English Newsletters Events Podcasts Videos Africanews Search

Nuclear Energy

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Tokayev calls for faster construction of nuclear power plants

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Climate

Why nuclear power won’t magically fix Europe’s energy crisis

The war on Iran has triggered calls to double down on nuclear power. But is it really ‘clean’, can Europe’s energy grid cope and will it survive the wrath of climate change?

1 September 2026

Europe News

Ireland keeps nuclear door open as data centre energy demand surges

The power-hungry AI revolution is driving Dublin toward a historic decision on nuclear power after decades of opposition and a legal ban.

Business

EDF authorised to prepare site for two new nuclear reactors in France

A sudden influx of jellyfish forced EDF to shut down three reactors at a plant in northern France. In early August, heatwave and jellyfish left a fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline.

Europe News

Spain extends Almaraz nuclear plant to 2030, delays closure by 3 years

Almaraz will remain in operation until 2030 after a decision by Pedro Sánchez's Government, a move warmly welcomed in the Extremadura region, which was hit by a major blackout in April last year and where the plant employs some 4,000 people.

ADVERTISEMENT

Europe News

Extreme weather knocks one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline

France uses nuclear power to generate around 70% of its electricity. The country has seen nuclear power production disrupted by multiple heatwaves and droughts this year.

Europe News

Danube water level rising: Another Paks NPP turbine may restart

The Danube's level at Paks, south of Budapest, has risen by about 19 centimetres from its previous low, allowing the first additional Paks nuclear plant turbine to be restarted and reconnected.

Europe News

Hungary's nuclear plant may shut down due to low Danube levels

Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, which provides nearly half the country's power, may shut down within days as Danube water levels hit record lows. PM Péter Magyar says supply remains secure.

Tech News

Italy plots nuclear comeback four decades after Chernobyl

Forty years after Chernobyl ended Italy's nuclear ambitions, Giorgia Meloni's government wants small modular reactors back on the table — but cost and generational divides could complicate the comeback.

USA

Trump links Saudi nuclear agreement to normalisation with Israel

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman formally signed the agreement, along with "bilateral safeguards" against non-proliferation.

Economy

France shuts down nuclear reactors as heatwave intensifies

France's state-owned energy group EDF has temporarily shut down three nuclear reactors, while seven others could be operating at reduced power. France's largest electricity producer said the move was required to comply with environmental regulations.

Business

Central Asia’s power expansion becomes a major investment test

In Uzbekistan, EBRD-backed solar and battery projects are helping finance rising electricity demand. Grid upgrades and a first nuclear plant are also reshaping the country's future energy mix.

Europe News

Switzerland heading towards referendum on new nuclear power plants

During the debates in parliament, Energy Minister Albert Rosti stressed the need to keep the nuclear power option open to guarantee the country's long-term energy supply.

United Arab Emirates

Attack on UAE's Barakah more dangerous than Zaporizhzhia, Grossi says

Rafael Grossi told Euronews the drone strike on the operating UAE nuclear plant posed greater risks than Zaporizhzhia because its reactors were live at the time of the attack, warning that tonnes of nuclear material could have triggered a radiological accident with "very, very serious consequences".

United Arab Emirates

UAE still investigating mystery nuclear plant drone attack

The enigma surrounding Sunday’s unprecedented drone attack on the Barakah nuclear plant deepened on Monday as the UAE said the drone came from its western border, but it did not accuse Iran.

Europe News

Belgium seeks control of its nuclear reactors to secure energy supply

Brussels believes the solution to soaring energy prices as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the war in the Middle East is to permanently transition away from fossil fuels.

Earth News

‘Small miracle’: Przewalski’s horses adapt to radioactive Chernobyl

On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the site remains too dangerous for humans – but wildlife has moved back in.