2021 will be a year of big challenges for the nuclear sector
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General First of all, I would like to wish you all the best for the upcoming year. I hope this year turns out to be a great one for you and your families. I also...
NGOs urge EU Commission to value nuclear energy
A Brussels-based alliance of NGOs, weCARE, has written to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to urge "a more favourable evaluation at EU level" of nuclear energy for a larger projected...
UK and Euratom sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
The UK and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) have signed a Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This is separate from the wider UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement that was also...
Czech Republic shortlists geological repository sites
The Czech Cabinet has approved a shortlist of four potential sites for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive nuclear waste. The government also approved a new...
EURATOM research and training programme: Council reaches political agreement
Member states' ambassadors today reached a political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing the research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 1...
Irish expert group considers nuclear energy
A group of experts have called for a national conversation about the future of Irish electricity production. The group, 18for0, was formed as a result of shared concerns about the credibility of...
Olkiluoto-2 / Finland’s Regulator Approves Restart After Reactor Shutdown
Finland’s nuclear regulator Stuk has given permission for the Olkiluoto-2 nuclear power plant to be restarted following an incident last week caused by a fault in the purification system for the...
New study makes ‘clear case’ for technology-neutral policies
A new report highlights the “sizeable contribution” that nuclear-produced hydrogen, using electrolyzer technology, could have in the development of the hydrogen economy.