Nuclear Politics

Europe / Bloc Needs Nuclear If It Is Serious About Climate Neutrality By 2050, Commissioner Says

By David Dalton
31 August 2023

Thierry Breton wants ‘all domestic capabilities’ considered, including longer lifetimes for existing reactors

Bloc Needs Nuclear If It Is Serious About Climate Neutrality By 2050, Commissioner Says
There are 100 nuclear power reactors in operation in Europe with another nine in the UK. Courtesy CEZ.
If Europe is serious about becoming the first climate neutral continent by 2050, it needs to use all possible means to produced decarbonise energy including nuclear power, Thierry Breton, commissioner for the internal market said.

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