ENS elects new President – Prof. Emilio Minguez On 5 December the ENS General Assembly elected Prof. Emilio Minguez Torres as the new President of the European Nuclear Society (ENS). Prof. Minguez will assume his duties as ENS President in April 2020, replacing incumbent President Alastair Laird. Mr Laird will continue to support the ENS…
Nuclear for Climate at the COP25 Madrid The Nuclear for Climate initiative is present at the UN Climate Change Conference from 2 -13 December in Madrid, Spain. Over 30 delegates, mostly nuclear young professionals from the Spanish Nuclear Society, actively promote nuclear energy as a key part solution for climate emergency mitigation. The Nuclear for…
At a side-event organised by Nuclear for Climate, panelists described how nuclear power is an essential part of the global response to that climate emergency
The HSC decided unanimously to award Dr Marion Losno for her excellent performance and innovative approach
McMaster University’s Nuclear Reactor (CAN) and NRG (NL) announced a unique collaboration
ENS presented the Nuclear for Climate Initiative at the IAEA conference on climate change
Moon farming: SCK•CEN sends experiment into space On 24 July 2019, SPACEX-18 rocket left the Kennedy Space Center (Florida) for the International Space Station. On board were some basaltic rock and bacteria from Earth, both part of an experiment investigating whether life would be possible on the Moon; since basalt is a dominant rock type…
IAEA Announces Student Competition In conjunction with the International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development, the IAEA is holding a competition for students aged 14-18 in IAEA member states. Students are invited to present a project which promotes discussion and raises awareness on the use of digital technologies to support education in…
DecommissioningIntroduction Figure 1: UK Magnox power plant in Bradwell enters Care and Maintenance, where it will be left to decay before final demolition. (Source: UK Government. Reproduced under open license) All nuclear facilities have a finite operating life. For commercial nuclear power plants, this is typically 30 – 60 years. Around the world, over 115…
Energy Nuclear energy is a key component of the energy mix around the world. There are more than 400 nuclear power plants in operation, seventy under construction and several dozen new projects are under study. How does a nuclear power plant work? Figure 1: The different components of a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) power plant.…