On 25 May, Maria Teresa Dominguez, President of the Spanish nuclear industry group Foro Nuclear told a parliamentary subcommittee that Spain needs to renew the licences of its eight nuclear reactor units and three new units by 2035 if it is to maintain a competitive and sustainable electricity mix. The statement of Ms. Dominguez follows on from the publication of a study entitled, The Spanish Electricity Model 2030: Stage and Alternatives, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers which shows that nuclear energy is indispensable to secure energy supply while curbing greenhouse gases and ensuring competitiveness.
Press release Finnish P approval of new reactors
“The coalition agreement is clear that new nuclear can go ahead so long as there is no public subsidy. The Government are committed to removing any unnecessary obstacles to investment in new nuclear power. In the memorandum, I have outlined some clear actions to aid this. As a result, I believe that new nuclear will play a part in meeting our energy needs.” 
OECD/NEA and IAEA study: identified uranium resources sufficient to sustain long-term nuclear development
Monday, 02 August 2010 09:16 | 
The 23rd edition of the so-called “red book”, Uranium 2009: Resources, Production and Demand, published on 20 July by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), shows that total identified resources of uranium are sufficient to supply worldwide nuclear power plants at 2008 consumption rates for over a century.
On 1 July, the Finnish parliament voted with a clear majority (120-72 and 121-71) in favour of the applications submitted by TVO and Fennovoima for the construction of two more nuclear reactors in Finland, thereby ratifying the “decision in principle” that the Finnish government reached in April 2010. The parliament also approved the building by Posiva of an extended spent fuel repository in Eurajoki municipality.
The Swedish parliament voted on 18 June to officially bring to an end the nuclear phase-out policy that was first introduced in 1980 and paved the way for the building of new nuclear reactors in Sweden.
