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Energy Union: Czech Republic and Romania reiterate their support for nuclear energy

22 May 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Energy Union: Czech Republic and Romania reiterate their support for nuclear energy As Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President for Energy Union, begins his tour of EU countries in order to present the EC’s first analysis of their energy system’s strengths...

39 associations from all over the world sign “Nuclear for Climate” declaration

5 May 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed 39 associations from all over the world sign “Nuclear for Climate” declaration On 4 May 2015, during ICAPP (International Congress on Advances on nuclear Power Plants) in Nice, France, 39 nuclear societies, representing 50,000 scientists from 36 countries...

Eight Member States urge EC to recognise significant role of nuclear in EU Energy Union

25 February 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Eight Member States urge EC to recognise significant role of nuclear in EU Energy Union FORATOM welcomes the initiative of eight EU Energy Ministers (from Romania, France, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the UK) to send a letter...

IEA & OECD/NEA call for policy-makers to create level-playing field for all low-carbon technologies including nuclear

30 January 2015 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed IEA & OECD/NEA call for policy-makers to create level-playing field for all low-carbon technologies including nuclear The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD published jointly on 29 January 2015 the...

Belgian government confirms decision to extend operational duration of two reactors

19 December 2014 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Belgian government confirms decision to extend operational duration of two reactors On 18 December 2014, the Belgian government confirmed its decision to extend by 10 years the operational duration of Doel 1 and 2 nuclear reactors. The Council of Ministers...

NUCLEAR FOR CLIMATE: The international nuclear community gets together to fight climate change

16 December 2014 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed NUCLEAR FOR CLIMATE: The international nuclear community gets together to fight climate change The Lima climate change conference has just come to an end and shows that further efforts are necessary to reach an agreement capable of limiting the global average...