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Four national technical safety organizations have announced the creation of a European Nuclear Safety Training and Tutoring Institute (ENSTTI) to help strengthen European research and assessment know-how in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

The Russian government is welcoming anticipated talks with the European Union (EU) to negotiate a nuclear partnership agreement that would facilitate nuclear trade and exchange of knowledge on safety issues.

Italy's inter-regional body rejected the nuclear energy policy proposed by Silvio Berlusconi's government during a late January session. Regional elections are looming, giving rise to fears for Italy's nuclear renaissance.

The European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy (Enela) has been launched. The academy aims to attract university graduates to the nuclear energy sector and to train future leaders in this field.

Uranium enrichment company Urenco reported that its production capacity significantly increased in 2009 through expansion projects at its European sites and will be boosted further this year with the start up of its new US facility.

Westinghouse has opened a pump and motor maintenance and repair centre in Nivelles, Belgium, to serve European nuclear power plant operators. The facility will have an annual repair and refurbishment capacity of more than 20 large motors and ten pumps.

Most member states of the EU will have simplified routines to safeguard their nuclear materials under a special deal agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A shipment of uranium recovered from fuel previously used in European nuclear power reactors is en route from Sellafield to Russia for processing into new fuel.

The energy brief in the European Commission (EC) could pass to Günter Öttinger if his nomination goes through. The directorates for energy and transport are to be separated in the next commission.

A study from Europe's electricity industry reveals that increasing nuclear power will help cut carbon emissions faster.

The UK joint venture between European utilities EOn and RWE will begin operating later this month under the name Horizon Nuclear Power. It aims to develop around 6000 MWe of new nuclear capacity in the UK by 2025.

The last week has been a turbulent time in two anti-nuclear European countries, with Spanish leaders under fire after their Garona decision and a short-circuit sparking further debate in Germany.

A new Europe-wide nuclear safety directive has been adopted which sets up a legal framework based on already-acknowledged safety principles. While few changes are expected in practice, the new law should provide assurance for non-nuclear states.

Despite the economic situation, EOn is to continue its investments across Europe to the tune of €30 billion by 2011. The company is calling for a global carbon system to guide such spending.

Following several years of preliminary work, 14 European countries have resolved to set up a European Repository Development Organisation (ERDO) to collaborate on nuclear waste disposal.

The European Parliament has set out wide-ranging recommendations for the European Union's future energy policy. These include a road map for investments in nuclear energy and new emissions targets for 2050.