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Commission progress report on nuclear stress tests – emergency plans ignored

Press release | November 23, 2011 at 8:16

The European Commission is tomorrow expected to publish a progress report on nuclear power station stress tests. The latest publicly available data reveals that the tests have entirely ignored evacuation plans for towns and cities near nuclear...

Nuclear stress test map reveals alarming gaps in results

Press release | October 27, 2011 at 23:30

Brussels, 27 October 2011 – Greenpeace today presented a map [1] allowing citizens in every European country to see how nuclear plants fared under ‘stress tests’.

New EU rules for nuclear waste open the door to dumping in Russia

Press release | July 19, 2011 at 12:50

European countries today agreed to develop plans to address the ever-growing problem of nuclear waste. However, the EU also agreed to continue the dangerous practice of transporting radioactive material across great distances to storage plants...

Hidden Consequences - The costs of industrial water pollution on people, planet and...

Publication | May 25, 2011 at 15:53

Industrial pollution is a severe threat to water resources around the world, particularly in the Global South where the view prevails that pollution is the price to pay for progress. The only way to address these hidden dangers in our water is...

Europe to get nuclear 'stress tests lite'

Press release | May 25, 2011 at 9:30

Brussels, 25 May 2011 – Agreement on the content of ‘stress tests’ for Europe’s nuclear power stations between the European Commission and European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group will be announced this morning.

More ‘stress’ needed to European nuclear safety tests

Press release | May 12, 2011 at 10:42

Brussels, 12 May 2011 – Options for so-called “stress tests” on Europe’s nuclear power plants will be discussed today by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group and the European Commission.

ACEI letter

Publication | May 9, 2011 at 15:13

ACEI letter

BP position letter

Publication | May 9, 2011 at 15:12

BP position letter

BE Letter to President Schauvliege

Publication | May 9, 2011 at 15:09

BE Letter to President Schauvliege

BE position paper

Publication | May 9, 2011 at 15:07

EUROPEAN BUSINESS RECOMMENDATIONS ON EU POLICIES FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY

letter from Energy Intensive Industries

Publication | May 9, 2011 at 14:39

letter from Energy Intensive Industries

Backgrounders

Topic | May 9, 2011 at 10:37

Backgrounders

2011

Topic | April 17, 2011 at 12:15

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Nuclear phase out - Europe can switch to renewables

Publication | April 11, 2011 at 16:06

A 3 page briefing outlining how Europe can rapidly phase-out nuclear power while increasing its climate target.

2010

Topic | April 11, 2011 at 12:15

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2009 and earlier

Topic | April 11, 2011 at 12:12

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Nearly half Europe's nuclear reactors of particular concern

Press release | March 21, 2011 at 15:20

Brussels, International — Nuclear safety is on the agenda today for special meetings of Europe's energy ministers as well as International Atomic Energy Agency officials following the crisis in Japan. This briefing details Greenpeace's view on...

Europe cannot rule out Japan-like nuclear disaster

Press release | March 15, 2011 at 15:11

Brussels, International — Energy ministers will today discuss the nuclear situation in Europe following the crisis in Japan. Greenpeace warns that Europe cannot rule out the same kind of nuclear disaster Japan is sadly experiencing.

Climate & energy

Topic | January 25, 2011 at 9:41

Slovakia slammed for insufficient public participation on nuclear plant

Press release | January 14, 2011 at 0:00

Brussels/Bratislava, International — Yesterday, the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee slammed Slovakia for lack of proper public consultation on the Mochovce 3,4 nuclear power project. This decision means that Slovakia also is in breach with...

Commission backs underground dumps for high level nuclear waste

Press release | October 28, 2010 at 0:00

Brussels, International — The European Commission presents its proposals for a new Euratom directive on nuclear waste on 3 November 2010. Member states should be aware that this sub-standard directive has significant omissions.

Proposed nuclear waste directive - a Greenpeace overview

Publication | October 26, 2010 at 0:00

Member States should be aware of significant and potentially costly omissions from the European Commission’s proposed Euratom directive, to be delivered by Commissioner Oettinger on 3 November 2010. The risk is that a sub-standard Commission...

Radioactive waste delivered to European Parliament

Video | October 7, 2010 at 16:32

Two qualified Greenpeace radiation specialists delivered four radioactive samples in two concrete and lead-lined containers to Parliament’s twin entrances on Rue Wiertz. Dozens of trained Greenpeace volunteers zoned off areas with tape before...

Radioactive waste delivered to European Parliament

Video | October 7, 2010 at 16:22

Together with two radiation specialists they have delivered samples of radioactive waste in two concrete and lead-lined containers collected from unsecured public locations in UK, France, Belgium and Niger to the door of EU Parliament to remind...

Greenpeace takes radioactive waste to the European Parliament

Press release | October 7, 2010 at 0:00

International — Greenpeace delivered radioactive waste to the door of the European Parliament today to remind MEPs in their last plenary session before considering a new nuclear waste law that there is no solution to nuclear waste.

Rock Solid? A scientific review of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste

Publication | September 15, 2010 at 0:00

European leaders are being misled over the safety of underground disposal of highly dangerous nuclear waste which could poison groundwaters for centuries, a new study concludes.

European Commission misled over nuclear safety on eve of new directive

Press release | September 15, 2010 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — European leaders are being misled over the safety of underground disposal of highly dangerous nuclear waste which could poison groundwaters for centuries, a new study concludes.

