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Chairman of the Nulcear Regulatory Commission in the US,Gregory B. Jaczko, has announced his resignation, after a stormy three year tenure.
The boss of French nuclear giant EDF’s UK arm, Vincent de Rivaz, has said the UK is “demonstrating consistency and continuity” in its nuclear policy.
Vincent de Rivaz , the head of EDF Energy, has rejected predictions that France’s new president could force it to ditch its big investment in new nuclear reactors in the UK.
UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has conceded that part of the government’s Electricity Market Reform plans could fall foul of European Commission state aid rules.
German utility E.ON AG plans to shut down three large gas-fired power plants in southern Germany, because the plants don't operate profitably.
There was further bad news for the 1300 MW Visaginas nuclear power plant in Lithuania, as the project is now predicted to cost $2.6bn more than originally expected.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed her Environmental Minister, Norbert Röttgen.
The new CEO of Franco-Belgian Solvay, has accused Germany, France and Belgium of acting in isolation on nuclear and gas policy and failing to come up with a coherent strategy to keep Europe’s companies competitive.
A Japanese town’s local assembly has voted in favour of enabling a nuclear power plant to re-open.
German utility E.ON has turned around its heavy losses of a year ago by posting a positive first quarter performance to 2012.
