Governments should incentivise investments in low carbon energy infrastructure such as nuclear energy in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nuclear Energy Agency said in a series of...
When it comes to nuclear power, fear is a bad advisor
There are many valid arguments against specific nuclear projects – including cost efficiency, safety, and environmental footprint. But one should also be honest in comparing the trade-offs with...
IEA Report / Agency Calls For ‘Forthright Recognition’ Of Nuclear Energy
Policy uncertainty in a number of countries is preventing the nuclear industry from making investment decisions and “forthright recognition” by governments of the value of nuclear energy would...
European Nuclear Industry Open Letter: EU nuclear industry is ready to play an important part in supporting national and EU clean economic revival
Today the EU and the world are confronted by an unprecedented health and economic crisis and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is rightly the immediate priority for everyone. The energy sector...
Green Recovery Plan / Nuclear Has Once Again Been Ignored, Says Foratom
The Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom said it regrets that the European Commission has ignored the need for clean, dispatchable and European sources of energy in a green recovery plan...
In political U-turn, Czechs back EU’s green recovery plan
A draft statement from the Czech government calls on the EU economic recovery plan and long-term budget to fall in line with the European Green Deal, marking a U-turn from Prague’s earlier...
Emission thresholds in EU green finance taxonomy are too high. Here’s why
Carbon dioxide emission limits in the EU taxonomy suggested by the technical expert group are too high and will make it virtually impossible to reach EU climate goals for 2030 and 2050, argues a...
Advanced Reactors / Design And Deployment Pose Challenges, Says IAEA
Advanced nuclear power reactor designs, including small modular reactors, can play a crucial role in increasing access to electricity while minimising greenhouse gas emissions, but their design and...