FORATOM Opinions
Role of nuclear in a low-carbon Europe updated study published
Brussels, 30 November 2021: According to a report produced by Compass Lexecon, a future low-carbon system based on variable renewables (vRES) will require the backup of additional flexible capacity. In this respect, nuclear provides a key competitive advantage as it...
Limited attention to nuclear in Commission’s energy price communication
FORATOM would have liked to see today’s communication from the Commission pay closer attention to the role which low-carbon and dispatchable nuclear can play in mitigating the current energy crisis. By including European nuclear in its toolkit of measures to tackle...
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Belgium / Nuclear Phaseout Will Increase Emissions And Energy Imports, Says Independent Report
Belgium’s planned nuclear phaseout by 2025 is expected to increase the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and energy imports, a report by the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) found.
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...
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