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FORATOM backs mandatory transparency register for interest groups

12 July 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed FORATOM backs mandatory transparency register for interest groups FORATOM responded to the consultation launched by the European Commission on a mandatory transparency on 1 June 2016. FORATOM considers that the transparency register is an essential tool to...

FORATOM members to cooperate to further nuclear development in UK and France

4 July 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed FORATOM members to cooperate to further nuclear development in UK and France The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the French Nuclear Society, SFEN, which are both members of FORATOM, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, at the World Nuclear Exhibition...

Potential impact of the Brexit on the European nuclear industry

24 June 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Potential impact of the Brexit on the European nuclear industry On 23 June 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. The result was 51.9% in favour of a so-called ‘Brexit’ and 48.1% against. The...

Swedish energy agreement paves the way for nuclear new build

13 June 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Swedish energy agreement paves the way for nuclear new build The Swedish government decided on 10 June to lift its moratorium on nuclear new build. The replacement of nuclear reactors will be allowed at existing nuclear sites as they reach the end of their...

Nuclear must be part of the solution to climate change, says Institut Montaigne

8 June 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear must be part of the solution to climate change, says Institut Montaigne The Institut Montaigne, a French Think Tank, published in June 2016 a report, which urges the European Union to consider nuclear as an integral part of the solution to the fight...

IEA advises Belgium to reconsider nuclear phase-out

24 May 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed IEA advises Belgium to reconsider nuclear phase-out Share0Share0Share0Send0Print0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0Share0 On 19 May, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

Nuclear and renewables are world’s fastest-growing electricity sources up to 2040

20 May 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear and renewables are world’s fastest-growing electricity sources up to 2040 The International Energy Outlook published on 11 May by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that global nuclear electricity...

PINC: EC opens the discussion on nuclear energy trends and investments

7 April 2016 | Press Release

Press release PINC: EC opens the discussion on nuclear energy trends and investments FORATOM, the voice of the European nuclear industry, takes note of the publication by the European Commission (EC) of the “Nuclear Illustrative Programme” (PINC). The EC...

EU market needs to be “re-powered”, says IEA

8 March 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed EU market needs to be “re-powered”, says IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) published in February 2016 a milestone report entitled Re-powering Markets – Market design and regulation during the transition to low-carbon power systems. The report...

Avaaz petition and other misleading information on Belgian reactors

9 February 2016 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Avaaz petition and other misleading information on Belgian reactors In a recent statement, the Belgian Nuclear Forum urged internet users not to take for granted recent inaccurate and biased information conveyed by some organisations. For instance, a petition...

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