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MIT Energy study says nuclear is essential in climate change fight
MIT Energy Initiative has released a study on the future of nuclear energy that says the effective incorporation of nuclear into nations’ future energy mixes is imperative in the fight against climate change.
Registration Opens For Foratom-IAEA Conference
The conference, organised by Brussels-based industry group Foratom with the cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will serve as an international forum for the exchange of information on management system and quality management standards...
Reformed EU Emissions Trading System approved
The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for its next phase (2021-2030) was approved by the Council of the European Union yesterday. Foratom, the European nuclear trade body, welcomed the reform but said more must be done to decarbonise Europe's...
Call for Papers: 15th FORATOM-IAEA Management Systems Workshop
The International Conference on Quality, Leadership and Management in the Nuclear Industry – 15th FORATOM-IAEA Management Systems Workshop will be held in Ottawa, Canada from 16 to 19 July 2018. Interested participants have until 28 February 2018 to submit an abstract...
Europe Needs Nuclear For Climate Change And Energy Security, Says Foratom DG
Nuclear energy contributes to the European Union’s three key energy objectives laid out in the bloc’s energy union initiative of security of supply, competitiveness and environmental sustainability, Yves Desbazeille, director-general of industry group Foratom, told...
Teodor Chirica Announced As New President of Foratom
Teodor Chirica has been appointed president of Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom for two years from 1 January 2018, Foratom said in a statement today. Mr Chirica has been Foratom vice-president since 2017 and replaces Bertrand de L’Epinois, senior...
Plans for major nuclear power station in Wales win green light
Plans for a major new nuclear power station in Wales have taken a crucial step forward as UK regulators approved the project. The Office for Nuclear Regulation and two other government bodies gave the green light on Thursday for the Japanese reactor design for Horizon...
Harmony vision presented in Brussels
World Nuclear Association yesterday presented its Harmony programme to members of Foratom, the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe. Harmony is the nuclear industry vision for the future of electricity and how nuclear energy can...
EU’s Energy Union becoming a reality, says Commission
The European Commission has published its third report on progress made in delivering and implementing the Energy Union. European trade body Foratom has again highlighted the importance of nuclear energy in achieving the project's objectives. The Energy Union,...
Nuclear Industry Group Foratom Calls For EU To Treat All Low-Carbon Technologies Equally
Europe must continue to make use of nuclear energy as it focuses on achieving its goal of cutting CO2 emissions and moving to a low-carbon economy, but all low-carbon technologies should be allowed to compete equally, the Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom...