NNWE Breakfast Briefing: What Conditions and Set of Policies Are Needed to Make Nuclear Happen in Europe?

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NNWE Breakfast Briefing: What Conditions and Set of Policies Are Needed to Make Nuclear Happen in Europe?

NNWI - The New Nuclear Watch Institute

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Date

16 Feb 2018 08:00

Address

Eversheds Sutherland LLP

1 Wood Street

London

EC2V 7WS

United Kingdom

Links

Registration

Section

Energy

Event Location

United Kingdom

Event Description

NNWE, in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, invites you to our upcoming Breakfast Briefing to discuss What conditions and set of policies are needed to make new nuclear happen in Europe?

This Briefing is free to attend.

Agenda

08.00 - Registration and refreshments

08.30 - Introduction

Tim Yeo, Chairman, New Nuclear Watch Europe (NNWE)

08.35 - What conditions and set of policies are needed to make new nuclear happen in Europe?

Alex Doughty, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Robert Pitcher, Partner and Joint Head of Energy & Infrastructure (International), Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Kirsty Gogan, Co-Founder, Energy for Humanity

09.10 - Questions and comments from the floor

10.00 - Networking

10.30 - Ends

Overview

With the Paris Agreement signalling a step-change in the fight against climate change, the role of nuclear energy has been consistently recognised as one of the key solutions to decreasing emission levels and ensuring security of supply. The latest EU PINC report highlights that 105GWe of new nuclear generation will be needed by 2050 - roughly 100 new plants. With 50% of European reactors due to come offline, or to require lifetime extensions beyond 60 years of operation by 2050, and only 18 NPPs currently in development, planned, or proposed within the EU-28 to replace them, urgent action is needed if the EU is to meet its global climate change commitments.

Across wider Europe, the story is slightly more positive. Over 95 reactors are planned or proposed - including in Belarus, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK post-2019. However, the EU is coming under increased pressure from powerful anti-nuclear member states within its borders, at the same time as it loses one of the leading pro-nuclear states, the UK. This will make it harder for the industry to help Europe strengthen energy security and continue cutting carbon emissions.

Discussion Questions

This morning briefing will discuss the policy priorities needed to kick-start nuclear development in Europe by addressing the following questions:

1. What are the current global trends in nuclear new build?

2. The apparent shift in nuclear development from western and eastern and central Europe.

3. How can the obstacles which currently make it hard for nuclear plants to be built be reduced?

4. A key challenge in new build developments has been the cost of finance. What finance models exist which are proven to reduce the overall impact on consumer bills?