Poland Minister Writes To EC Expressing Surprise Over Nuclear Stance
Poland’s climate minister Michal Kurtyka has written to senior officials at the European Commission highlighting the role of nuclear energy in achieving climate neutrality and expressing his...
Green finance: Parliament adopts criteria for sustainable investments
New rules to determine whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable are ready to be implemented. Parliament has adopted new legislation on sustainable investments. It lays down six...
Optimizing the European Nuclear Supply Chain
Peter Tuominen, Chair of FORATOM’s Supply Chain Optimisation Working Group, Vice President, Nuclear Safety Assurance, Fortum Power and Heat Oy Mitigation of climate change is one of the most urgent...
Fermi Energia secures investment by Last Energy
US based Last Energy has invested in Fermi Energia to deploy Small Modular Reactors (SMR) in Estonia. “With investments already raised from Estonian investors in 2020, Last Energy’s contribution is...
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...
Foundation completed for Hinkley Point C unit 2
Construction of the 49,000-tonne concrete basemat for the nuclear island of the second unit at Hinkley Point C has been completed. EDF Energy said the milestone had coincided with its ambition to...
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...