European
Nuclear Society
e-news
Issue 11 Winter 2006
http://www.euronuclear.org/e-news/e-news-11/ena.htm
Rising oil and gas prices are unsustainable. Climate change continues to threaten the environment.Energy demand continues to spiral. The current energy mix cannot adequately meet that demand, sothe specter of power cuts and black-outs could return to haunt us.
The scenario is a familiar one. The economic and environmental challenges remain the same. But theenergy debate has a new sense of direction and impetus. Economists, scientists, politicians andenvironmentalists are increasingly recognizing that nuclear energy is the only major energy source thatcan provide a secure supply of affordable and environmentally-friendly electricity. The time is ripe forthe nuclear community to seize the initiative.
The European Nuclear Assembly (ENA), a biannual conference organized by FORATOM, provides anideal opportunity for politicians, industry experts, scientists and stakeholder representatives fromaround the world to discuss the nuclear issues that really count and to focus not on problems, but onsolutions. It also provides the nuclear community with a platform for stating the nuclear case loud andclear and for communicating to policy-makers and the public the message that nuclear energy is acentral part of the solution.
Note down the dates in your diary now and make sure that you are part of the debate on the presentand the future of the nuclear industry.
© European Nuclear Society, 2006