More effort should be made by European policymakers to help preserve existing commercial nuclear fleets for as long as technical and safety conditions can be met, according to Yves Desbazeille, director-general of Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom.

Mr Desbazeille said during an online conference organised by Foratom that the group’s analysis has shown that long-term operation of nuclear plants can support “most of the efforts” needed for the EU to reach its 55% greenhouse gas emission reduction goals by 2030.