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• Siemens and Framatome have been building the European Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville since 2007. Completion is planned for 2024.
• In addition to the expansion of renewable energies, France's multi-annual energy plan (Programmation pluriannuelle de l'énergie – PPE) also provides for an extension of the lifetimes of existing nuclear power plants and the construction of six new EPR2 reactors at existing sites. In addition, the implementation of eight further new constructions is being examined.
• With NUWARD, the construction of an SMR prototype is to start in 2030.
• The share of nuclear energy in electricity generation is to be reduced to 50 % by 2035.
• The Dutch government is seeking to extend the operating life of the currently only NPP beyond 2033 and to build two new NPP units.
• A new research reactor, PALLAS, is planned to be built in Petten to replace the one still in operation there.
• Two Dutch companies intend to deploy SMR in the Netherlands together with foreign partners.
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Many renewable energies feed electricity into the grid dependent on wind and weather. If the amount of energy generated in this way is higher than the demand, there is an oversupply. If the power grids cannot absorb the oversupply, it frequently happens that wind and solar power plants have to be shut down. Power-to-gas technology offers a way to convert surplus electricity into hydrogen by means of electrolysis.
• In the Czech Republic, six pressurised water reactors generate more than a third of the country’s total electricity.
• According to the State Energy Policy (SEP), the role of nuclear power is to be enhanced to become the most important form of electricity generation in the medium term.
• It is planned to expand nuclear power to meet the country's CO2 targets; in addition to another conventional nuclear power plant unit, SMRs are also planned.
• Sweden operates a total of six nuclear power plants (NPPs) at Ringhals, Forsmark and Oskarshamn, which together cover about 40% of the country's electricity generation.
• In October 2022, the government asked the operator Vattenfall to examine the possible restart of Ringhals 1 and 2 and to prepare for the construction of new reactors. In addition, lifetime extension until 2060 is being examined for Ringhals 3 and 4.
• The operator of the decommissioned Barsebäck NPP is considering building a new NPP near the existing site.
• A power increase of 100 megawatts (MW) is currently being implemented for Forsmark 1.
• Regarding the development and use of small modular reactors (SMRs), the country has concluded several cooperation agreements with companies and commissioned a pilot study.
• In Slovenia, the only nuclear reactor at the Krško site contributes 37% of the country's net electricity generation.
• The operating life of the Krško NPP was extended in January 2023 by 20 years until 2043.
• Nuclear power is to be expanded to meet the country's CO2 targets; in addition to another conventional nuclear power plant unit, small modular reactors (SMRs) are also planned.
Marina Röwekamp (GRS, Editor), Heinz-Peter Berg (Editor)
C.-L. Zhang, A. Rogalski, B. Zehle, U. Hertes
• In Slovakia, four pressurised water reactors (PWRs) generate more than half of the total amount of electricity.
• The share of nuclear in the energy mix is to remain roughly the same, while it is intended to replace fossil fuels primarily by renewables.
• Two units are currently under construction, one of which is scheduled to go into operation at the
beginning of 2023.