István Lenkei, CEO of Paks II. Ltd The four units of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant provide 50% of domestically produced electricity and one-third of the electricity consumed in Hungary. However, they...
Good practice of anti-pandemic measures at Paks NPP
Géza Pekárik, CEO, MVM Paks NPP Plc. The COVID-19 pandemic is currently the number one issue all over the world and providing a secure supply of electricity is, more than ever, among the top...
European Parliament 101: an informed User’s Guide
Sophie Dayraut, FORATOM Communications Officer Since the 9th legislature of the European Parliament (EP) took its seat on 2 July 2019, FORATOM has been deep diving into its intricacies. Not only is...
The Choice of Belgium and its Consequences for Climate, Employment and Prices
Serge Dauby, Managing Director, Belgian Nuclear Forum Matthias Meersschaert, Public Affairs & Public Relations Manager, Belgian Nuclear Forum In 2003, the Belgian government decided to fully...
Sustainable finance: TEG continues to keep nuclear out, despite results of public consultation
Jessica Johnson, FORATOM Communications Director On 9 March the sustainable finance Technical Experts Group published its final version of the Taxonomy Report, accompanied by a technical annex....
GIFEN is driven by two convictions: the expertise of the French nuclear industry is a reference throughout the world and nuclear energy is essential in the fight against climate change
Xavier Ursat, President of GIFEN On June 22 2018, leading companies from the French nuclear industry joined forces to form a new group, GIFEN (the French nuclear Industry), to give the industry a...
The Unrecognized Champion
Andrei Goicea, FORATOM Executive Manager For many years, discussions around the performance of the EU power system have centred primarily on renewables. The generation of wind and solar electricity...
2020 will be a crucial year for nuclear energy and FORATOM
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General 2019 was an important year for nuclear energy in the European Union as it ended with a few very important developments which will impact the future of...