Nuclear Power Plants
After the 2011 earthquake in Japan the European Commission decided that all nuclear power plants in Europe have to undergo a stress test to verify they still comply with the highest safety standards.
After WENRA released the first proposal of a stress test, there has been criticism that the stress test was not going to be strict enough.
Read more about this topic: Stress Testing
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