
Kick off – Discussing the geopolitics of nuclear energy – June 6 2025
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="149428" img_size="679x508"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Kick-off - 6 juin 2025 Discussing the geopolitics of nuclear energy [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Description Discussing the geopolitics of nuclear energy A day of roundtables ERC GeoNuFE project kick-off events Save The Date Since 2022, the invasion of Ukraine has triggered a rapid geopoliticization of nuclear energy. Governments in Europe and North America have launched initiatives to support their national industries in competing with Russia’s Rosatom in the global nuclear technology market. Simultaneously, efforts have intensified to reduce dependence on Russian-controlled fuel supply chains, amid concerns that Moscow could leverage these interdependencies for geopolitical influence. Rising uranium prices have prompted the reopening of mines, yet uncertainties remain over the capacity to convert raw materials into sufficient fuel for the next generation of reactors. Meanwhile, as Western policymakers…