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EU needs nuclear energy to achieve its industrial goals

4 March 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, Industrial Strategy, Nuclear Europe News

The European Commission’s upcoming Industrial Strategy aims to help Europe’s industry tackle a series of challenges and prepare for the future. One important element will be ensuring that industry has access to a secure supply of low-carbon energy at a competitive...

The Unrecognized Champion

26 February 2020 | A view from..., Blog, Nuclear Europe News

Views from ... The Unrecognized Champion Andrei Goicea, FORATOM Executive Manager For many years, discussions around the performance of the EU power system have centred primarily on renewables. The generation of wind and solar electricity has increased over the last...

Good riddance to fossil fuels! VTT develops a Small Modular Reactor for district heating

25 February 2020 | Decarbonisation, Innovation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

VTT launched the Finnish development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) intended for district heat production. The first phase of the project will involve the conceptual design of a nuclear power plant suited for the heating networks of Finnish cities. The objective of...

FORATOM launches online electricity generation tool

24 February 2020 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM launches online electricity generation tool Brussels, 24 February 2020: FORATOM has today launched an online tool which enables users to find out more about the different sources of electricity generated across Europe. Furthermore, it provides...

Why Europe Needs To Include Nuclear In Low-Carbon Energy Planning

20 February 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, European Green Deal, Nuclear Europe News, Sustainable Finance

Industry group head Yves Desbazeille says if EU is serious about tackling climate change, it must make use of ‘all the best low-carbon tools’. Last year ended with a few very important developments which will impact the future of nuclear energy. The European...

Standardisation And Harmonisation ‘Vital’ In Bid To Improve Competitiveness

11 February 2020 | Competitiveness, Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

Standardisation and harmonisation will play a key role as the nuclear sector addresses the challenge of improving its competitiveness, the new president of Brussels-based industry group Foratom said.

GEH and ČEZ to Develop Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in the Czech Republic

11 February 2020 | Innovation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and ČEZ, a. s. (ČEZ), an integrated electricity conglomerate, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which the companies have agreed to examine the economic and technical feasibility of potentially constructing a...

France’s new SMR initiative

11 February 2020 | Innovation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

French nuclear industry players, CEA, EDF, Naval Group and TechnicAtome, are jointly developing a new SMR (small modular reactor) concept in the 300-400 MWe size range – consisting of two 170 MWe units – building on their extensive PWR expertise, including compact...

Finland grants uranium recovery permit

11 February 2020 | National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

The government of Finland has granted a uranium recovery permit to Terrafame for uranium production as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production at its Sotkamo mine in the north-east of the country.

Tender candidates confirm participation in Bulgarian nuclear project