21 April 2021
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The European Commission today announced its decision to include nuclear energy in a complementary Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The decision follows the recent publication of the Joint Research Centre s report confirming nuclear is as sustainable as other taxonomy-compliant energy technologies.
The European Commission building in Brussels (Image: Pixabay) In line with the legal framework and our past commitments, the Commission will adopt a complementary Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy Regulation covering activities not yet covered in the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, such as agriculture, certain energy sectors and certain manufacturing activities, the Commission said in a communcation.
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The JRC report considered the potential and existing nuclear impacts of the whole nuclear energy life cycle, including performing a detailed review of the management of the generated nuclear waste.
Its analyses did not find any evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than the other electricity production technologies already included in the EU Taxonomy Regulation as activities supporting climate change mitigation. In fact, comparison of the impacts of various electricity generation technologies (e.g., oil, gas, renewables and nuclear energy) on human health and the environment, based on recent a full life-cycle analysis, showed that the impacts of nuclear energy are mostly comparable with hydropower and renewables, with regard to non-radiological effects.
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Lynn L. Bergeson
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The European Commission (EC) has requested a scientific opinion from the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys with regard to a possible derogation from its prohibition.
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EC Requests Committee Opinion on Safety of Titanium Dioxide in Toys; Committee Calls for Scientific Information
The European Commission (EC) has requested a scientific opinion from the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys with regard to a possible derogation from its prohibition. See https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/scientific committees/scheer/docs/scheer q 018.pdf The Toy Safety