Estonia joins the Nuclear Alliance

Estonia is joining the European Union Member States’ nuclear energy cooperation format, the Nuclear Alliance (NA), announced the Estonian Ministry of Climate.

The Nuclear Alliance was set up by France in 2023 to promote the interests of the pro-nuclear countries at the EU level, and it has grown larger every year, according to Euractiv. The alliance’s current members include Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden. Estonia will officially join the Nuclear Alliance in Luxembourg on October 20. Until now, Estonia has participated in the alliance’s discussions only as an observer.

A nuclear energy steering group has been formed to coordinate the national, inter-ministerial preparation for the adoption of nuclear energy, noted the ministry. The necessary legislation for the adoption of nuclear energy is planned to be submitted in the spring of 2026, and an independent nuclear regulatory institution is intended to be established by the beginning of 2027.

“The national development plan for the energy sector, which sets reaching nuclear energy as one of our ambitions, will soon be signed,” says Minister of Climate and Environment, Andres Sutt. “Considering this, the Nuclear Alliance is the right place to discuss lessons learned, the development of the sector, and the safe deployment of nuclear energy together with other Member States.”