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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...
Potential impact of the Brexit on the European nuclear industry
On 23 June 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. The result was 51.9% in favour of a so-called 'Brexit' and 48.1% against. The decision creates political uncertainty and instability for the UK and the EU. The UK joined...
Swedish energy agreement paves the way for nuclear new build
The Swedish government decided on 10 June to lift its moratorium on nuclear new build. The replacement of nuclear reactors will be allowed at existing nuclear sites as they reach the end of their operational duration with a maximum of ten reactors. This will help...
Nuclear must be part of the solution to climate change, says Institut Montaigne
The Institut Montaigne, a French Think Tank, published in June 2016 a report, which urges the European Union to consider nuclear as an integral part of the solution to the fight against climate change. "Nuclear, which has already avoided the emission of 60 billion...
IEA advises Belgium to reconsider nuclear phase-out
On 19 May, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a report entitled Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Belgium 2016 Review, which recommends that Belgium should adopt a national long-term energy strategy without delay and...
Nuclear and renewables are world’s fastest-growing electricity sources up to 2040
The International Energy Outlook published on 11 May by the US Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that global nuclear electricity generation is expected to almost double by 2040. The report indicates that total energy consumption...
EU market needs to be “re-powered”, says IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published in February 2016 a milestone report entitled Re-powering Markets – Market design and regulation during the transition to low-carbon power systems. The report highlights the fact that the European Union’s electricity...
Avaaz petition and other misleading information on Belgian reactors
In a recent statement, the Belgian Nuclear Forum urged internet users not to take for granted recent inaccurate and biased information conveyed by some organisations. For instance, a petition is circulating on the web calling for the closure of Belgian nuclear power...
EURATOM to Continue Supporting R&D for Gen IV Nuclear Systems
The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) will continue participating in international collaboration for research and development of Generation IV nuclear energy systems after a recommendation of the EU Council of Ministers Working Group was published on 29...