TVO and Fortum Supporting The Polish Nuclear Power Programme TVO Nuclear Services (a subsidiary of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, ENS Corporate Member) and Fortum have signed a two-year framework agreement with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), a state-owned company responsible for the construction project of the first nuclear power plant in Poland. The goal of the agreement is…
SCK CEN Boosting Circular Economy In Nuclear Dismantling SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) and CRM (Centre for Metallurgical Research) received the green light from the European Commission to continue the development of a melting furnace for research purposes. The nuclear melting furnace for research purposes – known as SMELD – is a project being undertaken by the two…
Ansaldo Nucleare Supporting LTO at Cernavoda NPP Last week, Ansaldo Nucleare (ENS Corporate Member), the Italian insurance-financial group SACE, and the Romanian nuclear energy company Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure a financing line of up to €2bn to carry out work to extend the life of Unit 1…
Westinghouse To Start Feasibility Study On New Reactors At Borssele Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a contract with the Dutch government to conduct a Technical Feasibility Study (TFS) assessing the deployment of AP1000 reactors in support of their nuclear new-build strategy. This comprehensive study will evaluate the deployment of two…
Framatome and STU To Support Nuclear E&T in Slovakia Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava to explore and pursue collaborative opportunities in education and training in the field of nuclear energy. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed…
Tractebel Teams Up With Thorizon On Molten Salt Reactors Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member) and the French-Dutch start-up Thorizon signed a three-year partnership to advance the Thorizon One molten salt reactor. By providing engineering services, including support on the conceptual design, computational modelling, cost estimates and design reviews, Tractebel will support Thorizon in developing this advanced…
PSI Developed A New Promising Radiopharmaceutical Successfully Tested A promising radiopharmaceutical against metastatic neuroendocrine tumours has been successfully tested for the first time in patients at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. The new radionuclide terbium-161 was developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, ENS Corporate Member). This isotope has the property that when the radioisotope…
ENS HSC Position Paper “Nuclear Scientific Community for Global Sustainable Development” This interview has been published on NucNet – The Independent Nuclear News Agency, on 20th March 2024. NucNet is a Brussels-based independent news agency and information network for the global nuclear industry. It operates a 24/7 service reporting nuclear-related news about the operation and…
Urenco Signed An Important Nuclear Fuel Deal With Korea’s KHNP On Friday 22 March, Urenco (ENS Corporate Member) signed a new contract for the long-term supply of enrichment services with the operator of Korea’s nuclear power plants – Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) – helping to provide a secure, diverse and reliable supply…
Tractebel To Support PanTera’s Radioisotope Production Facility Tractebel (ENS Corporate Member), together with its partner MODULO architects, will support the design and construction of PanTera’s actinium-225 production facility in Belgium, enabling breakthrough cancer treatments. The PanTera facility will be built in Mol (Belgium) and is dedicated to the production of 225Ac via photonuclear activation on…