Quentin Heilmann, Junior Legal Advisor Contrary to what you might think, these wise words were not spoken by Master Yoda but rather by Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director General of the European...
Checkpoint: political stocktaking of the European Parliament
Sophie Dayraut, Junior Communications Manager We are now past the mid-term of this legislature of the European Parliament. Here’s what we’ve learnt during the past two and a half years, and what you...
2022 kicks off with a bang
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General We have certainly had a very energetic start to 2022, with the leaked draft of the Complementary Delegated Act becoming available on 1 January 2022. The...
Taxonomy: A much awaited end of year gift?
Jessica Johnson, Communications & EU Stakeholders Director, FORATOM As we come to the end of 2021, we continue to wait for news as to if, how and when the European Commission will add nuclear to...
Development and deployment of SMRs in the EU
Berta Picamal, DG Office, Legal & Intl Relations Director Since late October 2019, the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactor (SMRs) in the EU has been at the core of many...
Introspection and workforce: should the industry shape its future, or the future shape our industry?
Sophie Dayraut, FORATOM Junior Communications Manager How can we move forward and ensure our work better reflects the priorities of the industry? This is a question that triggered a deep...
Nuclear: making Europe fit for 55
Yves Desbazeille, Director General - FORATOM Brussels is back in full swing after the summer break, with many files being picked up where they laid off. I am hoping that as we gradually head towards...
Conclusions following FORATOM’s #NuclearEurope2021 conference
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General In June, FORATOM organised its annual conference #NuclearEurope2021 entitled “Nuclear at a crossroads: Where to next?”. This year it was a virtual event....