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Nuclear, one of the cheapest sources of low-carbon electricity according to IEA figures

3 September 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear, one of the cheapest sources of low-carbon electricity according to IEA figures FORATOM welcomes the publication on 31 August by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the study, entitled Projected Costs of...

Reactor restart in Japan highlights credentials of nuclear

31 August 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Reactor restart in Japan highlights credentials of nuclear On 11 August 2015, Kyushu Electric Power Company (Epco.) restarted the Sendai-1 nuclear reactor. It is the first reactor to resume operation in Japan, since all of the country’s nuclear power...

EU Energy Summer Package and ETS Reform

17 July 2015 | Press Release

Press release EU Energy Summer Package and ETS Reform FORATOM welcomes the publication on 15 July by the European Commission (EC) of a number of Communications in support of the implementation of the EU’s Energy Union strategy. The Communications aim to help...

Climate action & energy Commissioner: nuclear has to be part of solution to EU energy challenges

2 July 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Climate action & energy Commissioner: nuclear has to be part of solution to EU energy challenges Any solution to the European Union’s wider energy challenges has to factor in nuclear because the energy it produces constitutes a reliable source of...

European Young Generation signs Nuclear for Climate declaration

1 July 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed European Young Generation signs Nuclear for Climate declaration Just a few months ahead of the COP21 talks, the European Nuclear Young Generation Forum (ENYGF) took place in Paris from 22 to 26 June 2015. This year’s Forum was dedicated to climate and...

FORATOM takes part in EUSEW session on low-carbon economy

24 June 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed FORATOM takes part in EUSEW session on low-carbon economy On 18 June 2015, Jean-Pol Poncelet, FORATOM Director General, participated in a roundtable debate organised by the European Commission (EC) and entitled: Energy Union: what electricity mix can achieve...

Extension of Belgian reactors’ operational duration approved by Parliament

19 June 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Extension of Belgian reactors’ operational duration approved by Parliament The bill providing for the extension of the operational duration of the nuclear reactors, Doel 1 and 2, was adopted on 19 June 2015 in plenary session at the lower house of the Belgian...

Nuclear to play significant role in IEA’s climate strategy

18 June 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear to play significant role in IEA’s climate strategy The International Energy Agency (IEA) published on 15 June 2015 a new study, World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Climate Change, in which it outlines its strategy for the world to limit...

« Founding father » of climatology supports nuclear

5 June 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed « Founding father » of climatology supports nuclear James Hansen, the first scientist to theorize the existence of climate change, highlights the significant role of nuclear as a low-carbon energy. Renewable energies have a role to play in the future, but...

Energy Union: Czech Republic and Romania reiterate their support for nuclear energy

22 May 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Energy Union: Czech Republic and Romania reiterate their support for nuclear energy As Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President for Energy Union, begins his tour of EU countries in order to present the EC’s first analysis of their energy system’s strengths...

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