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Guest speaker: Interview of Professor Ricotti, Technical University of Milan on Small Modular Reactors

April 8, 2013 | Filed under: Energy

On 28 February 2013, FORATOM organized jointly with the Belgian Nuclear Society a Workshop dedicated to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Among the speakers was Professor Ricotti, who gave a presentation about the economics of SMRs. Please find below the transcript of his interview:   Which prospect do you see for …

Pathway to a low-carbon future: wind and nuclear striving in the same direction

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Energy

The debate on subsidies is a never ending one and the wind energy sector cannot pretend it is not subsidized either. The Blog article that the UK Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) wrote entitled, New Nuclear Build: Is it Expensive or is it Cheap?, answers perfectly the criticisms of EWEA’s Blog article …

To subsidise or not to subsidise: that is the question.

In its report entitled: Creating the Internal Energy Market in Europe, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) asserts that “…continued massive subsidies …

Stress tests: industry held hostage to political row between EU and Member States

The European Commission has just published its communication on the results of the risk and safety assessments (stress tests), of which the …

EU energy policy: “united in diversity”?

As the latest EU summit decided upon the future of the monetary union, it is important to reflect upon the European motto: …

Are nuclear accidents more serious than other industrial accidents?

I know that it can sound a little bit cynical to start comparing death tolls of various industrial accidents. However it is …

In a time of economic crisis, can we still afford “sustainability”?

Let’s face it, the energy sector has been impacted by the current economic crisis and of course the nuclear sector has not …

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