Currently nuclear accounts for
41.64%
of low-carbon electricity in the EU.
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FORATOM Opinions
FORATOM highlights importance of clean, dispatchable and European energy to EU’s recovery
Brussels, 27 May 2020: FORATOM regrets that the European Commission has ignored the need for clean, dispatchable and European sources of energy in its green recovery plan published today. These three elements are essential if the EU really wants to decarbonise its...
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European nuclear industry has a key role to play in boosting EU economy
Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited industrial strategy, which aims to drive Europe’s competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time of “moving geopolitical plates and increasing global competition”. The success of the...
FORATOM Opinions
FORATOM highlights importance of clean, dispatchable and European energy to EU’s recovery
Brussels, 27 May 2020: FORATOM regrets that the European Commission has ignored the need for clean, dispatchable and European sources of energy in its green recovery plan published today. These three elements are essential if the EU really wants to decarbonise its...
Newsfeed
European nuclear industry has a key role to play in boosting EU economy
Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited industrial strategy, which aims to drive Europe’s competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time of “moving geopolitical plates and increasing global competition”. The success of the...
What does nuclear contribute to Europe's economy?
Nuclear reactors in operation in the EU
€ Billion/year
Million Jobs
%
Electricity production
What people say
Angela Merkel
“At climate conferences Emmanuel Macron always has a little advantage over me because he has so many nuclear plants emitting so little CO2”
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor (source: la-croix.com, 22 January 2019)
Fatih Birol
“Firm capacity, including nuclear power in countries that have chosen to retain it as an option, is a crucial element in ensuring a secure electricity supply.”
Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director (source: iea.org, 22 March 2020)