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Commission confirms plans for nuclear Delegated Act

21 April 2021 | Press Release

Press release Commission confirms plans for nuclear Delegated Act Brussels, 21 April 2021: FORATOM has taken note of the Commission’s plans to include nuclear under a complementary Delegated Act. According to the communication, released today, this DA will be...

Poland / Energy Transition Not Possible Without Nuclear, Says Climate Minister

20 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

It is not possible to be realistic about any energy transition without the use of nuclear power as a zero-emission source, Poland’s climate minister Michal Kurtyka said in a recent interview for local media.

Czech researchers propose used fuel as a source for district heating

20 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, Innovation, Nuclear Europe News

Researchers at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have devised an innovative solution that uses the radioactive decay heat produced by used fuel rods to heat water. The team, led by professor Radek Skoda, has already...

Sweden / Radiation Safety At Forsmark Nuclear Station ‘Acceptable’, Says Regulator

19 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, National nuclear developments, Nuclear Europe News

Radiation safety at Forsmark Kraftgrupp’s three nuclear power reactors at Forsmark is “acceptable” with design and safety of the units strengthened and steps taken to address longstanding management problems, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) in its latest...

MEP Canfin: The French hard line on nuclear is a dead end

19 April 2021 | European Institutions, Nuclear Europe News, Sustainable Finance

The hard line defended by France over the inclusion of nuclear power in the green finance taxonomy is a dead end because there is no majority in favour of it at the EU level, warns lawmaker Pascal Canfin. Instead, the French MEP argues for including nuclear energy in...

Emissions Trading / Nuclear Industry Association Calls For UK And EU Systems To Be Linked

16 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

The UK Nuclear Industry Association has joined forces with over 40 other industry bodies in calling on the UK government to start the process of linking the new UK emissions trading system (ETS) with the EU’s ETS as soon as possible.

Dutch NGO calls for government support for new build

16 April 2021 | Nuclear Europe News

A white paper containing 13 recommendations for the Dutch government to help realise the construction of new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands has been issued by the e-Lise Foundation. Founded at the end of 2020, the Foundation aims to promote the use of nuclear...

EDF joins the Hydrogen Taskforce

15 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, Hydrogen, Nuclear Europe News

Hydrogen Taskforce, a coalition of the UK’s largest organisations that operate in the hydrogen sector, has announced that EDF has become its new member. The group, which works with the government to secure the role of hydrogen in the UK’s future energy mix, will also...

We need nuclear power to manage climate change

15 April 2021 | Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News

We must control global warming because, left unchecked, climate change could ruin human civilisation. We know the solution – we must effectively eliminate human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere, principally carbon dioxide (CO2) but also...

The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge

15 April 2021 | Blog, Decarbonisation, Nuclear Europe News, SMRs

Views from ... The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the energy sector...

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