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Nuclear energy can help Poland reduce emissions and create jobs
Warsaw, 20 November 2018: Poland must invest in a new low-carbon energy source if it is to reduce its CO2 emissions, according to Krzysztof Tchórzewski, the Polish Minister of Energy. The Minister was speaking at the inaugural World Nuclear Spotlight Poland conference...
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Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector
A study on the employment generated by the nuclear energy industry has been published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each gigawatt of nuclear capacity...
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Nuclear energy can help Poland reduce emissions and create jobs
Warsaw, 20 November 2018: Poland must invest in a new low-carbon energy source if it is to reduce its CO2 emissions, according to Krzysztof Tchórzewski, the Polish Minister of Energy. The Minister was speaking at the inaugural World Nuclear Spotlight Poland conference...
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Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector
A study on the employment generated by the nuclear energy industry has been published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each gigawatt of nuclear capacity...
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Yves Desbazeille
“Nuclear energy contributes to all key objectives of EU energy policy: decarbonisation of the electricity sector, security of supply and competitive power prices”
Yves Desbazeille, Director General, FORATOM (source: nucnet.org, 6 September 2018)
Yukiya Amano
“It will be difficult for the world to meet the challenges of securing sufficient energy, and to achieve the Paris goal of limiting the average global temperature increase to 2 degrees centigrade, without making more use of nuclear power.”
Yukiya Amano, Director General, IAEA (source: iaea.com, 18 September 2018)