A provisional agreement reached on Europe’s REPowerEU Plan once again highlights the “anti-nuclear dogma” which continues to cast a shadow over EU energy policy, Brussels-based nuclear industry group nucleareurope said.

An agreement reached in the European Parliament in October supported the inclusion of low-carbon sources of energy, including nuclear, within REPowerEU, the bloc’s plan for saving energy, producing clean energy and diversifying its energy supplies.

However, as a result of negotiations with the European Council and the European Commission, the proposal to include nuclear was removed from an updated plan released on Thursday (15 December).