PROFILE: FORATOM

FORATOM acts as the voice of the European nuclear industry in energy policy discussions with EU Institutions and other key stakeholders. It provides a bridge between its members and European policy-makers, thereby helping the industry to play a leading role in the policy debate

The membership of Foratom is made up of 16 national nuclear associations active across Europe and the companies they represent, and two utilities, the Polish nuclear company PGE and the Czech energy company CEZ. Nearly 800 firms are represented from Europe’s (and the world’s) largest nuclear facilities and nuclear fuel cycle companies to other undertaking engaged in the transport of nuclear materials and the management of radioactive waste: Reactor and component vendors, Europe’s (and the world’s) largest nuclear utilities, Nuclear fuel reprocessing companies, Uranium mining, milling and enrichment companies, Engineering companies, Plant decommissioning companies, Nuclear transporters, Waste storage facilities, Lawyers, consulting, insurance and service companies.

Associations

1. Belgian Nuclear Forum (www.nuclearforum.be)
2. Bulgarian Atomic Forum (www.bulatom.bg.org)
3. Dutch Atomic Forum (www.nrg.eu) (c/o)
4. Finnish Energy Industries (www.energia.fi)
5. French Atomic Forum (www.sfen.org)
6. German Atomic Forum (www.kernenergie.de)
7. Hungarian Nuclear Forum (www.atomforum.hu)
8. Italian Nuclear Association (http://www.associazioneitaliananucleare.it/)
9. Nuclear Industry Association (www.niauk.org)
10. Romanian Atomic Forum  (www.nuclearelectrica.ro)
11. Slovak Nuclear Forum (www.sjforum.sk)
12. Slovenian Nuclear Forum (www.gen-energija.si)
13. Spanish Nuclear Industry Forum (www.fornuclear.org)
14. Swedish Atomic Forum (www.svenskaenergi.se)
15. Swiss Nuclear Forum (www.nuklearforum.ch)
16. Ukraine Nuclear Forum Association (www.atomforum.org.ua)