Europe needs nuclear energy, says new Foratom president

摘要

"It is important to ensure that nuclear energy is treated on an equal footing with other low-carbon energy sources by EU decision makers," says Esa Hyvarinen, the new president of Brussels-based industry group Foratom. Nuclear, he says, will play an important role in meeting the bloc's climate targets. Hyvarinen's appointment as president of Foratom began on January 1 this year and will run for two years. He is head of the CEO's office at Finland's Fortum Corporation, whose subsidiary Fortum Heat & Power owns and operates the Loviisa nuclear power plant. Speaking in an interview with Spain's nuclear industry forum Foronuclear, he said: "The recognition of nuclear energy by the European Commission in its 2050 long-term strategy was an important sign for us. However, from a nuclear industry standpoint the question is how this recognition will be reflected in particular in EU legislative files, such as the European Green Deal or the Sustainable Finance taxonomy regulation."