Sophie Dayraut, Communication & Advocacy Manager, nucleareurope The nuclear industry faces a significant challenge with the proposed ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a...
A win for science and reason: the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act survives its first challenge
Quentin Heilmann, Legal Advisor, nucleareurope There was little doubt that when the European Commission was officially asked by Non-Governmental Organizations (in this case Greenpeace) to withdraw...
We have a decarbonised electricity grid!
Guilherme Cardoso, Nuclear Technology Advisor, nucleareurope The European Commission has finally, (and perhaps unintentionally) defined what a decarbonised electricity grid is by setting a maximum...
#NuclearEurope2022: Reflections on our conference and rebrand
This year’s #NuclearEurope2022 conference, entitled “Nuclear Journey to 2050”, kicked off with an opening dinner followed by a full-day conference on the 7th of June. The focus on this year’s event...
Antinuclear disasterclass: A lesson on how to derail Europe’s energy autonomy and undermine her democracies
In the European Union, we find ourselves in a three-fold crisis. Not only are we faced with (1) a climate emergency, but (2) the affordability of energy is rapidly spiralling out of control as (3)...
SMR Technologies in Europe: What is being done to ensure the timely implementation of this nuclear technology?
In the last few years, energy discussions in the Brussels bubble have been dominated by a perspective which overwhelmingly focused on climate. From this point of view it was clear that nuclear would...
Debate around nuclear heats up as institutions prepare to vote on Complementary Delegated Act
At the start of 2022, the European Commission came forward with its proposal to add nuclear (and gas) to the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy via a Complementary Delegated Act (CDA). Whilst not perfect...
Nuclear – the “no regrets” option
Andrei Goicea, Policy Director In March 2022, the European Commission launched its communication entitled ‘REPowerEU’. This communication outlined the plan to make Europe independent from Russian...