FORATOM participated in the European Commission’s “fast-track interservice consultation on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan including a Just Transition Mechanism and the Just Transition Fund”....
TEG final report on the EU taxonomy
On 9 March, the final report on EU taxonomy, developed by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance, contains recommendations relating to the overarching design of the Taxonomy, as...
Head Of IEA Says Nuclear Is Essential In Times Of Crisis
Fatih Birol said policymakers need to design markets that reward different energy sources. Firm generation capacity, including nuclear power, is a crucial element in ensuring a secure electricity...
European nuclear industry has a key role to play in boosting EU economy
Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited industrial strategy, which aims to drive Europe’s competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time of “moving geopolitical...
Green Deal facing delays due to coronavirus, EU admits
The European Commission is having to re-order its priorities in the face of the coronavirus crisis, with “non-essential” initiatives like the biodiversity strategy and the farm-to-fork strategy...
Vattenfall takes part in Estonian pilot study on small modular reactors
The Estonian development company Fermi Energia is currently conducting a pilot study to investigate the possibility of building a so-called SMR reactor in Estonia. SMR stands for small modular...
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...
‘Three Municipalities Interested In Estonia SMR Project’
Three municipalities in Estonia have expressed an interest in a nuclear power plant being built in their districts, press reports said. The reports appeared to be referring to plans by Estonian...