Estonia may join Europe’s pro-nuclear front
Estonia is having second thoughts about the pro-nuclear statement made by nine EU countries backing France. Initially considering the joint statement as “premature”, Estonia now says it is not...
Germany / Open Letter To ‘All Germans’ Calls For Country To Keep Reactors Online
In “an open letter to all Germans”, 25 leading foreign and domestic writers, journalists and academics have called on the country to keep its nuclear reactors online or risk increasing carbon...
Introspection and workforce: should the industry shape its future, or the future shape our industry?
Sophie Dayraut, FORATOM Junior Communications Manager How can we move forward and ensure our work better reflects the priorities of the industry? This is a question that triggered a deep...
France / Macron Announces Plans For First SMR And Green Hydrogen From Nuclear Plants By 2030
French president Emmanuel Macron said that by 2030 France must be a leader in carbon-free power production with one small modular reactor in operation and nuclear plants used to produce clean...
10 EU countries back nuclear power in EU green finance taxonomy
“Nuclear power must be part of the solution” to the climate crisis and the rise in energy prices, according to a group of 10 EU countries led by France and Poland who signed a joint opinion article...
Germany’s SPD pushes for inclusion of gas in EU green finance taxonomy
The role of gas in the energy transition should be reflected in the EU’s green finance taxonomy, according to the economy and energy spokesperson of Germany’s social democratic SPD party, which is...
Finland lobbies nuclear energy as a sustainable source
Following a previously secret decision, the Finnish government will lobby the European Union to declare nuclear power as a sustainable energy source. Wind and solar have been approved as sustainable...
Belgium’s nuclear feud threatens to split ruling coalition
Another government crisis looms in Belgium — this time over nuclear power. The government is set to decide next month whether to go ahead with a plan to shut down all nuclear reactors by 2025 or...