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European Parliament calls for the EC to create favourable framework for nuclear new build

17 December 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed European Parliament calls for the EC to create favourable framework for nuclear new build On 15 December, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a non-legislative Resolution on the EU Energy Union in response to the European Commission (EC) Communication on the...

Nuclear, an important part of climate change mitigation way forward says former Greenpeace UK

21 September 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear, an important part of climate change mitigation way forward says former Greenpeace UK Interviewed in the framework of the Nuclear for Climate initiative, Stephen Tindale, CEO, Alvin Weinberg Foundation, a pro-advanced nuclear group in the UK and...

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...

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...

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