ENS at the 67th IAEA General Conference ENS seat at the IAEA GC Plenary Session From 25th to 29th September, Vienna hosts the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). More than 2,800 participants from Member State delegations, international organisations, and NGOs registered to attend the 4-days event at the IAEA headquarter.…
Projects, Innovations, Workforce and Talents – How will the nuclear of the future cope with them? Interview with Patrick Bossaert, HR Director for New Nuclear Project at EDF EDF (ENS Corporate Member) is the operator of the whole French nuclear fleet. While operating 56 reactors in the country, EDF is planning new large-size reactors in…
Framatome and AGH Cooperate To Support Nuclear Education In Poland Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced last week the signing of a three-year collaboration agreement with AGH University of Krakow (pol. Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza), Poland, to support educational programmes that foster growth opportunities for students pursuing nuclear energy professions. Framatome and AGH University will promote joint initiatives…
IAEA Opens A New Nuclear Security Training Centre On 3rd October, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened a new nuclear security training centre, the first international facility of its type, to support the growing efforts to tackle global nuclear terrorism. The centre will provide specialised technical infrastructure and equipment for course participants to learn…
TVO Working On Extending Operating Licences At Olkiluoto NPP Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO, ENS Corporate Member) has initiated an environmental impact assessment procedure (EIA) concerning the possible operating licence extension by at least 10 years and potential power uprating of the Olkiluoto-1 and Olkiluoto-2 plant units. At the moment, the plant units are licensed until…
Opinion Poll, The Majority Of The Swiss Support Nuclear Energy An opinion poll led by Demoscope on behalf of the Swiss Nuclear Forum shows that the majority of the Swiss support nuclear energy. According to the results, 54% of respondents (+10% compared to the results collected in February 2022) believe that Switzerland should continue to use nuclear energy…
Mochovce-3 Successfully Completed Power Commissioning Phase The Slovak operator Slovenské elektrárne announced the successful completion of all power startup operations at Mochovce-3, clearing the path to commercial operation. The new unit has completed a 144-hour demonstration run at full reactor power to show it was ready for safe operation. This test was the last one…
IAEA Successfully Accomplished ARTEMIS Mission to Italy An Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) review team concluded a ten-day mission to Italy on 10 October. The review was carried out at the request and hosted by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (‘MASE’). The International Atomic Energy…
“Nuclear Can Reach New Heights”, IEA World Energy Outlook 2023 Says The International Energy Agency (IEA) published today its latest World Energy Outlook 2023 (WEO). Fatih Birol, IEA DG, presented this morning the agency’s new report, outlining in his opening speech the work plan for world’s governments to achieve success at COP: advanced economies and…
Vattenfall Starts Working On Plans For New Reactors At Ringhals Last week, Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) announced that it is seeking approval from local authorities to develop a detailed plan for the construction of new nuclear power reactors near the existing Ringhals nuclear power plant, in western Sweden. Vattenfall already owns most of the land…