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All stakeholders need to work on bridging the workforce gap in nuclear

1 October 2020 | Blog, Industrial Strategy, Nuclear Europe News

Views from ... All stakeholders need to work on bridging the workforce gap in nuclear Dr Michèle Coeck, Director SCK CEN Academy for Nuclear Science and Technology, Co-chair of the FORATOM Education, Training & Knowledge Management Working Group From diagnostics...

Dutch minister presents report on new nuclear

29 September 2020 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

The Netherlands is considering the expansion of nuclear power in its energy mix, according to a letter Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Eric Wiebes submitted to the Dutch parliament last week, together with a report by consultants Enco. The cabinet...

EU education & training policy must support nuclear skills

29 September 2020 | Press Release

Press release EU education & training policy must support nuclear skills Brussels, 29 September 2020: In order to ensure that the European nuclear industry can continue to provide both vital medical diagnosis and treatment, as well as low-carbon energy, it needs...

Nuclear power a ‘serious option’ to help meet climate control targets: minister

24 September 2020 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

Nuclear power could be a ‘serious option’ in addition to wind and solar energy because the costs are similar if calculated in the same way, economic affairs minister Erik Wiebes said on Wednesday. In addition, extending the life of the Netherlands’ only nuclear power...

Finnish expertise on small modular reactors will be strengthened by a new innovation and business network

24 September 2020 | Decarbonisation, Innovation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

Limiting the consequences of climate change to a sustainable level requires considerable actions within the society. Global energy consumption, 80% of which is currently covered by fossil fuels, must shift almost entirely to low-emission sources within the following...

Netherlands / IEA Urges Gov’t To Consider Lifetime Extension For Borssele

24 September 2020 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

The Dutch government should consider facilitating a lifetime extension for the Borssele nuclear power plant beyond 2033 and should help support investment in new nuclear plants to attract capital for new and existing reactors

Report sees opportunities for nuclear supply chain

24 September 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

The 2020s are likely to be a time of uncertainty for global energy systems with the growing recognition that business-as-usual is unsustainable and represents a threat to humanity, but the global transition to low-carbon energy and the post-COVID recovery will be a...

EU considers allowing more state aid to boost green projects

23 September 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

European Union governments may be allowed to grant more state aid to projects that help the bloc achieve its climate goals, Europe’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Tuesday (22 September), calling such an incentive a “green bonus”.

Austria fails in attempt to block Hinkley Point C

23 September 2020 | European Institutions, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

The European Court of Justice has rejected Austria’s appeal against the European Commission’s 2014 decision to approve the UK’s support for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Somerset, England. The Court of...

EU Court confirms Hinkley Point State Aid legally valid

23 September 2020 | Press Release

Press release EU Court confirms Hinkley Point State Aid legally valid Brussels, 23 September 2020: FORATOM welcomes the European Court of Justice’s ruling that the subsidies granted by the UK to Hinkley Point C are in line with EU rules. This ruling comes after...

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