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The Voices attended the 27th Conference on Climate Change of the UNFCCC After two weeks spent in Sharm El-Sheik, it is time for us to review the main elements of this COP and summarize the actions and feelings of our members on site.  What was at stake for the COP 27?  The conference took place…

Publié le 11/01/2023

This is an up-to-date report on the status of the french nuclear reactor fleet. For background information on the current situation, you can refer to the FAQ. Update 2022-12-22: According to RTE analysis, situation is now “less risky” than it was 6 months ago. There is now a way out of the CSC crisis, and…

On July 5 and 6, the Voices of Nuclear demonstrated in Strasbourg to support the final vote of the European Parliament which validated the integration of nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities. We use it as the opportunity to look back at the saga of taxonomy, and to the long-term contribution of…

The exemptions granted to 4 nuclear power plants (out of 18) for their thermal discharges, in the current context of heat wave, generate a lot of comments. Let us recall, once again, that these discharge temperature and upstream-downstream temperature constraints (which concern all thermal power plants) aim to protect ecosystems, and essentially impact the electricity…

“That is why we [operator of the Isar nuclear power plant] have proposed to the [German] federal government to operate the Isar 2 unit for longer, beyond the December 31, 2022, if the government wishes. » “We don’t need new fuel assemblies. We don’t need any renovations, let alone a new permit. » “The plant’s…

Publié le 18/07/2022

Thank you to everyone who made the trip to Strasbourg on July 5th and 6th to support the integration of nuclear into the EU taxonomy! This taxonomy is imperfect. Many conditions leaving room for interpretation are imposed on nuclear power and risk limiting its potential to substitute massively for fossil fuels in Europe if they…

 Don’t hesitate to have fun and dance with our enclosure, you will love our climate, you will love the world we offer. Myrto Tripathi, President of the Voices Another article that appeared in the local Strasbourg press! This time our manifestation (and that of our adversaries) is described in more detail. We invite you to…

“In the EU electricity mix that is still 40% fossil, this reduction of the nuclear capacity cannot therefore be done without benefiting hydrocarbons and, for the most part, coal and gas.” Tristan Kamin, administrator of the Voices, in La Tribune “However in Germany, France, Sweden but also in Belgium or #pain, none of the recent…

The European Parliament rejected the motion to oppose the Delegated Act to the Taxonomy.

An article in the local press announcing our demonstration in Strasbourg in favour of the inclusion of nuclear power in the EU’s green taxonomy. An extract from the words of our spokesman Louis Thomas: “Louis Thomas, spokesman for the association “Voices of Nuclear”, expresses his regret to see the two energies, gas and nuclear, combined…