The Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom has expressed its concerns about the European Commission’s lack of clarity on the implementation of recommendations being prepared by the European Joint Research Centre (JRC) on nuclear energy’s role under the “do no significant harm” criteria of the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.

During a press briefing, Foratom said the results of the JRC report are expected in late February or early March.

However, the commission has decided that the report be evaluated by two more expert groups – its scientific committee on health, environment and emerging risks and a Euratom Article 31 radioprotection experts group whose role is harmonising standards for radiation protection in the EU. This is expected to happen at the latest three months after the conclusions of the JRC report, sometime in June 2021.