The deadly legacy of nuclear waste

Publication | July 10, 2010 at 15:44

This briefing illustrates why - for now, and for the coming hundreds of thousands of years - the nuclear waste problem is here to stay and why we should stop wasting our time with nuclear power.

Publications

Topic | April 14, 2010 at 0:00

Wasting our time with nuclear - Nuclear waste and the problems it poses

Publication | April 1, 2010 at 0:00

Would you drive a car if it had no brakes? Probably not. Yet nuclear power has been driven for the last 50 years by the nuclear industry and some European governments with no concern for the safety of its deadly by-product: nuclear waste.

The decline of the nuclear industry

Publication | April 1, 2010 at 0:00

Despite high visibility advertising campaigns and support from certain political spheres, the numbers on the ground show that the nuclear industry is in the midst of a slow but inexorable decline. Even the most favourable projections predict that...

Greenpeace statement on environment Council

Press release | June 25, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Today, environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg will rubber-stamp a Euratom Directive on Nuclear Safety. The law was meant to improve nuclear safety in Europe by setting EU-wide standards. However, the directive mainly...

NGOs walk out of industry-dominated nuclear talking shop

Press release | May 29, 2009 at 12:26

Brussels / Prague, International — Today, environmental organisations Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Sortir du nucléaire formally ended their participation in the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) at a meeting in Prague hosted by the...

Greenpeace files complaint to European Commission against Slovak process for choosing...

Press release | May 25, 2009 at 10:59

Brussels / Bratislava, International — Greenpeace today filed a complaint to the European Commission against the Slovak State. Greenpeace alleges that the way the Czech energy giant CEZ was selected to be the strategic partner in the construction...

Greenpeace files illegal state aid complaint for construction of nuclear plants in...

Press release | February 25, 2009 at 11:39

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace has filed complaints to the European Commission over alleged illegal state aid for the construction of two nuclear reactors in Romania and two in Bulgaria. The environmental organisation argues that both countries...

Slovakia uses gas dispute to reopen dangerous nuclear plant

Press release | January 12, 2009 at 16:08

Brussels, International — Greenpeace warns that the decision by Slovakia to restart a Soviet era nuclear power plant would put the whole of Europe at risk, without providing any relief for gas shortages. The Slovak government argues that it needs...

Greenpeace press reaction on the Commission‘s rescue package for carmakers and the...

Press release | November 26, 2008 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Christmas has come early for the automotive industry, after the European Commission pledged to deliver a generous rescue package of €5 billion in 2009 despite the industry’s resistance to legislation to reduce car CO2 emissions.

Nuclear energy cannot fulfil Europe’s energy needs and tackle climate change

Press release | November 3, 2008 at 11:16

Nuclear energy cannot fulfil Europe’s energy needs, but burdens countries with spiralling costs and constitutes an enormous threat to the environment, said Greenpeace at an EU-sponsored meeting on nuclear energy in Bratislava today.(1)

Nuclear power - Undermining climate protection

Publication | November 3, 2008 at 10:06

There is a clear scientific consensus that we must halve global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 or suffer changes to the global climate with catastrophic consequences. Avoiding the most severe impacts of climate change requires governments...

Statement on Commission opinion on Mochovce nuclear project

Press release | July 15, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace condemns today’s Commission opinion that gives a green light to the outdated and dangerous Mochovce nuclear project in Slovakia.

Slovenian nuclear accident trips EU warning system

Press release | June 4, 2008 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — An accident at the Krsko nuclear power plant in Slovenia tripped the EU’s ‘Ecurie’ early warning system for nuclear emergencies on Wednesday afternoon. There was a loss of coolant liquid from the reactor and the plant is being...

Nuclear-dominated forum aims to weaken Europe’s nuclear safety standards

Press release | May 22, 2008 at 0:00

Prague, Czech Republic — Greenpeace activists projected messages, including ‘Nuclear Undermines Climate Protection’ and ‘Energy [R]evolution Now!’, against the backdrop of the illuminated Prague Castle, drawing attention to the dangers of...

Bank consortium pulls out nuclear loans

Press release | April 25, 2008 at 13:14

Brussels, Belgium — An international bank consortium funding Slovak energy company Slovenske elektrarne (SE), including financial institutions ING, ERSTE, Société Générale and Intesa Sanpaolo, has pulled out of the Mochovce nuclear power plant...

Greenpeace attacks illegal nuclear subsidies

Press release | April 11, 2008 at 10:07

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace today filed an official complaint with the European Commission alleging illegal state aid and market distortion concerning the Mochovce nuclear power plant project in Slovakia.

The use of decommissioning fund arrangements in Slovakia as financial advantage for...

Publication | April 11, 2008 at 10:06

Greenpeace Mochovce competition complaint - briefing (part2)

Complaint against the Slovak Republic concerning illegal state aid to Slovenské...

Publication | April 11, 2008 at 10:06

Greenpeace Mochovce competition complaint - letter (part 1)

The economics of nuclear power

Publication | December 5, 2007 at 14:49

A new report published by a team of international energy and economic experts which conclusively proves that nuclear power is neither a practical nor economically viable solution to tackling climate change.

Commission allows market distortion in favour of nuclear

Press release | September 26, 2007 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission decided today to close the investigation prompted by two separate complaints by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF) which alleged that the construction of the Olkiluoto 3...

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