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FORATOM on Just Transition Fund

24 March 2020 | Decarbonisation, Just Transition Mechanism, Nuclear Europe News

Nuclear Europe News FORATOM on Just Transition Fund FORATOM participated in the European Commission’s “fast-track interservice consultation on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan including a Just Transition Mechanism and the Just Transition Fund”. In its reply,...

TEG final report on the EU taxonomy

24 March 2020 | Nuclear Europe News, Sustainable Finance

Nuclear Europe News TEG final report on the EU taxonomy On 9 March, the final report on EU taxonomy, developed by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance, contains recommendations relating to the overarching design of the Taxonomy, as well as guidance...

Head Of IEA Says Nuclear Is Essential In Times Of Crisis

24 March 2020 | Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

Fatih Birol said policymakers need to design markets that reward different energy sources. Firm generation capacity, including nuclear power, is a crucial element in ensuring a secure electricity supply, especially in times of crisis, International Energy Agency...

European nuclear industry has a key role to play in boosting EU economy

23 March 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, Industrial Strategy, Newsfeed, Nuclear Europe News

Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited industrial strategy, which aims to drive Europe’s competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time of “moving geopolitical plates and increasing global competition”. The success of the...

Green Deal facing delays due to coronavirus, EU admits

19 March 2020 | Decarbonisation, European Green Deal, European Institutions, Nuclear Europe News

The European Commission is having to re-order its priorities in the face of the coronavirus crisis, with “non-essential” initiatives like the biodiversity strategy and the farm-to-fork strategy likely to be delayed by several weeks, EURACTIV understands. Officially,...

Vattenfall takes part in Estonian pilot study on small modular reactors

19 March 2020 | Innovation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

The Estonian development company Fermi Energia is currently conducting a pilot study to investigate the possibility of building a so-called SMR reactor in Estonia. SMR stands for small modular reactor. Among other things, the pilot study will investigate how far the...

GIFEN is driven by two convictions: the expertise of the French nuclear industry is a reference throughout the world and nuclear energy is essential in the fight against climate change

12 March 2020 | Blog, Highlight of the month, Nuclear Europe News

Views from ... GIFEN is driven by two convictions: the expertise of the French nuclear industry is a reference throughout the world and nuclear energy is essential in the fight against climate change Xavier Ursat, President of GIFEN On June 22 2018, leading companies...

FORATOM calls for the EU to recognise nuclear as a strategic industry

11 March 2020 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM calls for the EU to recognise nuclear as a strategic industry Brussels, 11 March 2020: FORATOM welcomes the European Commission’s goal of ensuring Europe’s industry is fit for the ambitions of today and prepared for the realities of tomorrow, as...

FORATOM welcomes climate neutrality goal

5 March 2020 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM welcomes climate neutrality goal Brussels, 5 March 2020: FORATOM welcomes the European Commission’s decision to enshrine the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in its proposal for a European Climate Law. Both the IPCC (Global...

‘Three Municipalities Interested In Estonia SMR Project’

4 March 2020 | Innovation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

Three municipalities in Estonia have expressed an interest in a nuclear power plant being built in their districts, press reports said. The reports appeared to be referring to plans by Estonian company Fermi Energia to deploy a small modular reactors in the Baltic...

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