The Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom said it regrets that the European Commission has ignored the need for clean, dispatchable and European sources of energy in a green recovery plan...
In political U-turn, Czechs back EU’s green recovery plan
A draft statement from the Czech government calls on the EU economic recovery plan and long-term budget to fall in line with the European Green Deal, marking a U-turn from Prague’s earlier...
Emission thresholds in EU green finance taxonomy are too high. Here’s why
Carbon dioxide emission limits in the EU taxonomy suggested by the technical expert group are too high and will make it virtually impossible to reach EU climate goals for 2030 and 2050, argues a...
Advanced Reactors / Design And Deployment Pose Challenges, Says IAEA
Advanced nuclear power reactor designs, including small modular reactors, can play a crucial role in increasing access to electricity while minimising greenhouse gas emissions, but their design and...
Europe needs nuclear energy, says new Foratom president
"It is important to ensure that nuclear energy is treated on an equal footing with other low-carbon energy sources by EU decision makers," says Esa Hyvärinen, the new president of Brussels-based...
The Choice of Belgium and its Consequences for Climate, Employment and Prices
Serge Dauby, Managing Director, Belgian Nuclear Forum Matthias Meersschaert, Public Affairs & Public Relations Manager, Belgian Nuclear Forum In 2003, the Belgian government decided to fully...
Why the EU needs nuclear
“Becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times” – these words were used by Ursula von der Leyen, the new President of the...
FORATOM chief on why Germany nuclear phase-out will hinder climate goals
While many countries are ramping up their nuclear capacity to meet emission targets, Germany has taken the opposite approach with a planned phase-out by 2022. Yves Desbazeille, director-general of...