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Foratom has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of European Commission proposals to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS). The European nuclear trade body added, however, the carbon price needs to increaseÌý significantly in order to boost investment in low-carbon energy sources.

Nuclear energy's share of Ukraine's electricity mix is "rapidly approaching" 60%, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of the country's National Security and Defence Council yesterday, according to a statement on the presidential website. The president did not give a date by which the increase would be achieved.

The European Union and the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a range of nuclear activities, including nuclear science applications, during a meeting in Brussels this week.

NuGeneration has welcomed the British prime minister's comments yesterday about the importance of building a new nuclear power plant in West Cumbria, while the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has said the UK's plan to leave the European Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Community (Euratom) as part of Brexit could threaten new nuclear reactor projects.

Nuclear power will play an important role in meeting the world's future energy needs, International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency director general Yukiya Amano told the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Government Summit in Dubai yesterday.

The UK Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Authority has published a statement from Jo Johnson, minister of state for universities, science, research and innovation, giving assurance on the future of research into fusion energy.

As the European Commission reports on progress made in delivering and implementing the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Union, trade body Foratom has highlighted the importance of nuclear energy in achieving the project's objectives.

UK government ministersÌýare "wrangling over how to support" new nuclear power plant projects, with some senior members of theÌýTreasury "hostile" to direct state subsidy, according to the Financial Times. Philip Hammond, chancellor of the exchequer, and Greg Clark, business secretary, have both taken part in talks over support for new plants in Anglesey and in Cumbria, the British newspaper says, citing unnamed sources.

The US Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Institute has identified nearly $650 millionÌýof potential savings throughÌýits initiative to ensure nuclear energy's long-term viability through improved efficiency. At the institute's annual briefing to Wall Street analysts on 9 February,Ìýits CEO Maria KorsnickÌýhighlightedÌýtheÌýDelivering the Nuclear Promise program's achievementsÌýsince its launch about a year ago.

US policymakers understand the potential impact of losing nuclear plants and states are increasingly recognising the benefits of nuclear powerÌýto consumers, the economy and the environment, Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Institute CEO Maria Korsnick said yesterday at its annual briefing to Wall Street analysts.

"Nuclear power generation technologies are now cost competitive with fossil fuels and innovation is gathering pace across the sector," British consultancy Lloyd's Register says in a report published today. The report, titled Technology Radar - a Nuclear Perspective, is based on the "insights and opinions of leaders across the sector", as well as the views of almost 600 professionals and expertsÌýfrom utilities, distributors, operators and equipment manufacturers.

The 2008 EU Amendment Act is not a justifiable legal basis for the UK government's belief that Brexit must also mean an exit from Euratom, write Jonathan Leech and Rupert Cowen.