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UK plans domestic nuclear safeguards regime

18 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed UK plans domestic nuclear safeguards regime As part of preparations for its exit from the European Union, the UK is establishing a domestic nuclear safeguards regime to ensure that it “continues to maintain its position as a responsible nuclear state...

Jobs for two centuries in nuclear

18 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Jobs for two centuries in nuclear Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each 1000 MWe of nuclear capacity constructed, according to a new study by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Source:...

Possible implications of Brexit for nuclear industry

9 May 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Possible implications of Brexit for nuclear industry Two UK parliamentary committees and the UK Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) have recently published reports emphasising the importance of the UK government taking action in order to ensure that the...

60 years after signing the two Treaties of Rome, we should not forget Euratom

24 March 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed 60 years after signing the two Treaties of Rome, we should not forget Euratom This Saturday, Europe will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the two Treaties of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic...

Global uranium supply “more than adequate” for foreseeable future, says Red Book

5 December 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Global uranium supply “more than adequate” for foreseeable future, says Red Book Regardless of the role that nuclear energy plays in meeting future electricity demand, the global uranium resource base is more than adequate to meet projected...

Switzerland votes for continuous operation of nuclear reactors

28 November 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Switzerland votes for continuous operation of nuclear reactors On 27 November, Swiss citizens voted by 54% against the Green Party’s initiative to close nuclear power plants (NPPs) after 45 years of operation. It shows that a majority of the population is...

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