Press releases
FORATOM Welcomes the Nuclear for Climate Initiative
FORATOM welcomes the publication of the Nuclear for Climate initiative's position paper "Nuclear is part of the solution for fighting climate change". Ahead of the COP21 in Paris, FORATOM Director-General Jean-Pol Poncelet issued his support for the initiative:...
FORATOM Welcomes the State of the Energy Union Report
FORATOM, the voice of the European nuclear energy industry, welcomes the adoption today of the “State of the Energy Union” report by the European Commission. EC Vice- President Maroš Šefčovič’s overview of the state of affairs for achieving the Energy Union, as well...
Hinkley Point C: An important milestone for nuclear new build in Europe
FORATOM, the trade association representing the European nuclear industry, welcomes the announcement by EDF Energy on a Strategic Investment Agreement with the China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for joint investment in two new nuclear reactors at Hinkley...
New energy market design: facilitating investments in all low carbon technologies
On 8 October 2015, FORATOM published its response to the public consultation launched by the European Commission on a new energy market design for Europe. FORATOM welcomes the intention of the European Union to redesign the European electricity market. The EC is...
FORATOM on PINC: maintaining nuclear’s current capacity to reach EU energy goals 2050
FORATOM welcomes the intention of the European Commission (EC) to publish an "Illustrative Programme for Nuclear Energy" (PINC) by the end of 2015 as indicated in the Annex of the Energy Union Communication of February 2015. The EC is mandated by the Euratom Treaty to...