Czech Republic

Media platform - PRESS RELEASES by CALLA *and* PLATFORM AGAINST DEEP REPOSITORY:

• 2018, January 24 - Does the government plan to enforce the Act on the involvement of municipalities in the siting process for a repository? Open letter to Minister of the Environment Richard Brabec and the Minister of Industry and Trade Tomáš Hüner
• 2018, January 8 - Extending the validity of exploration permits by the end of 2017 does not apply
• 2017, December 13 -The Ministry of the Environment extended the validity of several exploration permits till the end of 2017 - This will allow money to be drawn from the nuclear account
• 2017, December 8 - The municipalities of the Jistebnicko district want more than just promises
• 2017, November 29 - Towards a deep geological repository, regardless of the people’s opinions?
• 2017, November 10 - It is after election and minister Brabec gave municipalities a slap in the face
• 2017, October 17 - Does the Ministry of the Environment cover Repository Authority? Open letter to Minister of the Environment Richard Brabec
• 2017, October 11 - Dirty uranium shines through the lithium mist
• 2017, October 9 - Is the information about the Bukov Underground Research Laboratory so problematic that Repository Authority keeps it secret? Calla defends itself by filing a lawsuit against RAWRA
• 2017, September 18 - Weaknesses of candidates for reactor construction in the Czech Republic: delays, cost overrun, cancellation of projects
• 2017, September 5 - Ministers of Industry and Trade had to give instructions to withdraw from coal. However, instead of clean energy they are heading for the cul-the-sac
• 2017, August 21 - Nuclear Liability - Mission Impossible for State Administration
• 2017, August 9 - What does Radioactive Waste Repository Authority keep secret about the Underground Research Laboratory Bukov?
• 2017, July 13 - The National Programme on Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management – wasted time due to delays
• 2017, June 28 - Radioactive Waste Repository Authority - our common unpredictable future
• 2017, June 27 - The state rejects the debate about the alternatives for radioactive waste management. People have the last chance to comment.
• 2017, June 15 - Government Nuclear Energy Committee – Dealing With Hundreds of Billions of Czech Crowns in a Non-Transparent Way
• 2017, June 13 - National Programme on Radioactive Waste Management: the State has thrown away its opportunity to open public debate
• 2017, June 6 - Platform Against Deep Repository held a meeting in Chanovice
• 2017, April 27 - Uranium mining is over, damages are estimated at tens of billions of Czech crowns
• 2017, April 7 - Day Against Repository should be a reminder that the problem is still not being solved
• 2017, March 23 - The mayors and residents of the municipalities are calling on the Prime Minister Sobotka: Stop geological surveys for a deep geological repository
• 2017, March 1 - Municipalities threatened by a deep geological repository have succeeded: the state must stop geological surveys in seven sites
• 2017, February 23 - The Platform grows stronger and negotiates with politicians: it wants a different solution to the problem with radioactive waste
• 2017, January 25 - Will the new Raw Material Policy open the door to uranium mining in Brzkov? Comments on the draft can be submitted until February 11
• 2017, January 16 - Minister Mládek fails at the siting process for a deep geological repository
• 2017, January 15 - We need the Act to strengthen the rights of municipalities in the siting process for a deep geological repository - Although the proposal will be discussed by the Government, the Act will not be approved soon, due to the Ministry of Industry
• 2017, January 2 - Validity of exploration areas for a deep repository has expired
• 2017, January 2 - The Ministry of Industry has admitted: a statement about the cancelled plan to transfer uranium mining to Brzkov was untrue - Residents of municipalities threatened by uranium mining await a challenging year
• 2016, December 19 - Underground Research Laboratory Bukov - another 313 milion Czech crowns withdrawn from a nuclear account can be misused
• 2016, December 13 - RAWRA is embarking on another round of disputes with municipalities – it plans to extend geological surveys in today's seven sites for two years
• 2016, December 8 - Green Circle has withdrawn its representatives from the Working Group for Dialogue on Geological Disposal, the reason is the government's approach
• 2016, October 4 - Municipalities and NGOs joined against Geological Disposal, they want to change the existing state’s approach
• 2016, July 21 - Will radioactive waste end up near Temelín and Dukovany NPPs?
• 2016, July 15 - Confidence in the state procedure suffers another blow, the siting process for a Geological Disposal Facility needs a conceptual approach
• 2016, June 28 - RAWRA continues to conceal information - it earned a negative nomination for the competition “Open x Closed”
• 2016, June 23 - The government's approach to the siting process for a Geological Disposal Facility needs to change. The governmental Working Group for Dialogue has already been left by representatives of two sites.
• 2016, May 12 - Will RAWRA stop to censor information?
• 2016, April 7 - People in All Selected Sites Will Protest Against the Geological Disposal Facility Again
• 2016, April 5 - Today’s Nuclear (In)Security - An Unsolved Problem. Press Release At the Opening of the Nuclear Energy Conference 2016
• 2016, March 23 - For Stronger Voice of Residents of the Highlands in the Siting Process for the Disposal of High-level Waste
• 2016, Feb 3 - The Journey to the Safest Place On Earth
• 2016, Jan 8 - Underground Research Facility (PVP) Bukov should cost extra 1,8 billion Czech crowns – is that necessary, economic and legal?
• 2015, Dec 17 - The Calendar for SÚRAO: Our Secure Future Without Geological Disposal Facility
• 2015, Dec 15 - The new Draft Raw Material Policy: Uranium Comeback to the Past Century?
• 2015, Dec 2 - The Czech government intends to actively defend high subsidies for nuclear energy
• 2015, Nov 23 - Geological Disposal Facility as the Only Solution for the Radioactive Waste from the Dukovany and Temelín NPPs? The Public Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Concept of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management has just started
• 2015, July 23 - Municipalities and associations are suing the Minister Brabec for giving permission to conduct geological surveys for a deep geological repository
• 2015, June 30 - Uhlí nebo atom? Mládkova volba nedává smysl (Czech only)
• 2015, June 9 - Public support for the expansion of nuclear energy in the Czech Republic is on the decrease
• 2015, June 3 - Joint Press Release on the Government's Decision to Approve the Strategy for the Nuclear Energy Development
• 2015, June 2 - The Government's Nuclear Plan: Forget About Cheap Electricity, the Nuclear Government is Coming Into Power
• 2015, May 25 - Výzva Sobotkovi a Šefčovičovi: Žádáme otevřenou kritickou debatu o jaderné energetice (Czech only)
• 2015, May 18 - The Government Has Just Approved of the Updated State Energy Policy
• 2015, May 5 - Málo šetřit. Draze vyrábět elektřinu. Vyhnout se zásadním rozhodnutím. Vláda zítra projedná energetickou politiku (Czech only)
• 2015, April 15 - The Day Against the Geological Disposal Facility - April 18, 2015
• 2014, December 12 - Will Government unblock the way to a new uranium mine?

