 (Webinar series)

Nuclear Transparency Watch (NTW) is a European citizen network of organisations and members dedicated to giving access to information on nuclear safety issues, Radioactive Waste (RW) being an important issue of short and long term safety, NTW is following this subject since its beginnings.

One major contribution of NTW to this topic is the “Broad Framework for Effective Public Information and Participation in Environmental Decision-making in Radioactive Waste Management” or BEPPER report (2015) which is the extended report made by the same authors for the European Commission on transparency within radioactive waste management.

🔎 NTW members are continuously working nationally (with local partners) as well as internationally (under the frame of the European Commission with the EURAD research program) on this topic. Therefore, in order to update and share information a webinar series was launched in 2023 to report on 9 national cases presented by NGOs representatives from each country.

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WEBINAR – 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 against this decision considered rushed and unjustified.

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WEBINAR: Euratom Reform and Options for EU Treaty – Change in the Energy Field #1

Initiation of a constitutional amendment procedure in the European Union seems increasingly likely due to the positions on treaty reform of the European Parliament, the European Commission, France and Germany as well as other EU member states. The aim of the webinar is to discuss the need of reform or abolishment of the Euratom Treaty and how EU’s constitutional framework could look like if it included mechanisms for an efficient and timely green energy transition.

Time: February 20th, 3-4 PM, CET.

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Video of Michèle Rivasi

Voici la dernière vidéo de Michèle Rivasi sur la sûreté nucléaire et le risque terroriste

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 to establish conditions for continuous improvement and common understanding in nuclear safety and radioactive waste management.

This year, NTW’s members have been invited as speakers. Discover the videos of Michèle Rivasi, Jan Haverkamp, Nadja Zeleznik and the EU Commissioner, Miguel Arias Canete, who welcomed the EP&R report of NTW and stated the European Commission’s willingness to work closely with the civil society.

Introduction by Michèle Rivasi of the panel “Public engagement – the benefits and challenges of openness and transparency”


Michèle Rivasi at ENSREG par nucleartransparencywatch

Speech of Jan Haverkamp: “Vital lessons from Fukushima not learned”


Jan Haverkamp at ENSREG par nucleartransparencywatch

Speech of Nadja Zeleznik: “One year of investigation on emergency preparedness and response in Europe”


Nadja Zeleznik at ENSREG par nucleartransparencywatch

Closing speech  of European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Canete:  “EU Strategy – the role of nuclear safety”


Miguel Arias Canete, EU commissioner at ENSREG par nucleartransparencywatch

Workshop on the ageing of nuclear power plants: minutes and video of the speakers

A half-day conference was organized in the European Parliament in Brussels to address the issue of the ageing of nuclear power plants in Europe and its impact on nuclear safety.

19th March 2014 in the European Parliament.

Download the minutes of the workshop.

Presentations of the speakers and video:

Introduction of the seminar by Michèle Rivasi, chair of NTW (FR)

Seminaire sur le vieillissement des centrales… par nucleartransparencywatch

Session 1: Ageing processes

Technical characteritics of ageing processes and their impacts on nuclear safety, Simone Mohr, Senior Researcher, Okoinstintut (EN)

Simone Mohr, Okoinstitut – Nuclear plants… par nucleartransparencywatch

Safety assessment of nuclear reactors ageing, Frédéric Ménage, Assistant to the safety expertise director, IRSN (EN)

Ageing of nuclear plants seminar – Frédéric… par nucleartransparencywatch

Related issues : ageing of human know-how, design and technology. What does the JRC do in this respect ?, Peter Haehner, Head of unit, Joint Research Center (EN)

Ageing of nuclear plants – Peter Haehner, JRC par nucleartransparencywatch

Session 2: Measuring the risk 

GDF Suez/ Electrabel approach of the Long Term Operation in Belgium by Pierre Doumont, Group Senior Vice President, Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection, GDF Suez (FR)

Ageing of Nuclear power Plants seminar – Pierre… par nucleartransparencywatch

Controls methods across Europe and recent developments by Noël Camarcat, Special Advisor for Nuclear R&D and international issues, EDF (EN)

Ageing of Nuclear power Plants seminar – Noël… par nucleartransparencywatch

Regulation and supervision of aging management in Swedish NPP by Lars Skanberg, head of the section for Reactor Technology and Structural Integrity, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority(EN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqCdz2UB0g&list=PL8iBc389W3s5bgyWFbvZwqArK9Y8MwiBU&index=7
Ageing of Nuclear power Plants seminar – Lars… par nucleartransparencywatch

Control of “Time-Dependent” safety, the role of ASN by Philippe Jamet, Commissioner, French Nuclear Safety Authority (EN)

Ageing of Nuclear power Plants seminar… par nucleartransparencywatch

Session 3: Policy responses to Nuclear Power Plants ageing

Policy responses to Nuclear Power Plants ageing by Stephen Thomas, University of Greenwich (EN)

Ageing of nuclear power Plants seminar… par nucleartransparencywatch

Public participation in Plant Life EXtension discussions: Ecoclub experience by Andriy Martynyuk, Chair of the Board of the Eco Club Rivne (EN)

Ageing of nuclear power Plants seminar – Andriy… par nucleartransparencywatch

Legal ageing criteria for shutdown by Yves Marignac, Director of Wise Paris (EN)

Ageing of nuclear power plants seminar – Yves… par nucleartransparencywatch

Long-term operation of NPPs: what to do at EU level? by Massimo Garribba, Head of Unit, European Commission DG ENER (EN)


Ageing of nuclear power plants seminar… par nucleartransparencywatch

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