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• Lithuanians positive on nuclear safety

  Nearly three-quarters of Lithuanians believe that it is possible to operate nuclear power plants in safety, a survey carried out on behalf of the state nuclear regulatory authority has found. Posted Jan 22 2010, 09:23 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, safety, nuclear, power plant, new Build, survey

• Lithuania shuts Ignalina plant

  With the permanent closure of Unit 2 of the Ignalina nuclear power plant on 31 December, Lithuania is no longer a generator of nuclear electricity and will have to rely on imports to meet its electricity demand. Posted Jan 04 2010, 10:58 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, chernobyl, agreement, nuclear, shutdown, power energy, rbmk

• Investors sought for new Lithuanian plant

  Lithuania has officially begun its search for strategic investors to construct and operate a new nuclear power plant in the country to replace the Ignalina plant, which is due to shut down by the end of the month. Posted Dec 09 2009, 10:50 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, Ignalina, shut down, nuclear, plant, power, energy, investments

• Clean-up funds remain strong

  Decommissioning of Soviet-era reactors in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania has been unaffected by the financial crisis, said contributors to the International Decommissioning Support Fund managed by the EBRD. Posted Dec 07 2009, 10:24 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, Bulgaria, Reactors, safety, slovakia, Soviet-era, Decommissioning, funds, clean up

• Lithuanian government tender for nuclear investor

  The government of Lithuania has said it will go ahead with a tender process to find a strategic investor for its planned new nuclear power plant. A government meeting held on 23 November was told that Lithuania and its regional partners would need to attract a "financially strong" strategic investor with experience in the nuclear power industry. According to Reuters , Lithuanian prime minister Andrius Kubilius told journalists that the tender will be announced in December. The €3-5 billion ($4.5-7.5 billion) project to build a new plant is described as the largest Greenfield investment in Lithuanian history. Lithuania's single remaining operational nuclear unit, the Soviet-designed Ignalina 2 RBMK reactor, is scheduled for closure at the end of 2009 as a condition of the country's accession to the European Union. Posted Nov 24 2009, 11:47 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, Russia, reactor, nuclear, investments, tender, rbmk

• Contract for Ignalina waste repository

  A consortium led by France's Areva has been awarded a contract to design a near-surface repository for low- and intermediate-level waste at Lithuania's Ignalina nuclear power plant. The facility will be modelled on a French repository. Posted Nov 02 2009, 11:41 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, Lithuania, France, fuel, waste, intermediate level, ignalia, low level

• Lithuania looks to neighbours for power

  Lithuania has been negotiating electricity supply contracts with neighbouring countries to help cover supplies after the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant at the end of 2009. Posted Oct 14 2009, 10:59 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, capacity, construction, demand, nuclear, plant, power, lgnalina

• Environmental OK for Visaginas nuclear plant

  Plans to build a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania have received approval from the country's environment ministry. The decision covers a potential new nuclear plant with a capacity of up to 3400 MWe. Posted May 01 2009, 10:34 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, new nclear plants, approval

• Lithuania votes on nuclear options

  Voters showed strong support for ignoring EU requirements to close the Ignalina nuclear power plant at the weekend. Lithuanian leaders say they cannot meet demand and climate change needs without the plant. Posted Oct 13 2008, 10:27 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Visaginas recognised with nuclear site name

  New reactors in Lithuania would be built at a site called Visaginas, it was agreed today by partners in the project. A firm with the same name is being set up as a joint venture for the new plant. Posted Jul 30 2008, 11:37 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania plans referendum on Ignalina closure

  [Reuters, 15 July] Lithuania's parliament has voted to hold a referendum on whether to extend the operating life of the Soviet-designed Ignalina nuclear power plant, despite having agreed to shut the plant by the end of 2009 as a condition of its entry into the European Union (EU). On 14 July, 88 of the 141 lawmakers voted to hold the referendum on 12 October, the same day as the general parliamentary elections. The first unit at Ignalina was shut down in late 2004. The country is concerned that when the second unit shuts at the end of next year electricity prices will double and Lithuania's energy dependence on Russia will increase. Voters will be asked whether they would agree to extend Ignalina's lifespan by "technically safe terms," according to the parliamentary press service. European Commission spokesman Ferran Tarradellas Espuny said that Lithuania had agreed to shut the plant during its accession negotiations and could only change this with the agreement of other EU states. He added, "Of course it is Lithuania's right to have a referendum but it is not going to change anything." Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:19 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania's LEO roars ahead

  The Lithuanian Electricity Organization (LEO LT), a holding company set up to invest in Lithuania's next nuclear power plant and international energy infrastructure, has formally begun operations. Posted May 21 2008, 10:09 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Study on environmental impact of new Lithuanian plant

  Lithuania's national energy company, Lietuvos Energija, has awarded a contract to an international consortium to evaluate the environmental impact assessment for a new nuclear power plant in the country. Posted Feb 05 2008, 10:53 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania approves waste site

  Stabatiske is to host a near surface disposal facility for short-lived low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. The site is very close to Lithuania's only nuclear power plant, Ignalina. Posted Nov 29 2007, 09:38 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, Radioactive Waste