Two EU reports on nuclear sustainability not entirely on same page

July 7, 2021, 1:00PMNuclear News

The headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.

Two reports submitted last week to the European Commission to help it decide whether to include nuclear energy in the “EU taxonomy”—a classification system establishing a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities for the European Union—could end up prolonging the decision-making process, as the reports are not in full agreement on the matter.

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Two EU reports on nuclear sustainability not entirely on same page

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