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The recent assessment by the EU's scientific body, the Joint Research Centre, that nuclear energy does no more harm to human health or the environment than any other power-producing technology considered to be sustainable may be a sign of the green stamp of approval needed for the inclusion of nuclear in the EU Taxonomy on sustainable finance, write Elina Teplinsky, Vincent Zabielski and Victoria Judd, partner, special counsel and counsel, at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Is-science-and-not-politics-finally-driv
As pressure continues for nuclear to be included in the European taxonomy, a group of 46 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from 18 countries has written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen saying that the exclusion of nuclear from the taxonomy is "clearly inadequate" to decarbonise the region's economy. It was signed by 27 European organisations, including eight from France, and 19 NGOs from outside Europe, including eight from the USA.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 09 April 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsngos-call-for-nuclears-inclusion-in-eu-taxonomy-8657462
A group of 46 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from 18 countries has written to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, calling for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy for sustainable investments. The exclusion of nuclear, they say, would promote a strategy that is "clearly inadequate" to decarbonise the region's economy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 April 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NGOs-call-for-nuclears-inclusion-in-EU-taxonomy
The leaders of seven European Union (EU) states on 19 March wrote to the European Commission (EC) seeking more support for the role of nuclear power in EU climate and energy policy. The letter, which was published on 25 March, was addressed to EC president Ursula von der Leyen, executive vice-president Frans Timmermans, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, and Mairead McGuinness, Ccommissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. It was signed by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, French President Emmanuel Macron, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cî?u, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 30 March 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsseven-european-leaders-seek-active-support-for-nuclear-8633253
The workshop the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency held jointly last week was very timely because the European Union is at an important juncture, and must consider the role of a variety of energy sources in its electricity mix if it is to achieve its decarbonisation goals, said Massimo Garribba, deputy director general of DG-Energy at the European Commission, adding that those sources include nuclear energy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-can-bring-balance-to-climate-debate-says-E
As policymakers grapple with the twin challenges of climate change and a post-COVID economic recovery, the benefits of nuclear power are clearer than ever, but the industry still has some way to go in addressing perceptions of its alleged drawbacks with cost, safety and radioactive waste. This was the overriding message of the three panellists in a webinar held last week by Utilities Middle East in partnership with Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 01 January 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-barrier-to-nuclear-is-perception,-says-panel
Obtaining a licence for the construction of new units at Hungary’s Paks-II NPP is expected by autumn 2021, according to the outcome of a meeting in Budapest between Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 08 December 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspaks-ii-construction-licence-expected-in-2021-8397195
The European Union's clean energy transition "leaves a number of legacy technologies on the side" with an approach that is "more political economy than market economy", an analyst from S&P Global Ratings’ Infrastructure and Utilities practice said this week.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/S-P-sees-limited-role-for-nuclear-in-EU-energy-tra
The leadership of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan met with a Hungarian delegation to Tashkent last month, during which they discussed Hungary's willingness for partnership in the energy sector.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uzbek-Hungarian-ministers-discuss-cooperation-in-n
Rusatom Service and MVM Group have formed a joint venture in Hungary to provide service and maintenance to nuclear industry facilities, conventional sources of power generation, renewable energy and oil and gas in Europe, they announced yesteday. The new company, European Power Services Ltd, will start work at the Paks nuclear power plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 11 July 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Rusatom-Service-MVM-Group-create-European-Power-S