TopFuel2026 will take place from 12th to 15th October in Tokyo, Japan, hosted by the Atomic Energy Society of Japan. TopFuel’s primary objective is to bring together leading specialists in the field from around the world to analyse advances in nuclear fuel management technology and to use the findings of the latest cutting-edge research to…
The Slovak Nuclear Society (ENS Member Society) is pleased to invite you to the QEM 2026 (Nuclear Quality Management) Conference, which will take place on 6-7 October 2026 at Energoland, located next to the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant, Slovakia. Following the successful editions of QEM 2024 and QEM 2025, we aim to continue building a professional platform that brings together nuclear…
GRE@T-PIONEeR is glad to announce a new course ready to start in June: “Core modelling for transients” From 12th December 2025 to 16th January 2026 – Online & in Gothenburg (Hybrid format) The course aims at: Making use of the capabilities of the AKR-2 training reactor. Contributing to the development of hands-on skills in nuclear…
IAEA Scientific Forum on Rays of Hope: Delivering on the Promise of Cancer Care will take place from 15-16 September 2026 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Board Room D, C building, 4th floor. The Forum is being held in conjunction with the General Conference. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for…
Enhancing Food Quality Using Irradiation How to prevent food contamination and waste? Irradiation is a safe and reliable solution, improving food preservation, as well as agricultural technologies and methods. The technology can be used to destroy microbes that cause food poisoning, or to help keep food fresher for longer because it reduces the numbers of…
Steps forward for the ENEA Research Project The Italian government agency ENEA (the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) has begun the detailed planning for a fusion divertor tokamak test (DTT) reactor. The project to build a research centre near Rome will cost approximately €500m, putting Italy at the forefront of…
IAEA is sending equipment to detect COVID-19 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is dispatching a first batch of equipment to more than 40 countries to enable them to use a nuclear-derived technique to rapidly detect the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Dozens of laboratories in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will receive…
VTT to develop SMR for district heating VTT Technical Research Center in Finland has already begun the first phase of a project to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) for district heat production in Finland. This project also creates the opportunity to develop a new Finnish industrial sector around the SMR technology and the production…
Remix fuel is being tested by Rosenergoatom Rosenergoatom is testing the Remix fuel at Balakovo-3 nuclear plant, operated by Rosatom’s subsidiary. Remix (regenerated mixture) fuel is a combination of mixed-oxide (Mox) fuel and fuel with a mix of fresh and recycled uranium. It allows to save around 22% of the natural uranium, the developers estimate. The…
Irradiated Vaccines for Animal Health and Food Security Irradiation is a safe and reliable solution for many problems, related to agriculture, food, animal and human health. Vaccines, in animals just like in people, activate an immunological response that helps the body prepare to fight off a future disease. Some vaccinations use live microorganisms, and radiations…
