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European Parliament calls for the EC to create favourable framework for nuclear new build
On 15 December, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a non-legislative Resolution on the EU Energy Union in response to the European Commission (EC) Communication on the subject published in February 2015. The resolution urges the Energy Union to provide EU citizens...
Nuclear, an important part of climate change mitigation way forward says former Greenpeace UK
Interviewed in the framework of the Nuclear for Climate initiative, Stephen Tindale, CEO, Alvin Weinberg Foundation, a pro-advanced nuclear group in the UK and former Executive Director, Greenpeace UK explains why nuclear needs to be an important part of the climate...
Nuclear, one of the cheapest sources of low-carbon electricity according to IEA figures
FORATOM welcomes the publication on 31 August by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the study, entitled Projected Costs of Generating Electricity-2015. The study shows that nuclear is one of the cheapest sources of low-carbon...
Reactor restart in Japan highlights credentials of nuclear
On 11 August 2015, Kyushu Electric Power Company (Epco.) restarted the Sendai-1 nuclear reactor. It is the first reactor to resume operation in Japan, since all of the country's nuclear power plants (NPPs) were shut down for safety checks and upgrades following the...
Climate action & energy Commissioner: nuclear has to be part of solution to EU energy challenges
Any solution to the European Union's wider energy challenges has to factor in nuclear because the energy it produces constitutes a reliable source of baseload, low-carbon electricity, plays an important role in energy security, and contributes to meeting the EU's...
European Young Generation signs Nuclear for Climate declaration
Just a few months ahead of the COP21 talks, the European Nuclear Young Generation Forum (ENYGF) took place in Paris from 22 to 26 June 2015. This year's Forum was dedicated to climate and environmental issues. During the event, high-level speakers delivered speeches...
FORATOM takes part in EUSEW session on low-carbon economy
On 18 June 2015, Jean-Pol Poncelet, FORATOM Director General, participated in a roundtable debate organised by the European Commission (EC) and entitled: Energy Union: what electricity mix can achieve Europe's low-carbon economy?. It took place within the framework of...
Extension of Belgian reactors’ operational duration approved by Parliament
The bill providing for the extension of the operational duration of the nuclear reactors, Doel 1 and 2, was adopted on 19 June 2015 in plenary session at the lower house of the Belgian Parliament. The national nuclear regulator (FANC) still needs to give its final...
Nuclear to play significant role in IEA’s climate strategy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published on 15 June 2015 a new study, World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Climate Change, in which it outlines its strategy for the world to limit global warming to 2°C. The use of low-carbon energies including...
« Founding father » of climatology supports nuclear
James Hansen, the first scientist to theorize the existence of climate change, highlights the significant role of nuclear as a low-carbon energy. Renewable energies have a role to play in the future, but they are not sufficient. To reduce CO2 emissions and slow down...