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CIEP Energy Policy Meeting: "Nuclear Renaissance in the European Union?"
November 3, 2008. In the European Union several Members States have shown an increased interest in nuclear power. Along with traditional supporters of nuclear power notably France and Finland, the British government has recently supported an expansion of its ageing nuclear fleet, while political parties in other members states are reconsidering their long held views towards nuclear power. Recently a major political party in the Netherlands also voiced its support for expansion of nuclear generation in the Netherlands. In addition a Dutch utility announced it would submit a request for a reactor construction licence. To look at these shifting European perspectives in this “Nuclear Renaissance” the Clingendael International Energy Programme is organizing a Energy Policy Meeting on December 4, 2008. Read more »