Press releases
UK expected to exit Euratom
FORATOM follows the line of its UK member, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), in highlighting that the European nuclear industry preferred position is to maintain UK’s membership of Euratom. The nuclear industry is global, so the ease of movement of nuclear...
FORATOM support paper for H2020 Euratom
FORATOM Position Paper calls for substantial increase in EU funding for nuclear research and training The European Atomic Forum (FORATOM), the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe, has called for a substantial increase in the...
More must be done to restore confidence in the EU Emissions Trading System
FORATOM welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday of its Opinion on the EC Proposal to revise the Directive on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS*). This vote puts the EU on track, but more must be done if confidence is to be...
Clean Energy Package: FORATOM urges EU decision-makers to adopt a technology neutral approach
FORATOM takes note of the publication by the European Commission (EC) of its “Clean Energy” package, which aims to improve the functioning of the energy market and make sure that all energy technologies compete on a level-playing field “without jeopardising climate...
COP22: nuclear energy should benefit from climate funding mechanisms
Updated: [last-modified] Nuclear for Climate, an initiative co-founded by the French Nuclear Society (SFEN) and in which FORATOM is actively involved, welcomes the entry into force of the Paris agreement and calls for nuclear energy to benefit from funding mechanisms...