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Teodor Chirica Announced As New President of Foratom

2 January 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Teodor Chirica Announced As New President of Foratom Teodor Chirica has been appointed president of Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom for two years from 1 January 2018, Foratom said in a statement today. Mr Chirica has been Foratom vice-president...

FORATOM welcomes new President, Dr Teodor Chirica

2 January 2018 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM welcomes new President, Dr Teodor Chirica FORATOM is pleased to announce that Dr Teodor Chirica has been appointed by the association’s General Assembly as FORATOM President for a two-year period starting on 1 January 2018. Furthermore, Mr Esa...

Plans for major nuclear power station in Wales win green light

15 December 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Plans for major nuclear power station in Wales win green light Plans for a major new nuclear power station in Wales have taken a crucial step forward as UK regulators approved the project. The Office for Nuclear Regulation and two other government bodies gave...

Harmony vision presented in Brussels

14 December 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Harmony vision presented in Brussels World Nuclear Association yesterday presented its Harmony programme to members of Foratom, the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe. Harmony is the nuclear industry vision for the...

WNA outlines vision for future of electricity in Brussels

13 December 2017 | Press Release

Press release WNA outlines vision for future of electricity in Brussels Brussels, 13 December 2017: Yesterday, the World Nuclear Association (WNA) presented its Harmony programme to FORATOM members. Harmony is the nuclear industry vision for the future of electricity...

EU’s Energy Union becoming a reality, says Commission

29 November 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed EU’s Energy Union becoming a reality, says Commission The European Commission has published its third report on progress made in delivering and implementing the Energy Union. European trade body Foratom has again highlighted the importance of nuclear...

Nuclear Industry Group Foratom Calls For EU To Treat All Low-Carbon Technologies Equally

29 November 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear Industry Group Foratom Calls For EU To Treat All Low-Carbon Technologies Equally Europe must continue to make use of nuclear energy as it focuses on achieving its goal of cutting CO2 emissions and moving to a low-carbon economy, but all low-carbon...

Energy Union: Achieving low carbon economy goals must remain Europe’s priority

28 November 2017 | Press Release

Press release Energy Union: Achieving low carbon economy goals must remain Europe’s priority FORATOM, the voice of the European nuclear energy industry, welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Third Report on the State of the Energy Union. FORATOM...

The next generation of European nuclear talent: where will it come from?

21 November 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed The next generation of European nuclear talent: where will it come from? Life isn’t easy for nuclear power in the EU. Member States pursue totally contradictory policies, existing nuclear generation gets little or no public support, and France’s flagship...

UN report identifies emissions gap

8 November 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed UN report identifies emissions gap National pledges made under the Paris Climate Change Agreement will only achieve a third of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, a new report from the United Nations Environment...

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