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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 nuclear sector (including new build, decommissioning, R&D and...
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 Energy Community (Euratom). The Euratom Treaty recognised nuclear energy as an essential...
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 requirements for the foreseeable future, a new publication by the Nuclear Energy Agency and the...
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 confident that NPPS are run safely by nuclear operators under the...
World Energy Outlook sees possibility of significant increase in nuclear share by 2040
World electricity generation from nuclear energy could range from 3,960 TWh to 6,101 TWh by 2040, increasing from around 2,535 TWh in 2014 in a number of different scenarios examined by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its World Energy Outlook 2016 report...
All low-carbon energies including nuclear and renewables necessary to reach Paris agreement’s objectives
Nuclear for Climate, an initiative launched by the French, the American and the European Nuclear Societies and in which FORATOM is actively involved, welcomes the ratification by India, Canada and the European Union of the Paris agreement on climate change paving the...
Nuclear and renewables’ role in Belgium’s energy transition
The Belgian nuclear forum published on 3 October 2016 a study carried out by PwC Enterprise Advisory on the energy transition in Belgium by 2030 and 2050. The survey shows that only an energy mix that combines nuclear energy and...
Investment shifts towards low carbon energies, renewables and nuclear
On 14 September, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its report entitled World Energy Investment 2016, which confirms that an energy transition towards cleaner technologies, renewables and nuclear, is currently taking place thanks to government's policies....
FORATOM backs mandatory transparency register for interest groups
FORATOM responded to the consultation launched by the European Commission on a mandatory transparency on 1 June 2016. FORATOM considers that the transparency register is an essential tool to enhance the credibility and trustworthiness of EU stakeholders and that it...
FORATOM members to cooperate to further nuclear development in UK and France
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the French Nuclear Society, SFEN, which are both members of FORATOM, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris on 29 June 2016, committing to work together to further the nuclear sector in...