The paper presents an overview of changes and trends in the energy policy of the European Union during the recent years, and shows the impact of the energy security issues on the development of nuclear power industry in Europe. Further development of the nuclear power industry as a low carbon source of energy is considered in the context of a comprehensive approach to the struggle against the climate change. In addition, a short overview of the new energy strategy of Ukraine until 2035 is presented, which defines a complex of large-scale reforms in the energy sector in consideration of the European approaches and the EU energy strategy.
Over recent years, many Ukrainian organisations have participated in the European projects in various fields of research and technology development. Ukraine has made significant steps to enter the European Research Area: in 2015, Ukraine has become an associated participant of the “Horizon 2020” programme of the European Union, and on 27 June 2016, the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the European Community on Atomic Energy on scientific and technological cooperation and the associated participation of Ukraine in the Euratom Research and Training Programme (2014—2018) has been signed. This paper briefly presents the experience and results of the SSTC NRS activities under the Euratom framework research programmes, as well as the near future prospects for the SSTC NRS involvement in the new European research projects.
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