On May 15, 2024, the third international conference “Nuclear Energy for Latvia” took place. The purpose of the conference was promotion Latvian society’s understanding of the role of nuclear energy in achieving Latvia’s climate goals and strengthening its energy independence. Nuclear power is an essential low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. Nuclear energy accounts for almost 26% of electricity produced in the European Union and provides about half of the low-carbon electricity.
The conference was opened by the Minister for Climate and Energy of Latvia Kaspars Melnis and Vice President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia in scientific work, Doctor of Physics Andris Šternbergs.
World-class energy and nuclear energy experts from Latvia and abroad has spoken at the conference: Professors of Riga Technical University Antans Sauhats and Oļegs Linkevičs and leading researcher Kārlis Baltputnis, Reelika Runnel, coordinator of the Estonian Nuclear Energy Working Group, Professor Wacław Gudowski of the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Nicolas Devictor, nuclear energy adviser at the French embassies of Great Britain, Finland and the Baltic States and other.
