EU estimates Eur664 to Eur770 billion needed for nuclear energy to 2050

摘要

The total investments needed in the EuropeanrnUnion from 2015 to 2050 across the entirernnuclear fuel cycle are estimated at betweenrnEur664 billion to Eur770 billion ($747 billion torn$867 billion), according to a preliminary draftrnof the EU’s Commission’s nuclear illustrativernprogram, or PINC, set to be officially releasedrnsometime in 2016.rnThe PINC provides a basis to discuss thernrole of nuclear energy in achieving the EUrnenergy objectives based on the Euratomrntreaty, according to the document obtainedrnby Platts.