Lead-cooled SMRs - Ph. SCK CEN

A New Consortium For Deploying Lead-Cooled SMRs

A New Consortium For Deploying Lead-Cooled SMRs On 8 November, five companies leading research and innovation in heavy liquid metal technology joined forces to boost the implementation and the industrial deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) using Lead Fast Reactor Technology. Ansaldo Nucleare, SCK CEN, Westinghouse (ENS Corporate Members), ENEA and RATEN-ICN signed a Memorandum…

IAEA

Successfully Concluded Three IAEA Missions to Europe

Successfully Concluded Three IAEA Missions to Europe In the last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out several missions to Europe, all positively concluded. The IAEA staff and international experts visited the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Romania for different kinds of reviews, conducted at the request of national governments and supported by each…

Urenco Signed STEM Partnership With Cambridge University

Urenco Signed STEM Partnership With Cambridge University Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) signed a multi-year partnership with the University of Cambridge, which aims to support nuclear energy-related higher education and attract and retain more and more talents to the sector. The Social Impact Partnership (SIP) with the Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre (CNEC) let Urenco become a…

The Serbian Nuclear Society Is A New ENS Member Society

The Serbian Nuclear Society Is A New ENS Member Society Following the approval of the General Assembly, ENS is glad to welcome the Serbian Nuclear Society, which became a new Member Society of the European Nuclear Society, effective starting from 1st January 2024. The Serbian Nuclear Society (SND – Srpsko Nuklearno Društvo) President, Prof. Koviljka Stanković, attended…

ENS Elects Stefano Monti As New President

ENS Elects Stefano Monti As New President Dr. Eng. Stefano Monti, elected new President of the European Nuclear Society On 14 December, the ENS General Assembly elected Dr. Eng. Stefano Monti as the new President of the European Nuclear Society (ENS). Dr. Monti will assume his duties as ENS President on 1st January 2024, replacing…

Urenco Almelo Site

Urenco To Expand Its Enrichment Capacity At Almelo Site

Urenco To Expand Its Enrichment Capacity At Almelo Site Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) announced new investments to expand enrichment capacity at its site in the Netherlands, which are approved under the company’s capacity programme to strengthen the nuclear fuel supply chain worldwide. As Urenco says, the capacity programme is a long-term plan to meet increasing…

Belgium

IAEA Positively Concluded An ARTEMIS Mission to Belgium

IAEA Positively Concluded An ARTEMIS Mission to Belgium In mid-December, an Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) review team concluded a ten-day mission to Belgium. The review was carried out at the request of the country and hosted by ONDRAF/NIRAS, the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched…

Olkiluoto NPP

Olkiluoto Hit New Production Record In 2023

Olkiluoto Hit New Production Record In 2023 In 2023, the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant produced a total of 24.67 TWh of low-carbon electricity, representing 31 % of the electricity consumed in Finland. TVO (Teollisuuden Voima Oy, ENS Corporate Member) declared that this is the highest production volume ever in the history of the site. The…