Reaching 150GW installed nuclear capacity by 2050
Yves Desbazeille, nucleareurope Director General Earlier this year, the Nuclear Alliance of Member States set a very ambitious target of 150GW of installed nuclear capacity in the EU by 2050. This...
What is the TerraWater scenario?
Myrto Tripathi, President & Founder of The Voices of Nuclear The TerraWater scenario was initially an attempt to assess the feasibility of a net zero transition in an highly developed country,...
Communicating nuclear to the Brussels bubble
Vilma Djala, Communications Officer, nucleareurope I started my new professional adventure at nucleareurope at the end of January. Previously, I worked for more than three years in a large...
MATCH program, a tool for nuclear capacity building in France
Olivier Bard, Director General, GIFEN MATCH program, a tool for nuclear capacity building in FranceA historic momentum for nuclear energy in France and Europe In 2022, President Macron expressed a...
Addressing the Implications of the PFAS Ban on the Nuclear Industry
Sophie Dayraut, Communication & Advocacy Manager, nucleareurope The nuclear industry faces a significant challenge with the proposed ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a...
Nuclear sector- Facts and insights on Japan
Arai Shiro, President of JAIF Current Status of Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Energy Policies in Japan Currently, there are 36 nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Japan (excluding those undergoing...
A win for science and reason: the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act survives its first challenge
Quentin Heilmann, Legal Advisor, nucleareurope There was little doubt that when the European Commission was officially asked by Non-Governmental Organizations (in this case Greenpeace) to withdraw...
Italy: where the nuclear sector stands today
Umberto Minopoli, President, Italian Nuclear Association Italy stopped its nuclear activity in 1987, after a referendum. The decision concerned not only the shutdown of four operating nuclear power...