‘Evolution’ in EU nuclear debate
European industry body Foratom is hopeful that a new conversation around nuclear energy in light of the continent's gas crisis will bring the policy framework needed for it to make a major...
LEAKED: Paper on gas and nuclear’s inclusion in EU green finance rules
A proposal to bring both nuclear power and natural gas into the bloc’s green finance taxonomy is circulating in Brussels. The paper has been branded as a “scientific disgrace” by campaigners who...
Janša urges realistic path to implement climate goals
Prime Minister Janez Janša highlighted the need to create a realistic path to implement Paris agreement goals, including with the help of nuclear energy, as he addressed the World Leaders Summit at...
Small Modular Reactors / US And Romania Will Announce Plans To Collaborate On NuScale Plant
The US and Romania are to announce plans to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor plant in Romania in partnership with US NuScale Power, bringing the latest civil nuclear technology to what...
EU countries ramp up pressure to grant nuclear a ‘green’ investment label
A group of ten European countries have heaped pressure on the European Commission to grant nuclear energy a ‘green’ label under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, which acts as a guide to...
Nuclear energy is green energy, says IAEA chief Rafael Grossi
Nuclear energy is green energy, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Euronews. "Debates about energy and, in particular, nuclear energy...
Europe / Commissioner Becomes Latest High-Profile Politician To Back Nuclear Energy
The European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has become the latest high-profile politician to back nuclear energy, saying it would be “unimaginable and wrong” for Europe to...
EU avoiding ‘rash decisions’ on energy price rises
The impact of surging gas and electricity prices globally threatens the EU’s energy market, but the bloc will not react hastily, officials said on Tuesday (26 October). An emergency meeting of EU...