Tractebel and IBA To Support Proton Therapy Construction Projects Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) and IBA, the world leader in particle accelerator technology, join forces to support the construction of facilities for proton therapy (PT), an advanced form of radiation therapy designed to kill cancer cells. The agreement provides that IBA will promote Tractebel’s engineering services to its prospective…
Framatome’s New E&T Project To Be Supported By France Relance Education, training and skills development are more and more important in a fast-changing world. That’s why Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) invests nearly 200 million euros every year in its industrial facilities and promotes a dynamic policy for skills development and training by recruiting nearly 1,000 new…
Westinghouse eVinci MicroReactors Received Government Funds Westinghouse (ENS Corporate Member) eVinci ™ Micro-Reactors received last week funding of CAN$27.2 million (€19.6 million) from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), in order to boost the country’s zero-emissions efforts. This investment will support funding for the eVinci™ micro-reactor which will bring carbon-free, transportable, safe, and…
The Future of Nuclear Energy – WNA Vision for Next Decades Interview with World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y Leon World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that represents the global nuclear industry. Its mission is to promote a wider understanding of nuclear energy among key international influencers by producing authoritative information,…
Generation IV LFR, A New Cooperation Agreement Signed in Europe Last week, newcleo, a nuclear startup based in the UK and founded in 2021 for developing clean, safe and innovative nuclear technologies, and ENEA, the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development, signed a cooperation agreement for the development of safe…
ENS HSC Honours Prof. Victor N. Voyevodin The European Nuclear Society High Scientific Council sadly announces the passing of its Honourable member, Prof. Victor N. Voyevodin. Prof. Voyevodin has been the Director of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Materials Science and Technology of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology and a Corresponding Member…
CTU Prague Has Obtained Permission To Build VR-2 Research Reactor The Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague has obtained permission from the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) to build the VR-2 research reactor. Construction and commissioning of the subcritical reactor are scheduled to be…
Vattenfall Plans Nuclear Investments For The Present And The Future Investments for the present and the future of the Swedish nuclear sector. This is the plan Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) highlights in its Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, recently published. Sweden’s state-owned utility said it plans to invest €193.2m (SEK 2bn) in its nuclear operations…
Statement On The Conflict In Ukraine From The World’s Nuclear Energy Workers 04 April 2022 Deeply concerned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the exposure of nuclear facilities to fighting and worrying public rhetoric, the undersigned scientists, engineers and professionals of the nuclear energy sector, represented by the American and European Nuclear Society: Recognise the…
IPCC Report: “The Time For Action Is Now” The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says that without “immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach”. The report estimates that if global warming is to be limited to around 1.5°C “global greenhouse gas emissions need…