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“#Nuclear power is a necessary part of meeting the world’s rising demand in #electricity and the need to reduce… https://t.co/5r6vOvPtaD
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RT @NugenLtd: CEO Tom Samson uses MIT study to demonstrate how nuclear energy is vital to our low carbon future https://t.co/keUmPjEeyF #Cu…
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RT @iaeaorg: Young people are the ones who shape our future, and in the nuclear field this isn’t different - their meaningful participation…
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RT @YDesbazeille: As a society, we should recognize that discounting at higher rates leads us to prefer consuming more fossil fuels today i…
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Great news from Finland 🇫🇮! The Finnish government has approved a 20-year extension to the operating licences of… https://t.co/K7eyG7zTLR
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RT @YDesbazeille: “If you build something for the first time, be it nuclear, wind or solar, it is expensive”. “Experience shows that with s…
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RT @OECD_NEA: To improve welfare, energy decision makers must integrate #fullcosts accounting into their policies https://t.co/YWGDNstE5p h…
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RT @EDF_Europe: Check out the @electricityMap, a CO2 emission map of real-time power consumption around the world. #LowCarbon https://t.co/…
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RT @edfehinkleyc: Take a look at some of the progress that has been made a #Hinkley Point C over the last four weeks in our latest #timelap…
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⏰The clock is ticking! You have less than 3 weeks to take part in a public consultation on a strategy for long-ter… https://t.co/l1sOYOwMkq
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There is a risk that #Belgium won't be able to guarantee its energy supply following the phaseout of its #nuclear f… https://t.co/5WoEj7FDhf
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RT @edfehinkleyc: Rebar cages continue to be installed and concrete is poured to construct the pre-stressing gallery, surrounding the nucle…
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RT @SNE_TP: On 26 September 2018 will take place the next Gen IV webinar on the Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator project (A…
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RT @ForumNucleaire: La politique énergétique suédoise : un système électrique robuste, avec une sécurité d’approvisionnement élevée, un imp…
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📢A significant increase of all #clean & #lowcarbon technologies such as #nuclear is needed if #ClimateChange target… https://t.co/aKBQ5j6MdT
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Check out how #nuclear power plants strengthen local economies through #jobs, taxes, direct & secondary spending.… https://t.co/gNKyMzOdxf
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RT @SFENorg: 🤖Les SMR (petis réacteurs modulaires) sont-ils l'avenir de l'énergie nucléaire ? #innovation #nucléaire https://t.co/Ki6wNMrJtB
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RT @iaeaorg: Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time, and it’s in our hands to change this. Wondering how nuclear…
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RT @Nuclear_Matters: It’s not just scientists who work in #nuclear plants. Nuclear facilities employ skilled trade workers, engineers, tech…
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RT @SNE_TP: Last week the Belgian federal government announced the realization of a new large research infrastructure in Belgium: MYRRHA If…
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Yves Desbazeille

“If the European Union wants to meet its climate goals, nuclear LTO will play an indispensable role in the EU’s future energy mix. Therefore, the EU institutions should recognise and reward it with incentives for the benefits it brings to the system”

Yves Desbazeille, Director General, FORATOM (source: foratom.org, 20 June 2018)

Bruno Le Maire

“Nuclear energy remains essential to guarantee France’s competitiveness, security and energy independence over the long term. We can be proud of our nuclear industry”

Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Finance (source: reuters.com, 26 June 2018)

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