The Council of State has rejected the arguments against the nuclear energy licence for the new PALLAS reactor. That means this licence can now be considered final.
Council of State full statement
Organisations including Greenpeace Nederland, the Dutch World Information Service on Energy foundation (WISE) and Stichting Laka opposed the licence. They had therefore appealed to the Council of State. See the Council of State’s full statement (Dutch) for more information.
Licence for construction of PALLAS
On 15 February 2023, we granted a licence for the construction of PALLAS. This nuclear reactor will be built in Petten, in the municipality of Schagen in Noord-Holland. PALLAS’s intended purposes include the production of medical isotopes for cancer research and treatment.