ROMATOM was founded on January 10, 2001, when 14 companies, with private or state capital, as well as two non-governmental associations, decided to establish the Romanian Atomic Forum ROMATOM.

The Roman Atomic Forum - ROMATOM is a Romanian legal entity under private law, an independent union representative at the national level, without patrimonial or lucrative purpose, non-governmental, nonprofit, apolitical, made up of associated members or supporters.

Its members are:

• Romanian and/or foreign legal entities whose object of activity is the production of electrical and thermal energy through nuclear processes;
• suppliers of goods and service providers from the Romanian nuclear industry;
• other legal entities carrying out activities in the field of energy, in general, nuclear energy, in particular, or activities related to the field of nuclear energy, research in the field of atomic and nuclear physics;
• professional, technical or scientific associations, organized according to Romanian legislation in force.

The purpose of ROMATOM is the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Romania, the promotion of the national nuclear program, as well as the coordination of all activities undertaken through the Association's membership and participation in Nucleareurope (formerly FORATOM - European Atomic Forum).

At the same time, ROMATOM advocates for the protection and promotion of the interests of its members, representing the voice of the national nuclear industry, taking into account the technological level and know-how acquired, in order to put them to practical use. ROMATOM also aims to promote and support new and efficient solutions to the problems of the nuclear energy sector in Romania and to present original points of view on current issues of nuclear energy and energy in general, for a sustainable development of society and a minimal impact on the environment.

Currently, ROMATOM has over 50 members. See here List of Romatom members