EU Returns to Science-Based Decision-Making in Landmark Nuclear Report | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Key findings 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 ener...