The 2010 Lunch-debates cycle on Nuclear Energy began on January the 27th, in Brussels, on “State of nuclear energy in Europe and perspectives for the future”. With Edit Herczog, Member of the European Parliament, Dominique Ristori, Deputy Director general, DG Transports and Energy, European Commission, and Paul Rorive, Corporate Director of Nuclear Activities, GDF Suez.
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 The second lunch-debate took place on February the 25th, on “Training and skills in the nuclear sector, and the challenge of R&D and Innovation”. With - Frank Carré, Scientific Director, Nuclear Energy Direction, CEA, Jean-Claude Gauthier, President of the European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy (ENELA), Didier Haas, Adviser to the Director General, Joint Research Center, European Commission, and Jo Tipa, Operations Director of the UK National Skills Academy for Nuclear
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 The third lunch-debate took place on March the 25th, on "Nuclear industry in Europe: a framework for cooperation in safety and a market for long-term investment". With Marc Deffrennes, European Commission, DG Energy, Zacharie Gross, Director AREVA Brussels, Kaija Kainurinne, Head of TVO Brussels Office, and André Merlin, President of the Supervisory Board of ErDF and RTE.
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 Then, the fourth and last lunch debate closed the cycle on April the 28th, on "Legislative perspectives for sustainable and socially acceptable nuclear energy : towards a nuclear waste directive". With Marc Beyens, Chief Legal Officer, ELECTRABEL, Christian Cleutinx, Director General, EURATOM supply Agency, DG Energy, Giles Chichester, Member of the European Parliament, Bernd Döhnert, Executive Advisor at Westinghouse and Saida Laarouchi Engström, Head of EIA and Public Information, SKB.
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Photos : Marie-Ange Schilling

1st lunch debate on January 27th, 2010

The first meeting was dedicated to a progress report at Community level, thanks to the efforts of the European Commission, the implication of certain Member States and MEPs, and the opening of new fields of discussion by common entities, particularly the ENEF, ENSREG and WENRA. Perspectives for the future would be sketched (such as the drafting of a Directive on the management of radioactive wastes after the adoption of the one on safety).

with the participation of :
 Edit Herczog, Member of the European Parliament,
 Dominique Ristori, Deputy Director general, DG Transports and Energy, European Commission
 Paul Rorive, Corporate Director of Nuclear Activities, GDF Suez.

Edit HERCZOG

Dominique RISTORI

Paul RORIVE

Minutes of the first Lunch-Debate :

Minutes 2010-01-27 Lunch Debate

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2nd lunch debate on February 25th, 2010

The second lunch dealt with the necessary steps to take for the successful development of a unified training for nuclear jobs and the advantages that it could bring to innovation: academic programs and titles harmonization, recognition of European clusters bringing together academic training and scientific research..

with the participation of :
 Frank Carré, Scientific Director, Nuclear Energy Direction, CEA
 Jean-Claude Gauthier, President of the European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy (ENELA)
 Didier Haas, Adviser to the Director General, Joint Research Center, European Commission
 Jo Tipa, Operations Director of the UK National Skills Academy for Nuclear

Frank CARRE

Jean-Claude GAUTHIER

Didier HAAS

Jo TIPA

Minutes of the second Lunch-Debate :

Minutes 2010-02-25 Lunch Debate

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3d lunch debate on March 25th, 2010

With:
 Marc Deffrennes, European Commission, DG Energy,
 Zacharie Gross, Director AREVA Brussels,
 Kaija Kainurinne, Head of TVO Brussels Office
 André Merlin, President of the Supervisory Board of ErDF and RTE

Marc DEFFRENNES

Zacharie GROSS

Kaija KAINURINNE

André MERLIN

Minutes 2010-03-25 Lunch Debate

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4th lunch debate on April 28th, 2010

 Marc Beyens, Chief Legal Officer - ELECTRABEL
 Christian Cleutinx, Director General - EURATOM supply Agency - DG Energy
 Giles Chichester, Member of the European Parliament
 Bernd Dohnert, Executive Advisor at Westinghouse
 Saida Laarouchi Engström, Head of EIA and Public Information – SKB

Claude FISCHER	Marc BEYENS	Christian CLEUTINX
Giles CHICHESTER	Bernd DOEHNERT	Saida LAAROUCHI ENGSTROM

Minutes 2010-04-28 Lunch Debate

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To know more :
 This cycle follows the one organized in 2009 with GPlus Europe, on the future of nuclear Energy in Europe.
 En français
 See the synthesis of these lunch debates
 See the article of Edit Herczog, MEP, on "Nuclear energy: its role and perception in the European legislation and in the Member States in 2010