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Nuclear power and South-East Europe: Between strategic necessity and market hesitation Read More »

Nuclear power and South-East Europe: Between strategic necessity and market hesitation

In South-East Europe, energy strategy has never simply been a technical expression of infrastructure planning. It has always been deeply political, economically sensitive, geopolitically shaped and socially charged. Nuclear power sits right at the center of that tension. It promises long-term stability in a region burdened with volatility. It offers strategic independence in markets traditionally […]

Bulgaria: NPP Kozloduy Unit 6 resumes electricity generation after maintenance Read More »

Bulgaria: NPP Kozloduy Unit 6 resumes electricity generation after maintenance

Electricity generation at Unit 6 of Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, has resumed after the reactor was successfully synchronized with the national power grid on 24 December at 11:22 AM. The operator confirmed that output will be gradually increased, following standard operational procedures. The restart came after extensive technical verifications, laboratory analyses, and external

Nuclear energy as a generational responsibility: Serbia cannot make a serious decision without experts, knowledge, and strong institutions Read More »

Nuclear energy as a generational responsibility: Serbia cannot make a serious decision without experts, knowledge, and strong institutions

Today, nuclear energy is often mentioned in Serbia as if it were a simple technical solution to our energy challenges. In public debate it is presented almost like an infrastructure procurement issue: build a plant, secure electricity, problem solved. It is a state strategy spanning at least three decades, demanding knowledge, trained people, institutions, planning

The physics of balance: How nuclear energy reshapes renewable power in the regional grid Read More »

The physics of balance: How nuclear energy reshapes renewable power in the regional grid

Balancing in Southeast Europe today is an uneasy choreography. Hydro reservoirs rise and fall with unpredictable weather. Wind output swings quickly with pressure systems. Solar rises predictably in shape but not always in absolute production due to seasonal and meteorological variation. Coal provides inertia but increasingly struggles with emissions costs, regulatory tightening and aging infrastructure.

Serbia’s nuclear ambitions and the future of Southeast Europe’s electricity market architecture Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear ambitions and the future of Southeast Europe’s electricity market architecture

If Serbia proceeds toward nuclear power, it will not simply be building a power plant. It will be inserting a structural force into the heart of the Southeast European electricity system, altering market psychology, regional trade dynamics, balancing requirements, grid planning priorities, and even political leverage embedded inside electricity exchanges. For a region traditionally defined

Serbia’s nuclear choice as a geopolitical decision: Technology, power, and alignment in strategic energy planning Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear choice as a geopolitical decision: Technology, power, and alignment in strategic energy planning

When Serbia lifted its three-decade ban on nuclear power construction, it was widely framed as an energy policy decision. That description is accurate but incomplete. Nuclear power, perhaps more than any other form of infrastructure, extends far beyond electricity production. It creates dependency chains that last half a century, ties a country’s regulatory and technological

Serbia’s nuclear crossroads: Navigating partners, politics and the path to the first construction kickoff Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear crossroads: Navigating partners, politics and the path to the first construction kickoff

Serbia today stands at a rare historical turning point in its energy strategy. For more than three decades, nuclear power in the country existed only as a theoretical subject of academic debate, largely overshadowed by a legal prohibition introduced in 1989 in the aftermath of Chernobyl, public fear, and a national power system structurally dependent

Hungary accelerates Paks nuclear expansion amid energy security concerns Read More »

Hungary accelerates Paks nuclear expansion amid energy security concerns

Hungary’s flagship nuclear expansion project at Paks has entered a faster phase of implementation, with construction activities advancing ahead of schedule. According to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, the acceleration comes after the completion of all required permitting procedures and the absence of European or US sanctions affecting the investment. Minister Szijjarto stated that the project

Slovenia: Gen Energija commissions seismic risk assessment for Krsko NPP and proposed second unit Read More »

Slovenia: Gen Energija commissions seismic risk assessment for Krsko NPP and proposed second unit

Gen Energija has selected the US-based engineering firm Rizzo International to conduct a probabilistic seismic risk assessment for both the existing Krsko nuclear power plant and the planned second unit. The study is expected to take approximately 15 months and will cost just over €2.1 million, excluding VAT. The project will also involve several subcontractors,

Slovenia: NPP Krsko set for strong year-end output and long-term planning Read More »

Slovenia: NPP Krsko set for strong year-end output and long-term planning

Despite undergoing a scheduled downtime this year, Slovenia’s sole nuclear power plant, Krsko, is on track to finish 2025 with electricity production exceeding expectations. Total output is projected to reach around 5.5 TWh, while forecasts for next year — when no regular maintenance shutdown is planned — point to generation surpassing 6 TWh delivered to

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