'Nuclear is not dead': Investors wrestle with taxonomy as nations seek to localise power supply

Calls for 'flexible approach' to nuclear

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Nuclear has been a contentious topic in markets, a "classic" ESG exclusion story which has become stronger as investors continue to align with the SFDR and the EU taxonomy.

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