Press releases
Nuclear energy can enhance energy security and address environmental goals
The world faces two major energy challenges today: achieving decarbonisation goals and ensuring that every citizen and every business across the globe has equitable opportunity to have 24/7 access to dependable and affordable energy. The combination of an increasingly...
Nucleareurope launches in Helsinki
Helsinki, 7 June 2022: As of today, FORATOM officially becomes nucleareurope. The goal of this rebranding is to bring more clarity to stakeholders in Brussels about who we represent. This official announcement comes under the umbrella of our annual conference...
FORATOM welcomes inclusion of nuclear under REPowerEU
According to the European Commission’s REPowerEU Plan issued yesterday, nuclear will have a role to play in ensuring security of EU energy supplies. Furthermore, the Commission recognises that hydrogen produced from nuclear will act as a substitute for natural gas....
FORATOM calls on EU to increase reliance on nuclear power
Today, FORATOM has called on the EU to envisage increasing its reliance on nuclear power, further to yesterday’s REPowerEU[1] communication. Nuclear can provide many benefits to help the EU tackle the current energy crisis, including security of supply, affordability...
FORATOM welcomes adoption of complementary delegated act by Commissioners
Today, the College of Commissioners adopted a Complementary Delegated Act which includes nuclear within the sustainable finance taxonomy under certain conditions. FORATOM welcomes this decision, and in particular the statement by Commissioner McGuiness that even if...