Iberdrola, Endesa, and Naturgy, the three companies that own the Almaraz nuclear power plant in Cáceres, have agreed to formally request the Spanish government to extend the plant's operating license until 2030. Following a meeting held this Thursday, the plant's board of owners approved the extension, according to sources familiar with the meeting, a fact later confirmed by the power companies themselves. The Spanish government has already received the request, as confirmed by sources at the Ministry for Ecological Transition. These same sources indicated that the Ministry will forward the request to the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) so that, as the regulatory body, it can issue its mandatory report.

On Tuesday night, TV3 viewers became aware of a catastrophe that never happened, but that narrowly escaped us. If you missed it, you can catch it on the 3Cat platform. The heroes of Vandellós I These are three chapters that, for their television broadcast, were condensed into a single documentary. A strategy that distorts the creative approach of the production. The story has an indisputable power. The protagonists who prevented a nuclear tragedy describe, in first person, the anguish and torment of seeing themselves on the brink of an explosion that at times seemed inevitable. But, in addition, the director, Álvaro Sanz, has an emotional involvement in the events. He is the son of one of these workers at the Vandellòs nuclear power plant and, therefore, has a very direct connection with many of the witnesses who appear in the documentary and the memories of the community. This aspect makes the viewer feel closer to the reality of the case.