Andrei Goicea, FORATOM Policy Director With a dedicated scenario on hydrogen in its “Clean Planet for All” long-term strategy1, the European Commission further detailed its vision for this energy...
The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge
Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the...
Nuclear is sustainable, according to the experts. So what happens next?
Jessica Johnson, FORATOM Communication & EU Stakeholders Director With the press leaking the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) assessment of nuclear under the taxonomy last week, many of us are...
New Euratom Research & Innovation on the Horizon
Nathan Paterson, FORATOM Senior Technology Advisor Today, we look ahead to the start of a new Euratom research and training programme made possible following the political agreement reached at...
Canadian-European nuclear cooperation key to meeting climate change challenge
John Gorman, President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association The Canadian and European nuclear industries have been collaborating for decades, including in 1959 when we signed the Agreement for...
Nuclear energy’s low-carbon value needs to be recognised so that it can compete with other low-carbon sources
Aurélie Faure, FORATOM Investment Framework TF Coordinator The work of the FORATOM Investment Framework Task Force came to an end this February with a public webinar on “Financing of Nuclear New...
Nuclear industry should be one of the pillars of the post-COVID19 recovery
Jean-Michel Quilichini, FORATOM Vice-President, Long Term Operation Programme Director at EDF In December 2020, I had the honour of being appointed as Vice-President of FORATOM by the members of the...
2021 will be a year of big challenges for the nuclear sector
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General First of all, I would like to wish you all the best for the upcoming year. I hope this year turns out to be a great one for you and your families. I also...