Britain has burned more coal in the last seven days than at any time in nearly a year, suggesting that progress towards one of the UK’s key climate goals is stalling and illustrating the need for...
German scenario of Polish nuclear plant catastrophe ‘extremely unlikely’: expert
A study conducted for the German Greens party by environmental experts indicates that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland would pose a potential threat to almost 2 million Germans....
Sweden splits over nuclear power
Sweden faces a looming problem of electricity supply, but the country is divided over whether nuclear is part of the solution. A growing climate conscience means some of the worst greenhouse gas...
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...
NGOs urge EU Commission to value nuclear energy
A Brussels-based alliance of NGOs, weCARE, has written to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to urge "a more favourable evaluation at EU level" of nuclear energy for a larger projected...
UK and Euratom sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
The UK and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) have signed a Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This is separate from the wider UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement that was also...
Czech Republic shortlists geological repository sites
The Czech Cabinet has approved a shortlist of four potential sites for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive nuclear waste. The government also approved a new...
EURATOM research and training programme: Council reaches political agreement
Member states' ambassadors today reached a political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing the research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 1...