On 21 April 2021, the European Commission announced its intention to adopt a complementary Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy Regulation to include activities not yet covered in the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act. Nuclear energy will be included in this complementary Delegated Act "subject and consistent with the results of the specific review process
In March 2021 the Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the technical assessment of nuclear energy with respect to the 'do no significant harm' criteria of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 ('Taxonomy Regulation') which concludes that "there is no science-based evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than other electricity production
On Friday 29 January 2021, SNETP and FORATOM participated in a virtual meeting with the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel to exchange on the challenges and opportunities of nuclear energy. Bernard Salha, President of SNETP and Yves Desbazeille, Director General of FORATOM, presented some key facts about the nuclear
In January 2021 SNETP answered the European Commission's online questionnaire on Euratom-funded nuclear research. The survey aims to gather feedback from research stakeholders, Member States and other interested parties on research and training in nuclear safety, waste management, radiation protection and fusion energy. The results will serve as basis for the preparation of the Euratom Research and
The European Commission has launched an online questionnaire to gather feedback on Euratom-funded nuclear research from research stakeholders, Member States and other interested parties on research and training in nuclear safety, waste management, radiation protection and fusion energy. The survey results will serve as basis for the preparation of the Euratom Research and Training Programme
During the 14th SET Plan Conference on 23 & 24 November 2020 the 2020 SET Plan progress report was released. This plan gives an overview of the implementation status of the SET Plan by mid-2020 and describes how the SET Plan activities are aligned with the European Green Deal and the Next Generation Europe. The
The European Research and Innovation Days, taking place in an online format from 22 to 24 September 2021, will hold the co-design session "Nuclear technologies for a healthier world?". This workshop will be held on 23 September from 10:30 to 11:30 and will focus on what nuclear and radiation technologies can offer in the field of
Female students can now apply for a scholarship from the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) to study a Master's degree in nuclear energy, nuclear science and applications, nuclear safety and security or non-proliferation. The fellowship will award up to 100 scholarships to support qualified young women wishing to work in the nuclear field. The
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has decided to open its non-nuclear facilities to researchers and scientists from EU Member States and countries involved in the Horizon 2020 Research Programme. Nuclear facilities will be open to EU Member States and countries associated to the Euratom Research Programme. The list of research infrastructures the JRC
FORATOM supports the European Commission’s decision to preserve the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in its European Climate Law proposal. "FORATOM fully supports the EU’s climate neutrality goals. However, the EU’s economy will need to be radically transformed in order to achieve this. That is why it is essential that any