NukeNews:

• 2017, November 26 - The Minister's decision to support RAWRA has disappointed the members of the Platform Against Repository
• 2017, September 3 - The Czech liability for nuclear damage in billions instead of trillions
• 2017, September 3 - The Bukov Laboratory - research on geological conditions in a location unsuitable for deep repository
• 2017, June 16 - The government has approved a new Raw Material Policy – it opens the way for uranium mining
• 2017, June 16 - Public hearing on the National Radioactive Waste Management Programme
• 2017, March 17 - Negotiations with foreign vendors on the construction of nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic
• 2017, March 17 - The state stopped geological surveys and the payment of financial compensation in 7 sites
• 2016, July 17 - Brzkov – municipalities and private landowners want to amend the Mining Act of 1988
• 2016, July 17 - Why is the Working Group for Dialogue on a Geological Disposal Facility falling apart?
• 2016, April 18 - Report: NEC2016 Conference: "Nuclear Energy - Expensive Gamble"
• 2016, April 18 - Brzkov – Will they stop the proceedings for extension of the protected deposit area?
• 2015, Nov 6 - The Anti-Uranium Events in Prague and Brzkov
• 2015, Nov 6 - Problematic Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
• 2015, Aug 15 - Czech Republic: The National Action Plan is so optimistic that it is unviable
• 2015, June 17 - Independent public opinion surveys show resistance of Czech people against nuclear energy grows stronger
• 2015, May 27 - What is currently happening in the Czech Republic in terms of nuclear energy and what role does Calla play in it?
• 2014, Nov 26 - Czech government wants to mine uranium in Brzkov from 2022
• 2014, Sept 10 - Photo Exhibition "Faces of Uranium" in Polná
• 2014, Sept 10 - March Against Uranium in Brzkov
• 2014, June 12 - Will there be a nuclear fuel plant in Bystřice nad Pernštejnem?