nucleareurope details prospects for nuclear in the EU at MEP Tsiodras-hosted event

On Saturday 7 November 2026, nucleareurope’s Legal and International Relations Director Berta Picamal participated in an event organised by Greek Member of the European Parliament Dimitris Tsiodras on prospects and challenges for nuclear in the EU.

In her intervention, Berta highlighted current contributions of nuclear to the European energy system, and detailed future prospects for the technology. She first stressed that nuclear is currently the largest single source of power generation in the EU, and accounted for almost a quarter of all electricity produced on the continent in 2025. The European nuclear industry also supports around 900 000 jobs, significantly contributing to the EU’s competitiveness.

“Nuclear is a keystone of our energy system and, together with renewables, supports EU energy sovereignty and affordability” noted Berta, adding that European member States with an energy mix dominated by nuclear and renewables have consistently faced lower power prices than their neighbours.

Berta then delved into future prospects for the technology in Europe, and detailed projections for installed nuclear capacity on the continent, set to grow from 100 Gigawatt (GW) today to close to 150GW by 2050. She stressed that this capacity growth will support lower reliance on fossil fuel imports, lower energy system costs and faster decarbonisation.

The event further signalled a significant policy shift in Greece: although there are currently no nuclear power plants in the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has recently voiced its support to the technology, recognising its benefits to EU energy system as a whole.