The Vast Majority of Belgians Support Nuclear Energy An opinion poll by AQ Rate, commissioned by the Belgian Nuclear Forum, shows that the vast majority of Belgians are in favour of continuing to use nuclear energy, maintaining the operation of existing nuclear reactors for as long as possible while also calling for the construction of…
CEA and Blue Capsule Cooperate To Decarbonise Industry CEA (France’s Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission, ENS Corporate Member) and Blue Capsule, a spin-off of CEA based in Aix-en-Provence, signed a partnership agreement to extend the support to fields such as equipment and components, materials, calculation codes and TRISO-based fuel. Blue Capsule is developing a…
Vattenfall Shortlisted Two SMR Technologies for Ringhals Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) has decided to shortlist Rolls-Royce SMR and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (also ENS Corporate Member) among six potential suppliers of small modular reactors (SMR) for new nuclear reactors next to the nuclear power plant in Ringhals, Sweden. The next steps will involve a detailed…
A New Euratom Project To Diversify Nuclear Fuel Supply A new Innovation Action called SAVE, funded under the Euratom Research and Training Programme is a significant step forward in Europe’s efforts towards nuclear fuel diversification. The project will work with €10 million in EU contribution. Led by Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) and gathering 17 partners from…
Framatome to Modernise I&C System at Gösgen NPP Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) was awarded a contract to modernize the Reactor Protection System (RPS) in the emergency control building at the Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland. The plant is operated by Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG (also ENS Corporate Member). The RPS monitors vital reactor…
European Commission Approved Plans for Two New Units In Romania On 1st July, the European Commission adopted a positive opinion on the project of Units 3 and 4 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania, based on the basis of Article 41 of the Euratom Treaty, as announced by the operator Nuclearelectrica. Under the…
Serbian Nuclear Society In The National Debate On Atomic Energy The Serbian Nuclear Society (SND – ENS Member Society) is among the signatories of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of nuclear energy in Serbia. The SND joined 5 Ministries – Mining and Energy, Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Education, Environmental Protection, and…
IAEA Opens Applications For The 2024 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officially launched the new Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP). Since its launch in 2020, the MSCFP has awarded 560 women from over 120 Member States studying in 70 countries across the world. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2024.…
IAEA Visited HFR For Follow-Up Continued Safe Operation Mission At the beginning of July, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the High Flux Reactor (HFR) – operated by NRG (ENS Corporate Member) – as part of a follow-up mission on ‘Continued Safe Operation’ – CSO. CSO missions are aimed at evaluating the…
Framatome, Edison and PoliMi Partner For R&T In Nuclear Energy Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member), Edison, and Politecnico di Milano announced the signing of a cooperation agreement for scientific and technological research and training in the field of nuclear energy. The parties will combine their respective technical knowledge and expertise to jointly develop research, development…