Have you heard of EURATOM? It’s the European Atomic Energy Community, of which all EU countries are a member. It regulates and monitors the use of nuclear energy and radioactive materials. But what is the EU doing to ensure the safety of everyone potentially at risk? Keep listening to find out.

This is what Europe does for nuclear inspectors

Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident (debate)

Spent fuel and radioactive waste (debate)

Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs (debate)

Illustrations about radioactivity - Geiger counter

GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PROTESTING AGAINST THE USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY

Green MEPs exhibit radioactive grain from Greece

Presentation of a sniffing truck for radioactivity

Do Commission plans on radioactive contamination of water go far enough? Concerns over combating VAT fraud, EP room named after a holocaust hero, and Irish art.

Contaminated water / VAT fraud / Holocaust hero / Irish art

Where should spent nuclear fuel be stored? MEPs want European standards to ensure safe long-term storage, but some ask if real solutions even exist.

Disposing of EU radioactive waste

With more countries joining the EU, regional and cohesion policy funding is up for review, and MEPs look for long-term solutions to dispose of radioactive waste.

The News: Regional policy review - Nuclear waste

Nuclear concerns reach the EP with a Finnish petition against a planned nuclear power plant and a Spanish NGO objecting to a radioactive waste disposal centre.

Europeans petition against nuclear

Road safety, radioactive waste and women in top jobs are all on the agenda as well as a code of conduct for lobbying. Tune in to find out more.

Next week in Brussels

MEPs discuss European rules for radioactive waste disposal and look into clarifying food labels.

The News: Nuclear waste - Food labels

Disposing of radioactive waste is making headlines in Europe as the crisis in Japan continues to raise concerns. MEPs look into rules on storage solutions.

A nuclear timebomb?

How radioactive does a foodstuff have to be in order to be classified as unsafe? MEPs want a say on the maximum permitted levels, now set by the Commission.

Safe to eat?

MEPs debate the permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs. Martin Schulz talks to us about the situation in Egypt.

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Next week in Brussels

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A nuclear timebomb?

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GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PROTESTING AGAINST THE USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY

Green MEPs exhibit radioactive grain from Greece

Presentation of a sniffing truck for radioactivity

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Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

Plenary session week 28 2015 in Strasbourg - Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident

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